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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1990
Page
2
On this date in 1907 the Wilmington Delaware post office sold Christmas seals for the first time to fund tuberculosis fight efforts. The sale marked the start of a long running charity stamp program supported by postal sales.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney ordered a permanent ban on loading current model SRAM A short range missiles onto B 52 B 1 and FB 111 bombers while on ground alert citing fears of plutonium dust spread from accidents. The ban does not affect longer range missiles or gravity bombs.
The Aiken Standard lists subscription options with monthly and multi month prices and notes contact numbers for classified and display advertising. It provides office address, hours, and mailing details for subscription and service in Aiken South Carolina.
NASA officials said the shuttle experienced clogged waste water lines delaying daily operations on the 10 day mission. Crew tried air purge and used a large rubber bag to remove waste water while scientists continued to press for maximum science output and a possible one day to two day delay.
Galileo skimmed past Earth at 12:35 p.m. PST on a six year voyage to Jupiter. The 2.4 billion mile journey allowed instruments to study Earth's greenhouse gases and high altitude water vapor while testing systems for the Jupiter encounter.
The Galileo spacecraft approached Earth from the dark side measuring magnetic fields and solar plasma flows. It photographed the crescent Moon and a cloud streaked view of central Australia before data return continued as it sped away. The flyby occurred about 2,162 miles above the shuttle Columbia’s orbit during a $1.4 billion mission.
The Americans for Democratic Action rated the House more conservative in 1990, with a liberal quotient of 49 percent, down from 50 percent in 1989. Democrats averaged 71 percent, Republicans 19 percent, and 29 members got perfect scores for issues like civil rights and the budget.
President Bush, on a South American tour, said the departure of eight diplomats from the U S embassy in Kuwait and the release of hostages remove one major worry as the United States weighs action against Saddam Hussein He stressed the goal remains expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait and dismissed any notion of payback for hostage releases.
Britain's worst snow storm in years left about 500000 without electricity and halted rail service to northern England and Scotland. The Army was called out and helicopters rescued drivers amid deep drifts. Nottingham saw nearly nine inches of snow with wind and drifts over five feet.
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