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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1966 James Meredith, Black activist and a civil rights figure, was shot and wounded while walking along a Mississippi highway to urge black voter registration. The incident highlighted ongoing violence surrounding voting rights efforts in Mississippi during the civil rights era.
Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani accused the United States of an irresponsible attitude hindering efforts to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. IRNA quoted him at a news conference while Iran and Lebanese Shiite groups urged goodwill gestures and U S pressure on Israel to release prisoners.
China releases 97 detainees including two top student leaders Xiong Wei and Zhou Fengsuo from Qinghua University. The total freed in six months reaches 881 of thousands arrested, though new arrests occurred last week. Wang Dan remains jailed. five others on the list have fled abroad.
Dianne Feinstein clinched the Democratic nomination and urged party unity while criticizing Republican caretaker government. The piece also notes North Carolina Democrats selecting a black candidate to challenge GOP Senator Jesse Helms and highlights Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran's strong primary showing, with several others securing new terms.
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Forecaster William Gray at Colorado State University predicts an active Atlantic season with seven hurricanes and eleven named storms, plus a hurricane destruction potential around 9. He notes Florida remains vulnerable and cites West African rainfall as a key factor, with no strong El Niño expected for 1990.
Rebels overran the rubber plantation headquarters near Monrovia and gathered at the international airport, effectively shutting it down. President Samuel Doe held talks with religious leaders as fighting in the civil war escalates since December in Nimba County.
Prosecutors weigh charges as Dr. Jack Kevorkian faces questions over his suicide assistance machine used by Janet Adkins of Portland to end her Alzheimer's. Adkins died after traveling 2000 miles. critics warn of legal and ethical issues surrounding physician assisted death.
Secretary of State James A. Baker III urged rapid democratic transition in Eastern Europe at a 35 nation human rights conference in Copenhagen. He urged strengthening rule of law and economic freedom, cited Romania and Bulgaria lagging behind Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany, and advocated outside observers to hasten reform and the spread of free markets. He also endorsed Baltic state consideration and promised focus on economic liberty and competitive markets.
West Berlin officials say the city should end its four decade stockpile of sugar grain bandages toothpaste and other supplies. Leftist leaders urge Bonn to seek Allied permission to scrap the program for the two million residents.
Rainy weather boosts alternative travel as small bus firms and van services link 24 Texas towns while Greyhound reorganizes finances under bankruptcy. About 6,300 drivers walked out March 2 over pay and job security, Amtrak ridership rose three percent but officials cite other factors.
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