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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1990
Page
2
In New York a Central Park jogger near death after severe head injuries and loss of blood, admitted to Metropolitan Hospital. A surgeon testified she hung onto life by a thread as three youths faced rape and attempted murder charges.
Asians and Hispanics protest a 29 year old Dick Tracy cartoon series on KCAL TV Channel 9 for offensive stereotypes. Objection centers on Jo Jitsu and Go Go Gomez panels aired weekdays at 8 am for four weeks aligned with Disney film release.
CHANNELVIEW Texas 14 workers were killed and two remain missing after a late night blast and fire at the Atlantic Richfield Co chemical plant in a Houston suburb. The tank contained wastewater and hydrocarbons and the blaze took more than four hours to extinguish as witnesses described a rocket like blast with a ball of fire. No area evacuations were ordered.
In West Newton Massachusetts Barney Frank the openly gay congressman faces no major opposition as he seeks a sixth term amid a national sex scandal. He admits paying for sex and hosting Stephen Gobie but denies knowledge of a prostitution ring and emphasizes his work over personal matters.
Classified and display advertising contacts are listed along with news idea lines. Missed paper service is provided and home delivery subscription rates are shown for monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual periods with corresponding prices.
A statement attributed to the New People's Army says Peace Corps volunteer Timothy Swanson and Japanese aid worker Fumio Mizuno would be released within the month on Negros island after a purported dialogue with rebels who accuse their groups of spying for the government. Swanson abducted June 13 and Mizuno May 29. US Peace Corps operations in the Philippines were suspended last month.
Western leaders at a two day NATO summit outlined a move to restrict a unified Germany troops after a treaty reducing conventional forces by the United States and the Soviet Union. Bush stressed a solemn commitment to non aggression and a aim to ease fears of western military threat. Gorbachev signaled readiness to address a NATO meeting in December amid questions on Soviet economic aid and Cuba.
Thousands of East German metalworkers halted work at seven plants near Leipzig in a push for higher wages as prices surged across the former GDR. West German union IG Metall led the actions while officials warned against exploitation and called for wage scales aligned with West Germany.
North Korea announced it would open about 800 yards of its border in Panmunjom on August 15 to promote reunification. The move, broadcast via Naewoe Press, was criticized by South Korea as propaganda aimed at rallying radicals.
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