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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1992
Page
2
The United States eased high technology sanctions on China after accepting Beijing’s pledge to limit missile sales to the Middle East. The move followed last June’s extensive restrictions and comes as broader political action continues around related security concerns.
Josette Boucault, a 23 year old mother repatriated to Mathux Haiti, describes escalating hardship under the military backed regime. Refugee groups warn returnees face repression while the U S disputes targeted danger.
West Virginia Governor Caperton accepted resignations of Corrections Commissioner Ron Gregory and parole Chairman Bob Bailey after three murderers fled the state penitentiary through a 32 foot tunnel from the greenhouse. Inmates called the tunnel a well known secret as police hunted near Moundsville and pursued sightings in southern West Virginia. Suspects David Williams Tomie Mollohan and Fred Hamilton were linked to an armed robbery and were last seen driving a dark green four door sedan toward Charleston.
New Orleans revelers press on with Mardi Gras despite a December ordinance against discrimination that prompted two elite parading clubs to skip. Twenty two krewe parades begin Saturday with Carnival as dozens of local and suburban groups perform, while Knights of Momus and Mistic Krewe of Comus cancel. Tourism remains strong though concerns grow for Carnival’s future and economic impact.
Location at 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken. Office hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Delivery by 5 p m weekdays 7 a m Saturday 8 a m Sunday. Switchboard 6440 2311. Fax 648 6052 and tips line 648 2311. AnswerLine 642 5151.
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