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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1990
Page
1
A Saturday weather outlook shows chances of showers across the region with possible light rainfall and cooler temperatures. Forecasters urge readers to carry an umbrella and monitor local updates for timing and amounts.
Critics say Roseanne Barr’s off key rendition of the national anthem at a baseball game was not funny or patriotic. Barr defended her conduct in a KCAL interview saying she only tried to sing, noting she is not Beverly Sills and apologizing if people were appalled.
Douglas Wallace of Emory University announced at the Jackson Laboratory meeting in Bar Harbor that a study of energy producing genes pinpoints the defect behind myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fiber disease. He noted the work marks the first molecular level explanation of a form of epilepsy.
Obituaries note the deaths of George P. Mike Nelson of Beaufort Ellen M. Kirkland of Ridge Spring Nellie R. Morris of Augusta Thomas S. Myers of Smoaks Emma Lou Green of Bamberg and Edna Mae Schultz of Aiken. Details follow on Page 4A.
OPEC oil ministers agreed on a target price of 21 dollars per barrel and a production ceiling of 22.5 million barrels daily. Iran and Saudi UAE officials supported the accord while Iraq warned of consequences and disputed claims of market manipulation. The deal aims to curb output in coming months and runs through year end.
The Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.2 percent from April to June, signaling weak expansion. The gain stemmed from a large rise in business inventories, while consumer spending, business investment, and housing construction declined. The 1.2 percent increase follows a revised 1.7 percent rise in the first quarter.
A South Carolina Municipal Association official says support for the local option sales tax is mixed across counties. Some counties will gain from a supplemental pool while large revenue counties turn most money over to the pool, with Aiken Barnwell and Edgefield among those benefiting least.
The House Ways and Means Committee sends a bill restricting textile and apparel imports to the House floor. Committee chairman Rep. Dan Kostenkowski opposes the measure but lets it advance after talks with Rep. Thomas Foley. Senate approval is secure. 250 co sponsors in the House suggest passage.
The Aiken Standard sponsors an ugly tie contest with a no-tie day finale on Monday August 20. Participants submit by 5 PM August 14 and bring their ugliest tie. Prizes include money and new ties from Belk Aiken Mall JC Penny Lionel Smith BC White.
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