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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1988 a major earthquake struck northern Armenia in the Soviet Union. The 6.9 magnitude quake caused extensive destruction and official tallies listed about 25,000 deaths.
Newark reports U S Attorney Michael Chertoff finds no evidence Jamal Mohammed Warrayat, born in Kuwait and a naturalized citizen, had outside help in a plot to kill President Bush and other officials. Warrayat faces three felonies with up to 15 years and 750000 dollars in fines. arraignment anticipated in two weeks.
Space Center Houston reports Astro observatory, a 150 million dollar instrument, renewed operation after repeated computer and lint related malfunctions. Two ultraviolet telescope terminals failed. one overheated and shut down, another not yet inspected. Crews plan a space lesson for middle school students despite ongoing issues.
Advertisement shows three month six month and annual inscription rates. Three months costs 27 dollars, six months 54 dollars, and twelve months 108 dollars. Rates apply to mail subscriptions with no additional fees.
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate at 5.9 percent, a three year high, with non farm payrolls off 267000 in November. Across five months total job losses reach about 900000, driven by declines in construction manufacturing and retail.
Investigators told by pilots not involved in the Northwest crash that taxiing confusion occurred in the same Detroit area where two jets collided. The DC-9 and Boeing 727 crash killed eight. 20 were injured. The final NTSB report may take a year.
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful gather at St. Dominic's in Colfax California to view a wall image believed by some to depict the Virgin Mary. Viewers report a faint shape that thickens into a top‑half figure as police manage traffic and rosary prayers fill the scene.
GAO says the current per capita income formula skews federal Medicaid funds toward richer states, underfunding poorer ones. It recommends a poverty and taxable resources based approach, noting potential $3.3 billion shift if federal share drops to 40 percent and 1989 total expenditures of $61 billion. Nine states could gain $100 million or more.
A pilotless military jet crashed into Gaetano Salvemini vocational high school in Casalecchio near Bologna. Twelve students died instantly while four survived, including Federica Tacconi who described the slow approach and collapse. The teacher was seriously burned and at least 285 students plus 28 teachers were present.
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