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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1986 Jonathan Jay Pollard a former Navy intelligence analyst pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. He admitted sharing classified material with Israeli agents and faced a possible life sentence. The case drew international attention and highlighted U S Israeli intelligence tensions.
Pieces of concrete fell from an aging bridge onto Interstate 376 injuring four people and damaging at least 20 vehicles on a Sunday afternoon. A woman in one car suffered neck and shoulder injuries and was listed in stable condition at Presbyterian University Hospital. Two others were treated at the scene. In Austin Texas Robert Noyce, co inventor of the integrated circuit and founder of Intel, died of a heart attack at 62 at Seton Medical Center.
The Justice Department reports jails hold 395,553 inmates on June 30 1989 in local government facilities rated for 367,769, a 15 percent rise from 1988. The 12 month daily average also jumped 15 percent to 386,845 from 336,017, signaling worsening overcrowding amid transfers to state prisons.
Details for subscription and advertising calls, office hours at 124 Rutland Drive, mailing address, and subscription rates. Includes print and mail options with monthly to annual pricing, renewals, and contact numbers for news and customer service. Mentions establishment and postal details with occasional garbled OCR text.
Dozens of Liberian government soldiers evacuate with families while gangs fight for gasoline and transport as rebels approach Monrovia. Civilians abandon the city by road and air in fear of cross tribal reprisal from Krahn, Gio, and Mano groups. Prices rise for rice and fuel shortages worsen as ministers seek to import more rice from abroad.
Tornadoes and storms across the Midwest killed 13 people and injured scores, with eight deaths in Indiana where about 50 tornadoes struck. A brutal five mile path ripped through Peters burg, killing six, injuring at least 87, and destroying over 150 homes. Gov Evan Bayh described the damage from the air and pledged rebuilding. The town of 3000 faced two weeks without drinking water due to White River flooding and a severed water main.
Mechanical problems strain the NASA shuttle schedule with Columbia grounded by a cooling valve issue and a hydrogen leak, risking July or later for astronomy work. Discovery faces a pad repair on an auxiliary power unit, delaying a Hubble ride. Experts urge steady work rather than quitting.
A Winnsboro charity softball event was halted after four black players were barred. Oslo area officials apologized, calling it an unfortunate incident. Mack Trucks workers were told they could not play and warned police if they tried to enter. The Norway Softball Committee canceled the rest of the tournament at the field shared by two churches.
Manila reports that a two week Cope Thunder drill was scaled down after a recent American slaying by Communist rebels. About 850 Air Force personnel will participate, housed at Clark Air Base, with travel restricted for 20,300 Americans off post.
AP plans to cover major events next week including economic reports on first quarter spending and consumer credit. Highlights span Paris dissidents and Mandela's Europe trip, Davis custody case in Tennessee, Eisenhower centennial in Normandy, Mandela meets Mitterrand, MacDonald trial in Window Rock, East West security talks in Stockholm, World Cup opens in Milan, Prague elections, Bush birthday in Washington, Sutherland hostage crisis milestone, and Bulgaria’s multiparty elections.
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