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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1990
Page
2
Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos, acquitted of fraud, is ordered to appear in Pittsburgh on Sept 25 as part of a government inquiry tied to a Westinghouse nuclear plant project in the early 1980s. A source says she will comply unless named a target of the probe.
Xinhua reports the Long March 2 rocket carrying a simulation satellite and a small Pakistani satellite achieved a complete success with normal operations on both first and second stage boosters. The launch took place at Xichang in Sichuan province and aimed to test capabilities for eight ton payloads into low Earth orbit.
Civilians flood Monrovia streets as rebels press a battle for the city outskirts amid fears of fall. Doctors at St Joseph hospital report gunshot injuries from ongoing fighting. no official casualty tally available.
Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Subscription rates and contact numbers appear in the readable but partially garbled text.
Justice Department has no information that Neil Bush violated criminal law as Silverado S&L director but would pursue any allegation. Thornburgh urged caution against independent counsel absent clear misconduct. FDIC chief warned against S&L-style collapse, calling for careful deposit insurance handling amid ongoing investigations.
A major earthquake struck Manila and Luzon causing widespread damage. At least 47 people were killed with many more feared buried in collapsed buildings including a college in Cabanatuan City. Reports cited tremors, landslides, damaged bridges, and disrupted power and communications.
Secretary of State James A. Baker III leads seven nation talks in Paris to calm Polish concerns about German unification. Present are Eduard Shevardnadze and ministers from Britain France West Germany and East Germany. Officials expect no major breakthroughs during Baker's 41 hour stay as Moscow remains preoccupied with the party congress.
The Navy launches a two year active duty enlistment aimed at college bound high school graduates for general deck and engineering work. Sailors must also serve six years in the naval reserve and can receive Montgomery GI Bill benefits of 250 dollars monthly for three years. About 600 sailors have joined since the program began last month and officials expect 2,000 this year and 14,000 next year.
The schedule lists economic reports for May and June including trade, production, housing, and personal income. It also covers international talks in Paris, political primaries in Atlanta, Greenspan testimony, a DC-10 crash anniversary in Sioux City, a Sunbelt Savings case in Dallas, a solar car race ending in Michigan, Pete Rose tax sentencing, and presidential appearances in Cheyenne Newport News and Hyannisport.
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