27 Dec 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1989
Page
1
York Technical College in Rock Hill has added three more electric vehicles to a Department of Energy project. The campus will receive two additional cars soon, with earlier arrivals totaling five. Vehicles serve campus security patrols and engineering student demonstrations.
London AP report states the Video Appeals Committee upheld a blasphemy ruling against Visions of Ecstasy, a 20 minute film about St Teresa of Avila. Producer John Stephenson considers further appeal while defenders Fay Weldon and Marina Warner argue artistic exploration of religion and sexuality. The film depicts Teresa embracing Christ on the cross and an intimate scene with a woman.
Forecasters predict clear, mild conditions with a low near 30 tonight and a high in the 60s tomorrow. Expect mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures, with Page 16A carrying full details.
Deaths announced for Mary B. Brown Pittsburgh Willis B. Brown III Aiken Milton M. Byars Greenville Mary W. Clark Mountville Joseph S. Halford Aiken Judy E. Jones Columbia Charles H. Ross Augusta Willmyta M. Miles Columbia Bobby O. Randall North Augusta Dorothy A. Smoak Denmark James L. Quinby III Graniteville See Page 6A for details.
Snow and ice linger along South Carolina's coast but retreating temperatures push toward 50s and 60s by Thursday. Upstate may see a few flurries while most areas trend partly cloudy with highs in the 30s to 40s today. Coastal refreezing possible tonight as temps dip into the 20s to 30s. Thursday and Friday should reach mid 50s to low 60s. Airlines resuming normal schedules after snow halted flights. Charleston airport notes 15 inches of snow Sunday and daylight operations at Myrtle Beach Jetport. Historic Charleston's aging water system faces thousands of broken pipes amid subfreezing temperatures. public works reports supplying water to 400,000 people remain busy restoring lines.
U S troops pressed the Vatican Embassy in Panama City as they failed to force Noriega from refuge there. Vatican officials said no legal handover could occur. Soldiers patrolled, cut lights with a pellet gun, and searched the envoy's car amid sporadic clashes as order gradually returned.
The Justice Department moves to freeze Manuel Noriega assets abroad as U S officials seek custody of the deposed Panamanian leader hiding in the Vatican Embassy in Panama City. Agencies in several European nations will be asked to freeze more than 10 million dollars tied to Noriega.
Romania moves to establish military courts to try Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu’s security apparatus. Ion Iliescu pledges democratic reforms and free elections in April as the provisional National Salvation Committee seeks to stabilize after the 12 day revolution. State television shows the executions of the Ceausescus and a brief military trial tape, as Romanians fear a slide from democracy.
Ronald Reagan's 1980 landslide reshaped U S politics with tax cuts and higher military spending as his 1984 re election cemented the conservative turn. His era ended with strong public approval and a Republican surge in Congress despite Iran Contra criticisms.
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