13 Feb 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1991
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports January retail sales dropped 0.9 percent to 5148.2 billion, led by a second straight monthly decline in auto sales. December sales were 149.6 billion lower, with November unchanged. The report marks the first 1991 consumer activity release amid slow holiday spending.
Obituary column lists John Burnam Jr Annie H Hall Ruth B Smith James H Stroud James C Suggs and others from Wa Annie H Hall Los Angs Mullins Greenvi Belvedere Cal and Robbins Georgia with details on page 6A for further information
State corrections officials eye 160 acre tract between Camp Rawls Road and S C 39 near Wagener as a site for a youthful offenders center to replace the Aiken Airport facility. Public hearing set for February 25 at A L Corbett School.
Kevin Costner film tops with 12 nominations including best actor and director. Dick Tracy and The Godfather Part III trail with seven each. Other nominees include Awakenings Goodfellas Ghost Cyrano de Bergerac The Field Reversal of Fortune Pretty Woman Misery The Grifters and more.
Second and third graders at North Aiken Elementary mark Valentine week by planning long distance cards for relatives in Operation Desert Storm. Students mention brothers, dads, uncles serving in Saudi Arabia, and display patriotic pins as they share messages of stay safe and love.
Witnesses say a Baghdad bomb shelter in the Amerieh district was struck by two missiles during a 12 hour air raid, with reports of about four hundred dead and many more wounded. Survivors describe fleeing heat and burning blankets as authorities evacuate the injured.
Nicosia dispatch reports Saddam Hussein signals willingness to work with Moscow for a peaceful solution to the Gulf War. White House insists Kuwait withdrawal required first. Baghdad seeks cooperation with Soviet Union amid war tensions as rescue efforts continue after a shelter blast. Health officials cite 1000 inside shelter, residents say 400 buried.
A drawing for railside parking at the Aiken Trials will be held March 2 at the Jaycee Fair rounds. Promoter says the Trials open the Aiken Triple Sera at the Aiken Training Track with Steeple events on March 23 and the Harness on March 30. Tickets cost 60 dollars for rail and 50 dollars for second row, Include four admission tickets. General admission day of Trials is four dollars per person or five per vehicle. Priorities apply for last year’s rail tickets. remaining tickets go on sale at the Steeplechase office. Harness tickets released early next month.
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