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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1942 the first detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began basic training at Fort Des Moines Iowa marking a milestone in American military service by women.
New York City Opera officials fear a federal grant could be pulled as a fall production of Moses and Aron shows three naked virgins. Papp of the New York Shakespeare Festival calls this self censorship begins. Obscenity guidelines from the NEA may be triggered by the staging.
In St. Charles Missouri authorities charged Chuck Berry a rock legend with three counts of child abuse alleging he made nude youth films for sexual gratification and a fourth charge for possession of more than 35 grams of marijuana. Prosecutor William Hannah announced the charges. A prior raid on Berry s estate near Wentzville yielded marijuana hashish firearms cash and pornographic tapes slides and books.
NASA and General Dynamics prepare an Atlas unmanned rocket to launch a joint NASA DoD satellite at 3 33 p m from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station illuminating Earth's magnetic field. The three year mission costs about 258 million dollars amid criticism of the Hubble Space Telescope and shuttle fleet grounding.
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Workers at a BASF Corp plant in Cincinnati had seconds of warning before blasts ripped through the building. One worker was knocked down and several injured while firefighters doused remaining flames for about 2 1/2 hours. About 1000 Norwood residents within a quarter mile were evacuated as inspectors checked for structural damage and potential reignition.
An explosion damaged the London Stock Exchange after a telephone warning of an IRA bomb. No injuries were reported. The blast tore a large hole in the building. evacuation occurred before 8 49 a.m. Police cited IRA or unknown suspects and investigated the incident.
Seoul proposed a five day opening of the Panmunjom border next month to allow limited travel between the Koreas in a bid to spur talks and potential unification. North Korea rejected the move as fraudulent propaganda and urged dismantling border barriers and freeing political prisoners. Talks were planned for later this month as the heavily fortified border remains a Cold War relic with over a million troops on each side.
Richard Nixon birthplace and library open to the public in Yorba Linda California with $3.95 adult admission and free entry for children. Visitors explore Nixon’s career from Congress to resignation and post presidency while dignitaries including President Bush and former leaders Ford and Reagan attend the dedication drawing an estimated fifty thousand attendees.
Richard T. Boggs sat in the electric chair for 12 minutes to steady himself before his execution for the 1984 murder and robbery. He meditated, avoided tranquilizers, and was attended by prison chaplain Russ Ford as guards strapped him into the chair at the State Penitentiary after Gov Wilder declined a clemency bid.
Seabrook nuclear plant in New Hampshire reaches full power for the first time at 9:52 p.m. generating 1,150 megawatts powering about 1 million New England homes. Plant officials hail milestone while opponents call it a setback in the long anti nuclear campaign and warn about safety and delays since NRC approval.
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