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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1990
Page
2
Vice President Dan Quayle told Congress revolutions in Eastern Europe prove American democracy. He warned poverty and single parent households threaten tomorrow s workforce and faced interruptions as two hecklers were arrested for disorderly conduct and a third detained during the incident.
NASA prepared for space shuttle Atlantis on a military mission after two postponements due to an ailing commander John Crichton and poor weather. Forecasters pegged only a 20 percent chance of lift off before dawn Saturday as doctors reevaluate Crichton.
Local notices show subscription options and contact numbers for classified and display ads. Office address at 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina lists hours and mailing info. The section includes garbled OCR text with multiple errors but retains key phone numbers and addresses.
December shows most economic indicators up and unemployment benefits down in South Carolina. The SC Economic Indicators report notes 1989 data reflect about 340000 more jobs, totaling over 1.5 million, with non farm vacancies up 13.6 percent due to reconstruction and holiday hiring while manufacturing hours edged lower and new business incorporations fell.
Damascus says Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa will press Iran to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He met Pegay Say sister of Terry Anderson and pledged intense coordination with Iran’s leaders to achieve results. Anderson is the longest held hostage among 18 Western captives seized in Lebanon since March 1965.
Vaclav Havel and Peter Dvorsky led a candle tribute in New York at St John the Divine Cathedral. Thousands attended the concert honoring the Czech president during his visit.
Washington AP reports the government nears a settlement with Exxon Corp over the Alaskan oil spill. Alaska Attorney General Douglas Baile y criticizes the plea as inadequate and urges a tougher form of agreement.
Panic buying sweeps East German stores draining flour sugar meat while authorities promise emergency steps. The army aids deliveries as East Berlin mayor Erhard Krack resigns over a rigged May election amid defections to the Social Democratic Party.
Reagan’s eight hour videotaped testimony offers little aid to Poindexter’s Iran Contra defense and may undercut it by underscoring Reagan’s lack of knowledge about White House actions. Prosecutors urge the president did not authorize covert aid while Bromwich says the deposition could influence the jury.
Former President Reagan described his lack of inkling about secret aid to the Contras and his views on diversions of Iran arms sale funds. He acknowledged Poindexter’s role, referenced the Tower Commission report, and noted uncertainty over earlier notes about arms to Iran. Prosecutors showed Poindexter lied about the secret operation after the Oct 5 1986 C-123 crash over Nicaragua.
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