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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1990
Page
2
Wire reports say rape incidents are up 39 percent this year in Richland Lexington and Newberry counties due to heat and more communal activity. Officials note most rapes are acquaintance cases but summer brings more stranger assaults as people leave doors and windows open for ventilation.
A weekend generator plant fire left Chicago without power across a 6 square mile area. City crews distributed 2,200 food boxes and flashlights while 230 extra officers patrolled West Side streets to deter looting. Residents lost a week’s groceries as refrigerators spoiled and cleanup continued. Alderman Jesus Garcia and Bill Harrah provided updates on restoration expected by Wednesday.
Republicans urge President Bush to confront Democrats over failing to offer a deficit cutting plan at stalled budget negotiations. After a briefing with Bush, GOP leaders said he must take a firmer stance, while Democrats claimed they feel no pressure to rush proposals.
Aiken Standard offers classified and display advertising with phone numbers for each service. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 124 Rutland Drive, with mailing address P.O. Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802. Subscription rates and delivery options are listed for 3, 6, and 12 months.
A federal probe into vote buying taints a pari mutuel bill in the South Carolina Legislature. An undercover lobbyist offered lawmakers cash for votes on horse and greyhound gambling, prompting leaders like Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore to call the measure dead. Proponents say the scandal undermines progress and trust in the racetrack industry.
In New York City a fourth child has died in nine days from a stray bullet amid a spate of shootings. Mayor Dinkins urged a federal assault weapons ban as families mourn Veronica Corales and Rayvon Janson while investigators link the Bronx and Brooklyn incidents to domestic disputes and gun violence. An indictment tied Dorian Daughtry to a separate murder in the car slaying of Veronica.
The Coast Guard reported 500000 gallons of oil leaking from two barges in Galveston Bay, ten times prior estimates, with a slick up to 15 miles long drifting toward wetlands and beaches. A skimmer ship and four additional skimmers plus a vacuum truck were deployed as crews assess damage to wildlife including herons and egrets amid the collision with the Shinoussa tanker.
Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter visits Washington as abortion rights advocates call for fuller Senate probe into his views. Grassley and DeConcini prepare for confirmation hearings to begin Sept. 13 as activists cite 1976 NH brief labeling abortion as the killing of unborn children.
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