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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1990
Page
5
A Bombeck column argues against abolishing disposable diapers, noting environmental impact and the impracticality of cloth alternatives. She recalls mothering trials, the diaper service rise, and urges practical waste reduction without returning to cloth. The piece ends with editor’s note about its newspaper schedule.
City desk reports a handful of briefs including weather updates, school calendar notes, and a police blotter highlight. Residents are urged to watch for traffic advisories and community meeting announcements this week.
In Montebello California First Lady Barbara Bush praised California’s adult literacy campaign during a visit to the Los Angeles County Library. Participants shared personal gains from reading lessons including Chris Norton who can write letters and read newspapers, Gary Coyne who earned a general contractor’s license, and Robert Neria who reads the Bible. Jacqueline Onassis and the Wampanoag Indians were noted in a different update from Gay Head Massachusetts.
Dukes County probate court records reveal a tentative settlement over 264 feet of disputed coastal land linked to Chief Mosh and Squant burial sites. A Boston lawyer for the Indians said 95 percent of parties agreed, terms withheld pending court approval. Onassis estate surrounds the area with historic ties to 1980 land purchase by a Wampanoag family.
A lawsuit settlement involving actor Lloyd Jidges draws focus on whether celebrities can be held liable for misrepresenting investments in television ads. Judges in related cases suggest endorsers may be liable even as mere scripts endorse products.
cPRASELTON, Ge, an actress who paid 20 million dollars last month says she aims to preserve the town’s old-time character and will not tear down any barn. Yet the town’s history endures with buckboards, horse-drawn plows, a blacksmith shop, and forges still in place. The 1,728-acre deal includes about 1,000 acres inside town and a 600-acre industrial park with utilities and a few homes.
Oscar winning songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen died of a stroke at 77 at his desert home near Rancho Mirage California. He wrote Love and Marriage High Hopes and other hits for Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra and Sammy Cahn whom he collaborated with for many years. Cahn remembered him as an architect of melody noting his ability to add a grace note that reshaped a song.
Comedian Red Skelton testified as a prosecution witness in an art fraud trial in Honolulu. He described the defendants in kind terms and delivered one liner quips to the jurors. On the stand he cited his age as 77, joking he would be 78 if not for a year spent on Maui.
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