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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1991
Page
1
A Newark based pharmaceutical company says it will stop forcing patients to buy costly blood monitoring with its new schizophrenia drug Clozaril. The move is expected to halve the price and extend access to up to 8,000 more patients, with Sandor Armaceuticals Corp. of East Hanover confirming the plan on Monday.
A sudden quasar energy burst, detected by Japan's Ginga satellite, released energy equivalent to nearly a million years of sunlight. Ronald Remillard of MIT noted the three minute event, observed from a galaxy two million light years away, offering new insights into quasars.
Obituary notice lists Zula Alexander Belvedt Frances Allbright Augusta Helen Altooman Mattie Broncho Brewer Laura Michele Cooper Eunice M Gadson Pearlean Welch Holland Mary Leitner Butler Prescott Crawford Price Vernon Rhoden all associated with North Augusta Springfield Columbia Edgefield Twin City Ga and Fairfax. The notice directs readers to Page 2B for fuller death details and funeral arrangements.
U N Security Council members met deep into the night as Javier Perez de Cuellar outlined a failed peace mission. Washington rejected a late French plan linking Iraqi pullout to a Middle East conference, while Baker pressed for war unless Saddam halts his advance. Baghdad warned of no concessions as regional fears rise and evacuation flights depart.
Former Clearwater Finishing Plant employees struggle to stay afloat after 360 workers lost jobs. Tonya Easler attends Aiken Technical College with JTPA support while working part time at a bookstore. She faces bills and food-stamp delays but remains hopeful for a computer tech degree to support her two children Tony and Brandi. About 200 seek unemployment benefits as the community awaits more details on the job outlook and reemployment.
Aiken and Edgefield residents confront possible war with Iraq as families and students fear disrupted routines and safety. Parents, teachers, and clergy express support for actions by President Bush, with anxiety about relatives abroad and local impact cited by Amanda Wooten and Macie McCoy.
U S retail sales rose 3.8 percent in 1990 to 1.8 trillion dollars, the Commerce Department said, the weakest rise since 1982. December sales slipped 0.4 percent to 151.1 billion, following November’s drop, signaling a weak holiday season for retailers.
Commerce reports department store sales declined 0.9 percent in December after a revised 0.5 percent rise in November, with November originally shown as a 0.4 percent drop. Retail demand, about half of consumer spending, signals overall economic activity, while analysts blame slower growth and Middle East war fears. Auto sales plunged 14 percent, wiping out a 0.6 percent gain in November. excluding autos, sales were down 0.1 percent. Ford GM and other autos led the decline.
Soviet troops seized a police academy in Latvia and Latvia's government urged world aid to avert a Kremlin crackdown, echoing Lithuania’s crisis. Gorbachev defended the Lithuania action while condemning Western reactions and warning the Baltic states' independence push. Barricades formed in Riga as the crisis deepened.
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