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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1981 Iran freed 52 American hostages held for 444 days just after the presidency switched from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
U S officials criticized Israel after the detention of a prominent Palestinian as James Baker pursued a breakthrough to launch negotiations. Egyptian Foreign Minister Esmat Abd el Meguid reportedly brought Baker ideas to ease the Palestinian participation dispute, with Rabin taking them to Jerusalem for review.
In El Salvador the Military College director and eight other soldiers were charged with murdering six Jesuit priests. Judge Ricardo Zamora ordered Col Guillermo Benavides, three lieutenants, and four enlisted men to stand trial for premeditated murder carrying up to 30 years in prison. The case draws U.S. and human rights scrutiny.
Elizabeth files a Superior Court suit against Exxon claiming the Arthur Kill oil spill damaged the waterfront and polluted the Elizabeth River. City health director John Surmay calls it a major setback after 17 years of cleanup. Damages to city property estimated between 500000 and 4500000 dollars. About 567000 gallons of heating oil spilled when a pipeline ruptured linking Exxon's Linden Bayway refinery to Bayonne terminal.
Vice President Quayle faces resistance to a Latin tour planned around the Honduras inauguration. He will meet six heads of state in Central America and the Caribbean, including Panama and Jamaica, to discuss aid for Panama and other regional concerns. Officials note mixed Latin reactions to the invasion and U.S. troop presence.
South Carolina plans to notify pregnant Medicaid applicants within five days instead of up to 65, enabling earlier prenatal care. The move, backed by DSS and the Finance Commission, targets healthier babies and may shift program administration to the Finance Commission while maintaining DSS eligibility duties.
A federal judge refused to bar government investigators from defense witnesses in Luis del Cid’s Noriega related case and warned against intimidation. Immigration agents questioned del Cid’s Panamanian wife and two Nicaraguan friends about immigration papers. Judge Hoeveler stated witnesses cannot be intimidated and noted the need to understand witnesses’ status while preserving the broader investigation.
Washington Mayor Marion Barry appeared in court on a drug possession charge tied to an FBI sting. Barry said he will plead innocent and resume governing, while facing potential penalties if convicted. Jesse Jackson urged courtroom handling over politics.
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