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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1990
Page
1
An early morning blaze at American Video and Quick As A Wink Cleaners on 1149 York St caused about 10 thousand dollars in losses. The fire was set and traced to a break in, with investigators led by Inspector Pete Frommer noting the scene.
Partly cloudy skies tonight with 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the mid 50s. Friday mostly cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms. Highs expected in the mid 70s. Details on Page 2B.
Obituary brief lists nine individuals with deaths in the region including Bobby V. Batten Sr. Belvedere Luther J. Bedenbaugh Leesvi Mildred Collins Jackson Edward L. Hackett North Augusta Morris Hall Salley Grace G. Queen Sharon Robert S. Watkins Sr. Augusta James R. Watts Ill Aiken Thelma W. Williams Swansea Page BA contains full details.
President Bush arrived in Cartagena with heavy security for a six hour meeting with Latin American leaders from Bolivia Peru and Colombia. U S warships patrolled offshore to guard Bush and presidents Garcia Zamora and Vique Zamora. They pressed for expanded U S economic aid to replace coca crops with legal farming while Bush warned reduction in cocaine production would take time and urged farmers to grow useful crops.
West Germany pledged immediate aid of 1.0 billion and another 1.0 billion for resettlement as East Germany moves toward free elections on March 18. Bonn tied funds to after the vote and rejected direct transfers to Premier Modrow. East German cabinet members found talks with Bonn tense and unsatisfactory.
Two world wars stripped Germany of territories east of the Oder and Neisse rivers. The 1945 provisional border with Poland displaced ethnic Germans from East Prussia Pomerania and Silesia, who fled to East or West Germany after World War II.
Historians warn reunification may spark chaos in East Germany while Europe向 moves toward deeper integration. Yale’s Turner and Chicago’s Geyer discuss risks of a sovereign central Germany and the choice between European unity and the German identity. Page 11A.
A rewritten abortion consent bill gained unanimous support before heading back to the House. Senator Shealy explained it creates judicial bypass for minors fearing parental retaliation, with the added clause that nonconsenting parents may owe child support until the mother turns ten, and paternal care responsibility may rest on the identified father.
Sen Ernest Hollings a Democrat from South Carolina startled fellow Democrats by urging a new national value added tax on most manufactured goods to reduce the federal deficit. The idea sparked Capitol Hill debate and raised questions about political risk in an election year.
Senate Democrat Fritz from South Carolina warns the federal deficit risks draining national savings. He argues borrowed billions do not spur investment in modern factories, education, and basic research. Experts at the Congressional Budget Office share concern as calls grow for government spending cuts or tax increases to lift output and living standards.
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