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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1982 AT&T Seeded by agreeing to divest 22 Bell System companies to settle the Justice Department antitrust lawsuit. The action marks a major restructuring of the U S communications monopoly with the consent of federal authorities and the involved divisions.
National Briefs report Cambridge experts noting rapid upheavals in Soviet bloc history. Ben Eklof of Indiana University and Adam Ulam of Harvard describe stress from upheavals, with rejection of long established syllabuses and calls for patience as events unfold at a rapid pace. Henry Krise also comments on the frenetic pace and excitement.
The Veterans Affairs Department hints at withdrawing from its mobile home loan program this year due to high default rates among active duty service members. From 1984 to 198? the program issued about 31,000 loans with over half to active personnel, resulting in roughly 147 million dollars in lender payments across 17,000 claims.
In night sweeps near Ramallah in the West Bank the army rounded up more than 100 Palestinians suspected of belonging to strike forces linked to the PLO and sealed or demolished six homes. Officials cited arrests of members from Fatah and underground strike groups. the suspects alleged to have carried out killings, stabbings, and arson in retaliation against collaborators.
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Colombia refuses to join a U S led Caribbean drug interdiction operation, saying it will not deploy warships or planes with U S forces. Washington acknowledges difficulties amid rising tensions over sovereignty as Bogotá pursues its own cocaine crackdown. The stance raises questions about impacts on regional drug summit and US Colombian cooperation.
Jeffrey Lundgren, a 39 year old former Sunday school teacher linked to the killings of an Ohio family of five, was arrested near the Mexican border by federal agents. His wife Alma and son Damon, ages 38 and 19, were also arrested at a National City motel, with three Lundgren children taken into custody. Weapons and survival gear were found in the motel room and a storage locker as authorities said the arrest would relieve public apprehension.
New York report cites Frederick Kempe book asserting the CIA under President Bush paid Panama’s Manuel Noriega $110,000 yearly in 1976 despite Noriega’s antiUS stance. It alleges Noriega spurred U S efforts to pressure talks on the Canal and exposed wiretaps in Panama, with conflicting views inside Washington on prosecuting him. The book, to be published by G P Putnam's Sons, dates from excerpts in Newsweek.
Thousands of ethnic Slavs rallied in Sofia to denounce the restoration of ethnic and religious rights for Bulgaria's 1.5 million Turks and Muslims. Parliament President Todorov called a weeklong social forum, while protesters booed Premier Atanassov and Interior Minister Semerdzhiev demanding repeal of the new rights policy. Turkish flags were reported in Kardzhali as debates over democracy and national unity intensified.
Police focus on whether a romantic motive and family involvement explain the murder of Carol Stuart in Boston. Charles Stuart’s suicide followed a hospital childbirth class shooting that left nurse Carol dead and her newborn infant dead days later.
Economic reports due Friday producer prices for December and retail sales. Upcoming national items include Supreme Court arguments on school access for religious groups and Urban League report. International notes cover Gorbachev Lithuania talks and Modrow parliament speech. Local items include Bush in Cincinnati on unfinished agenda and Grammy nominations in Los Angeles.
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