Memorial honors Mitch Snyder a man of justice
Mitch Snyder, founder of a Washington shelter, was remembered as a defender of the homeless. Jesse Jackson urged aid to the downtrodden, noting Snyder’s moral calling amid questions about his death by hanging. Authorities see no foul play though ruling is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitch Snyder
Jesse Jackson
Bible Way Church
Snyder
Jackson
Washington Shelter
Snyde
Benjamin
Bulgaria President resigns amid student protests and political pressure
Bulgaria's Socialist President Petar Mladenov submitted his resignation after an 8 p.m. TV reading, meeting a student ultimatum as protests for democratic change intensify following last month's parliamentary vote. In Liberia, rebels besiege Monrovia’s port while fighting around Doe's mansion. Exxon Valdez to return to sea under new name Exxon Mediterranean with possible foreign service, citing economics and location-based naming policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Petar Mladenov
Mladenov
BTA
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Exxon
Aiken Standard Publishing Details and Postal Info
The Aten Standard established in 1967 publishes Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aten Communications. Delivery addresses to P O Box 24 Rutand Ore Aten 8 C 20802. Second class postage paid at Anon SC. Postal changes to Aten Standard P O Box 36 Aten SG. 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aen Conmuncsions
Anon
Yeltsin Warns Party Traditionalists at Kremlin Congress
Boris Yeltsin challenged Communist Party traditionalists during the Kremlin congress, warning that stubborn opposition could lead to nationalization of party property and trials for damaging Soviet society. He pushed for reform and accountability, framing a day of reckoning for leaders at all levels amid the party’s drift from Lenin era policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Boris N. Yeltsin
Communist Party
Yeltsin
Kremlin
Samed Mikhal
Gorbachev
Soviet Communist Party
Lenin
Yuri Boldyrev
Leningrad
Plant explosion at Tad Plant kills 17 at Channelview Texas
A blast at a Tad Plant east of Houston leveled a block and killed 17 workers with five injured. Investigators said a tank exploded around 11 30 p m Thursday, creating a fire that burned until dawn. Arco Chemical officials and federal investigators began inquiries as workers recounted a massive, nuclear where the plant housed 900000 gallons in a large waste water tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channelview
Texas
Richard Bailey
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Houston
Arco Chemical Company
Jack Johnson
Arco Chemical of North America
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Gerard F. Scannell
Labor Department
Mike Zugel
Tommy McBridge
Someboy
Deborah Baumbach
Earl McUaleb
Bomb injures 26 in Johannesburg at busy transit depot
A bomb hidden in a concrete bin exploded during Friday morning rush hour at a crowded Johannesburg transit depot injuring at least 26 people. The attack, linked to right wing groups, comes amid a week of violence targeting anti apartheid reforms. Several others were treated for injuries and the ANC condemned the acts as terrorism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Godfrey Ntombela
Jennifer Gillwald
Johannesburg Hospital
African National Congress
ANC
Dartman Strikes Again in Midtown New York
Police report the 52nd attack by a daylight assailant nicknamed the Dartman. He uses homemade darts aimed at women, with several incidents in midtown over 10 days. No serious injuries. Commissioner Brown asks for public help and tips to identify a man matching the drawn sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Lee Brown
Brown
Liz Echauss
NASA Plans Elaborate Shuttle Tests On Two Coasts
NASA and contractor Rockwell International will run hydrogen system leak tests on shuttle Columbia in Downey California this weekend and on shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Florida next Friday. Officials say the effort aims to locate the leak source in pipes and valves used to load liquid hydrogen, after recent leaks grounded the fleet. Meanwhile a NASA panel concluded two days of inquiry into the Hubble telescope focusing flaw behind the $1.5 billion observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NASA
Rockwell International
Downey
Calif
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
William Lenoir
Space Flight
Columbia
Atlantis
Discovery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jenna
Susiem
Albania
Europe
Tirana
Austria Press Agency
Mecaeae
I Altasias
Monrovia’s
Munkovia
Liberia
Samuel Doe
Coast Guard
Doe
Exxon Valdez
San Diego
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Tad
The
Associated Press
Knight-Ridder Service
Soweto
Isha Charassi
Inhla Mbatha
Wit Wolve
White Wolves
Adiest
Mpaion
Abus
Ted
Aitioids Parks
Smuts
Mies
Dartman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!