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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1990
Page
2
In 1784 John Carroll, later the first Roman Catholic bishop of the United States, was named supervisor of Catholic missions in the United States, marking a pivotal church governance step amid early national church history.
Briefly From Wire Reports says a Solvents & Chemicals Inc plant south of Houston erupted in bright orange flames and black smoke. Two employees were hurt and one, Eloy Salazar, 26, suffered serious injuries after a forklift spark set off the explosion around 11 a.m. Authorities evacuated nearby areas for hours, the fire could burn for days, and the incident drew wide coverage from Houston.
President Bush said he was weighing whether to end U S contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization after a thwarted Palestinian attack on an Israeli beach. He urged Yasser Arafat to renounce the attack and suggested policy would hinge on Arafat's response. Bush said no decision had been made and criticized Arafat for failing to condemn the assault.
Roh Tae-won forecasts Korean Peninsula reunification within a decade. He cited talks with Mikhail Gorbachev in San Francisco and President Bush in Washington as opening a new page toward ending Cold War divides. He said unification would come before the century ends.
Rep Gerry Studds was beaten on a Washington street corner by two men seeking "something to do." A Secret Service officer said the incident caused bruises to his head and body but that he is OK. The attack, not motivated by robbery, involved a third man egging the assailants.
Enrique A. Pretelt, a Panamanian businessman, pleaded guilty in a Tampa drug indictment and agreed to testify that Manuel Noriega was his silent partner in a trafficking ring. He admitted conspiring with Noriega to take bribes from Tampa smugglers to move $300 million worth of Colombian marijuana and launder profits through a partnership called Servicios Turisticos.
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir forged a right wing government to push expansion of settlements and crush the Palestinian uprising. The move deepens U S Israel tensions by rejecting talks with the PLO and any negotiations on Jerusalem while facing Labor Party criticism of infighting and anti peace implications.
Barbara Bush spent part of her 65th birthday reading to children on ABCs Good Morning America. She recalled reading with President Bush when their kids were young and urged parents to read to their children daily to boost bonding and school success. She urged making books available and letting kids choose reading material.
NATO officials wrapped a two day meeting at Turnberry Scotland aiming for an East West accord this year on arms and troop reductions in Europe. They noted Vienna talks slowed by aircraft cuts and Soviet concerns about a unified Germany in NATO. The communique says allies will seek acceptable solutions through compromise and new approaches on aircraft armor and verification. The Western package of guarantees was discussed with assurances that NATO troops will not advance into East Germany after German unification.
Deputies stormed EC Records in Fort Lauderdale as undercover officers bought 2 Live Crew recordings to trigger the arrest of owner Charles Freeman on misdemeanor charges of distributing obscene material. Freeman, jailed and released on bond, argued his rights while authorities cited a federal judge ruling declaring the album obscene. The ACLU expressed support, with Robyn Blumner noting possible legal action to defend Freeman.
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