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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1990
Page
2
In 1883 the New York Gothams offered free admission to women for a game against the Cleveland Spiders marking baseballs first Ladies Day.
Coal workers from across the country rejected the Communist Party leadership Friday and vowed a July general strike if Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov resigns. Bulat Mukazhanov, head of the miners congress, called it a political strike and said a new independent labor union would be formed to demand party relinquishment of government control and state enterprises.
Pope John Paul II welcomed Nelson Mandela in a 25 minute Vatican audience during Mandela's Europe Africa and North America tour. The pope blessed Mandela's fight against apartheid but did not pledge to support economic sanctions, calling sanctions a political issue and apartheid an ethical problem for the pope to address.
The Soviet Union urged Western allies to begin negotiations this fall to remove short-range nuclear weapons in Europe. NATO diplomats dismissed the bid, insisting talks on nuclear arms follow progress on reducing tanks artillery and other conventional forces.
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President elect Thiescu ordered home the coal miners summoned to quell protests in Bucharest after violent clashes that followed his planned inauguration. Police crackdowns left five dead and more than 300 wounded as demonstrators and opposition offices faced attacks.
Coast Guard raises spill estimate to 4.3 million gallons after Mega Borg fire off Galveston. Oil is skimmed with boats as microbes are sprayed on a 30 mile slick. officials say tar balls may wash ashore Bolivar Peninsula while shore reports remain normal.
Beaufort The South Carolina Coastal Council voted 11 to 0 to set a 1000 foot limit for private docks, denying a 2000 foot dock proposed on Johns Island. Critics accused the rule of being improvised, while supporters warned longer docks threaten marshes. The council also approved funds for coastal education, harbor planning, and Ashley River management. quorums proved problematic for committee meetings.
The Bush administration reversed course and backs a $100 million fund over three years, to aid phasing out ozone depleting chemicals led by the World Bank. The United States would contribute about $25 million while European nations push to strengthen the Montreal Protocol ahead of a London conference.
In Columbia AP reports the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control proposes a dioxin limit far above federal levels. The measure sets 14 parts per quadrillion water, eight five times EPA allowed, drawing criticism from pulp and paper industry spokesmen led by International Paper. DHEC will seek a final standard for General Assembly approval.
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