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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1991
Page
2
In Mogadishu fighting as rebels press siege, thousands of new fighters arrive and civilian casualties rise. About 500 foreigners remain in Somalia including 85 Americans and 350 Italians. the State Department urges Americans to reach the U S Embassy if safe.
Gov Bruce Sundlun promised most depositors would recover funds from closed Rhode Island credit unions with up to 100000 per person from state funds if needed. He warned possible tax increases as 11 unions failed federal insurance and RISDIC-insured banks faced uncertainty after a broad closures spree.
Edward K. O'Brien 45 of Herndon Virginia pleaded guilty in US District Court to conspiring to possess over five kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute. Once a DEA special agent, he admitted transporting 53 kilograms of real and fake cocaine from Florida to Boston in 1989 and earning $39 000 in the undercover sting.
Rebels dispute U S claims that three American airmen were fatally harmed after their UH 1 Huey helicopter was downed near San Salvador. A forensic team prepared autopsies as officials weighed aid implications for the Salvadoran army.
Rain swollen rivers in Indiana and Kentucky threaten more flood damage with at least one death and numerous injuries. Gov Bayh seeks federal disaster declaration for 40 counties while northern Kentucky opens a Red Cross shelter. Ohio River near Cincinnati crests then recedes. evacuations total around 2,000 in Indiana.
President Bush urged one final chance for peace as Iraq faced a UN deadline to withdraw from Kuwait. The plan shifts diplomacy to Luxembourg with EC talks possible between Tariq Aziz and James Baker III in Geneva. Congress debates Gulf action while vaccinations for soldiers against germ warfare begin.
In Columbia AP reports a steady rise in health costs strains budgets for the elderly in South Carolina. Officials cite recession funded pressures and lack of solutions as costs rise due to indigent care expensive technology and funding gaps. Pete Bailey calls the system out of control. Kristine Hartson notes paying patients subsidize non paying ones.
The Postal Rate Commission weighs the U S Postal Service request for higher rates including a 30 cent letter price and broader hikes. Postmaster General Anthony J. Frank cited a projected 1.6 billion loss, but automation and staff cuts narrowed red ink to 874 million last year while the rate cycle continues to produce surpluses or losses in subsequent years.
Sears Roebuck and Co announces nationwide cuts totaling 21 000 positions through June 1 as part of cost cutting after a weak holiday season. 3 500 are full time and 17 500 part time across 863 stores. Aiken store will not lay off workers due to corporate reductions.
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