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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1990
Page
2
Two players matched all six numbers in the Illinois Lotto drawing to share a 52 million dollar grand prize. One ticket sold in the Chicago area, the other in southern Illinois. Winners receive installments over 20 years. 52 million ranks as the second largest Illinois prize and eighth nationally.
Divers recovered the last of seven victims who died after plunging into icy Lake Convict on Feb 19. Dave Meyers 53 of Bishop a Camp O Neal counselor was among those killed along with another counselor a volunteer firefighter and a forest ranger. The teenagers were residents at Camp O Neal and four would be rescuers perished trying to save them. In a separate testimony Reagan affirmed he believed Poindexter and McFarlane letters to Congress were within the law while acknowledging Norths aide role and the Tower Commissions findings.
A House subcommittee says the FDA failed to remove the 60-degree Shiley mechanical heart valve after malfunction reports that killed patients. The draft report accuses Shiley Inc of exploiting the agency by not notifying changes and malfunctions. The valve, implanted in about 85,000 people worldwide, was approved in 1979 and withdrawn in 1986 after rising failure reports.
Aiken Standard lists its offices at 124 Rutland Drive and hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Subscription durations offered include three months six months and twelve months.
Travelers in airports and on planes confront a broad new federal smoking ban affecting most domestic flights. Non-smokers welcome relief as some travelers consider bending rules in emergencies while others adjust to restrictions and safety warnings amid scattered compliance reports.
In Leningrad about 8,000 demonstrators urged that people choose their representatives rather than the party apparatus. Police dragged away several prodemocracy protesters at a Sunday rally, while candidates urged Russians to vote for pro democracy contenders in next Sunday's parliamentary elections.
Poor weather scrubbed the secret military mission Atlantis for the fifth time at Cape Canaveral. NASA set a new attempt for early Wednesday, with only slim odds of favorable weather. The mission remains classified, with a roughly 40 day flight and a $500 million spy satellite aboard.
President Bush and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl after frank Camp David talks say a united Germany will remain a full NATO member with a special military status for the eastern territory. Kohl says a neutral Germany is impossible and rejects Warsaw Pact ties, citing lessons from World War I.
AP plans coverage of economic reports from January with durable goods gross national product personal income and housing affordability data. It will also track Mandela’s Zambia visit Oslo meeting of OIC finance ministers and Washington mayor Barry arraignment.
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