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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1990
Page
2
Union General William T. Sherman sent a telegram to President Lincoln from Georgia announcing Savannah as a Christmas gift in 1864. The message framed the capture of Savannah as a strategic triumph and a gesture to end the Civil War.
Albania ordered removal of all statues and symbols bearing Josef Stalin and renamed streets and institutions. first legal opposition rally reportedly allowed. The decision, made on what would have been Stalin's 111th birthday, marks Albania as last Eastern European state to repudiate Stalinism. Workers had already removed Stalin statue in Tirana.
Israel signals a sweeping emigration with all planes in use and Sabbath flights to bring in up to 6000 Soviet Jews amid political unrest. Simcha Dinitz cites worsening Soviet conditions and government debilitation as drivers of the surge.
Rallies in Bucharest and Timisoara mark the first anniversary since Ceausescu's fall, with about 15,000 protesters in University Square and 15,000 in Timisoara. Demonstrators vent frustration over slow living standards improvements and target President Ion Iliescu as economic hardships persist.
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, display ads, and news ideas. Office address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing to P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Rates shown include 1 month to 12 months with mail and home delivery options.
Police in Portage Indiana hunt suspects in seven shotgun slayings across the Gary area. Victims include two brothers at a tailor shop and other attacks at gas stations a motel desk and a bank lot. Fear prompts extra patrols and locked doors as residents worry about the next strike.
In Moscow, President Gorbachev met with Eduard Shevardnadze to consider keeping the longtime ally in government after his sudden resignation as foreign minister. Officials stressed the talks centered on possible motives and future positions amid a Gulf crisis and arms talks with the United States.
In Mount Vernon Missouri three years after Nancy Cruzan entered a persistent vegetative state, anti euthanasia activists faced rejections in court while nineteen demonstrators were arrested for attempting to reconnect her feeding tube. Her parents, Joe and Joyce Cruzan, watch from a hospital room as a vigil continues.
In Washington DC four junior high students and a 6 year old girl were shot by rivals from a passing car. Teachers and students treated the incident as normal amid a city tally of 471 homicides and 1,163 shootings this year, with three arrests and improving hospital statuses. Police Chief Fulwood cited a feud between two loosely organized youth groups as the motive.
The Treasury reports a 62 percent jump in the November federal deficit to 48.1 billion, part due to Gulf buildup and weak economy. First two months of fiscal 1991 total 79.5 billion, up 42.5 percent from 1990. Major receipts fall as personal and corporate tax revenue decline. Military outlays rise amid Middle East buildup and S&L bailout costs climb.
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