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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1989
Page
1
Aiken County School Superintendent Dr. Joseph R. Brooks held meetings with staff amid reports of a reorganization of top administrative positions. Brooks said a formal statement would be released Friday morning and declined to discuss details.
Jothy Hayden Cudahy, known as the “First Lady of Irish Radio,” was chosen as the first female grand marshal in two decades for the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York. At 66, she accepts the honor amid a crowd of about 200,000 marchers, saying it is about time for a woman to lead.
Spokane AP report says Billy Tipton, a jazz musician who lived as a man and appeared to have a wife and three adopted sons, died at 74 from a bleeding ulcer. Ball of Ball & Dodd Funeral Home said Tipton was a woman, and he told one adopted son to avoid learning it on the death certificate.
Partly cloudy skies are forecast to night with a low near 50. Thursday will see a high in the upper 70s. Details are on Page 6A.
Obituary notices list Charles W. Alexander Gaston Esther Cantrell Bath BB Strom Culbreath McCormick Jeannette Culbreath Ridge Spring Luther J. Moore Graniteville Johnnie Walker Clearwater Mattie Bell Wates Edgefield with details referred to on page 6A.
Officials say President Bush may prune key campaign pledges in the upcoming budget to Congress, including expansions of Medicaid and Head Start funding and a $50 million boost for school experiments. Tax cuts, especially capital gains, are under tight review as deficit targets loom.
The Commerce Department reports a 0.6 percent rise in December for the Index of Leading Economic Indicators after November’s dip. Six of nine components rose including orders for consumer goods and stock prices, while workweek length and unemployment claims fell. the index stands at 194.6 with a 2 percent year over year rise, signaling slower growth may curb inflation while easing recession risks.
Arctic air roared into the lower 48 from Alaska driving temperatures 10 to 20 below zero across Nebraska North Dakota and Wyoming with winds over 100 mph and snow. Valentine Nebraska flipped from 70 degrees to zero in about 10 hours as power outages hit Washington state and northwest Montana.
U S Rep John Spratt named chair of a new House task force to review the nuclear weapons complex budget and facilities including Savannah River Plant reactors. The eight member panel begins hearings in late February and will issue at least one report.
Norths lawyers ask for jury sequestration for the full Iran Contra trial period, arguing exposure to immunized testimony could deny Lt. Col. North a fair trial. Judge Gesell qualifed seven prospective jurors as the trial opens.
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