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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1988
Page
2
Tokyo report: Japan Socialist Party releases names of 17 business and government officials linked to questionable stock purchases. Included are two municipal assembly members from Saitama and Kanagawa regions, plus banking and real estate executives, with 170000 Recruit Cosmos Co. shares cited before listing.
Officials report a computer hacker breached a federal weapons lab about ten times in a week. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory spent nearly 100000 dollars on lost resources and defense. No files were altered. Security manager Charles Cole invited the hacker to contact him via media, hoping to talk. The lab may leave a message next time the intruder logs on.
A Belleville man stole about 600 dollars from Salvation Army kettles by posing as a charity bell ringer. He had the credentials to appear legitimate, and authorities say he was likely hired this year. No arrests have been made.
The FBI confirms product tampering caused three deaths after Coca Cola bottles were laced with thallium sulfate, a banned rat poison. Investigators say a deliberate act is suspected, with one victim in critical condition on life support. No suspects or motive disclosed. Five bottles from one family tested positive.
Protesters demanding Roh Tae-woo's overthrow clashed with riot police in Seoul's main shopping district as thousands fled for cover. Authorities deployed about 9,000 police to block roughly 2,000 radicals. Bloodied demonstrators and officers indicated injuries, while dissidents called for the fall of Roh and the arrest of former President Chun Doo-hwan.
Washington AP Bush moves cautiously six weeks from taking office as GOP lawmakers push for a swift counterproposal to Mikhail Gorbachev after he announces a 500000 man and 10000 tank reduction in Eastern Europe. Officials say the move shifts Congress toward deeper cuts and U.S. Europe troop reviews. Sen John McCain and Sen William Cohen urge rapid team formation and strategy.
Lech Walesa and Andrei Sakharov met for about 45 minutes in Paris for a private, friendly discussion of human rights issues in Poland and the Soviet Union. Both Nobel Peace Prize winners were on their first foreign trip since the award and attended ceremonies marking the Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary.
Chinese troops in Lhasa opened fire on crowds protesting for human rights on Saturday,apparently killing two and wounding three including a Dutch woman witnesses said. An official cited warned shots in the air and said some casualties could be accidental. Xinhua reported monks and nuns started a riot and were joined by others waving flags for Tibetan independence. Police moved in as the crowd grew unruly and dispersed the marchers.
Idaho Falls report notes final environmental impact statement favors Idaho for a weapons grade plutonium refinery, despite most witnesses at scoping hearings opposing it. The DOE says impacts would be limited and not harm public health, with a final decision pending after public comments through January.
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