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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1988
Page
2
In Colombo Sri Lanka on Saturday Sinhalese militants set a bus on fire in the city center engulfing three shops while launching a firebomb at a shop opposite the main train station. Police and witnesses said three people were injured in the bomb attack and no one was hurt by the bus fire.
North's defense seeks to delay or derail charges in the Iran Contra case by pushing for exposure of classified national security documents. Judge Gesell has not set trial dates as North weighs releasing 3500 documents and invoking presidential power to shield actions. Graymail threats and strategic document disclosure loom as possible paths to dismiss the case.
Ten days after Armenia's earthquake rescue teams freed a 62 year old woman in Leninakan. Officials say 20 found alive Thursday in Leninakan and one in Spitak amid a death toll around 55,000 with 500,000 homeless. Masks are worn to purify air as decomposing bodies raise contamination fears.
The Dec 7 quake exposed Kremlin crisis response through rapid military and centralized actions while highlighting civil defense gaps, transport bottlenecks, and a shortage of advanced rescue tech. Premier Ryzhkov led commissions as Armenia faced widespread devastation and hospitals suffered heavy losses.
Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. and six associates were convicted on 13 counts of tax and mail fraud conspiracy related to defaulted loans totaling 30 million dollars. Jury deliberations lasted under two days. Sentencing set for January 2 before Chief Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr.
Circuit Judge Tommy Hughston refused to move the James William Wilson trial from Greenwood County despite defense claims of extensive pretrial publicity. Greenwood Public Defender Billy Nicholson vowed to file another motion for change of venue before the jury trial. Wilson, 19, faces two counts of murder and assault for the Sept. 26 Oakwood Elementary School shootings that killed two third graders and wounded seven students and two teachers.
In Tibnin Lebanon a moderate Lebanese Amal militia raided a pro Iranian Shiite group and freed three Irish UNIFIL soldiers Corp. Patrick Macken Pvt. Brian Kearney and Lt. Bernak McCaragmey after surrounding a house in Cultaniyeh. Police say the Irishmen were abducted Friday as retaliation for Israel’s seizure of Faithful Resistance commander Jawad Kasfi. UNIFIL and Israeli actions were described. Arafat indicated involvement in a Swiss Red Cross official release and a Shiite cleric suspended efforts to free 14 other hostages. The Irish unit is based one mile from Tibnin, 13 miles north of Israel.
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