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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1990
Page
1
Evansville AP reports the 7.7 ton flag gifted to President Reagan on Flag Day 1983 sits unused in a Washington storage facility. Ted Leininger heads the General Services Administration unit storing the world’s largest flag.
AP reports controversial rap group 2 Live Crew will perform July 13 at Township Auditorium in Columbia despite a local prosecutor labeling their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be obscene and banning its sale in Richland and Kershaw counties. The promoter says the band will perform but fans may not hear the raunchier songs.
Obituary notice lists Hortense Adams Edgefield Ben W Barnes Augi Frances H Bell Aiken Luke A Campbell Jackson CL Courtney Aiken Benjamin Crum Josh Curry Augi Robert Durham Augusta Hazel B Howell Tallahassee Fla James H Philips North Augus Ethel L Thomas North Augusta details on Page 6A local notice system includes list of deceased with locations and affiliations.
Members of Congress press the Energy Department to ensure that rising costs in cleaning up nuclear weapons waste lead to real environmental safety rather than contractor profits. The DOE estimates a five year total over 28.6 billion dollars, with 31.6 billion for 1992 1996 and a potential 150 200 billion over 38 years, amid staff shortages and calls to boost cleanup staffing.
The midweek Fourth of July saw fireworks, flag waving, and quirky events from Tuckerton to Detroit. Governors and mayors planned shows, while Ridgewood canceled due to police limits. President Bush attended a Maine view as NATO talks loomed. Tourism officials weighed the midweek impact on crowds and bookings.
A coast to coast CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Survey reports Wisconsin 28 percent overweight and 25 percent binge drinking. Kentucky top smoking at 34 percent while Utah and Washington show low tobacco and high activity. New Mexico is slimmest at 15 percent overweight. New York residents exercise little. binge drinking and drinking and driving vary widely.
Aiken Mall held its first patriotic Sky Spectacular drawing hundreds to the venue. The 20 000 parking spaces filled early forcing attendees to park on grass and along Whiskey Road as fireworks lit the sky at 9 30 pm. Celeste Brockington praised the display, noting it rivaled the Augusta Mall show.
A vegetable contest at the Aiken Standard invites entries of tomatoes yellow squash and cucumbers judged by weight. Entries are weighed at 124 Rutland Drive between 8 30 a m and 5 30 p m Monday through Friday with prizes of 100 for first 50 for second and 24 for third. Heaviest vegetables in each category will be listed weekly and finalists announced with a feature article and photo after the contest ends July 20.
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