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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1990
Page
2
Local briefs and notices from Aiken County appear on Page 2A, including community events, obituaries, and upcoming public meetings with concise items and names where legible. The page previews local sports results, school announcements, and civic notices in a compact, period newspaper tone.
Ellis County deputies linked a mailbox vandalism to Darin Engel and Stephan Lantz of Hays after a damaged ornate box mounted on an iron pipe tore off a thumb. Deputy Zellmer said a perfect fingerprint was found on the scene at Bill Berger’s Victoria residence. Blood was found around the wrecked mailbox.
Eastern Airlines received a $100 million contract to carry federal employees on business trips next year covering more than 345 domestic and international routes. The Miami based carrier, financially strained and under bankruptcy protection since 1989, faces a 60 count indictment alleging falsified safety and maintenance records.
Jesse Jackson, elected as Washington DCs first nonvoting senator, faces a title dispute as major papers refuse to call him senator. He meets Democratic leaders in January but is not granted an office or floor speaking privileges.
The Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
President Bush drew controversy with a hard hitting remark about Saddam Hussein and the prospect of war. Reporters note that the phrase was cited after a December meeting with lawmakers and echoed in 1984 campaign comments.
President Bush cut short his 11 day Camp David stay to return to the White House for routine paperwork. White House spokesman Steve Hart said he wanted to be in the office a little and rejected any claim that he rushed back due to Gulf crisis pressures.
The article notes the 1990 census population of 249,699,692 and explains how the 19 seat shift will affect the 435 member House of Representatives. It outlines reapportionment implications and potential pattern changes across states and districts.
Washington reports 1990 census final figures showing California with 12 House seats, a population rivaling Canada and 20 percent of electoral votes. The Sun Belt remains strong as states shift representation post redistribution. Illinois Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania each lose seats while several others drop by one.
A Christmas day gunfire storm hits multiple theaters. In Valley Stream four bystanders were shot and one killed. A New York City slash attack and a dispute over noisy popcorn in Independence add to the chaos. A separate incident in a Long Island theater saw teens exchange gunfire, injuring others.
The Godfather Part III earned 6.4 million dollars on Christmas Day in the U S and ranked third for the period. Paramount called it the biggest Christmas Day box office ever as Al Pacino Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia star in the final Corleone saga. A separate report notes a shooting incident near theaters with multiple injuries and a court arrest in Independence Missouri.
Bitter cold grips much of the nation as a warm spell briefly eases the West. Snow falls in Spokane while Sacramento records seven straight days of record lows and states report dozens of weather related deaths. A new cold front is forecast to move south by weekend.
ABESVILLE AP The city seeks ways to eradicate fire ants that moved in last September. Mayor Randy McGill notes repeated calls and letters proposing methods such as removing mound tops, using turkey manure, mixing ants from different hills to instigate fighting, and trying a product called Magic Oil. A resident even joked about chocolate-covered ants as a novelty product.
Mount Vernon Missouri Reuters reports that Operation Rescue founder accuses Missouri Rehabilitation Center of lining up patients for euthanasia after Nancy Cruzan died at 33 in a persistent vegetative state. Officials deny claims. the parents fought to remove her feeding tube.
Chronology of Nancy Cruzan's 1983 crash through her death in 1990. Includes hospital feeding tube, court rulings, and U.S. Supreme Court arguments. Highlights judge decisions, guardianship actions, and final death in December 1990.
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