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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1990
Page
2
In Miawa region north of Warsaw Lech Walesa won a three hour appeal to farmers to halt road blocks and dairy plant shutdowns over low milk prices. The protest was paused until July 3 as the government maintains no special concessions.
After the Supreme Court ruled flag burning a protected form of protest, Republicans push for a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds in Congress and three quarters of states for ratification. Majority support exists in many legislatures, especially the South and Midwest, but timetables and post election timing slow action. Kentucky may not act until 1992, limiting momentum.
In Johannesburg and nationwide protests, about 20,000 Black South Africans gathered to commemorate Soweto Day June 16 1976. Walter Sisulu praised Soweto youth as symbols of resistance and defiance amid apartheid. In Ecuador voters react to President Borja amid looming congressional defeat for his center left party and potential gains for Leon Febres Cordero.
Colombo reports a government Tamil rebel cease-fire to end a seven year insurgency that has killed over 11,000 people. The latest pause follows last week’s massacre of more than 130 unarmed policemen and widespread missing and dead in the north and east. The death toll remains unofficial.
The Aiken Standard lists subscription and mail rates for monthly and annual plans, office hours, and contact numbers for advertising and customer service. It provides office address at 124 Rutland Drive and PO Box details, noting established history and contact avenues for subscriptions and news tips.
South Padre Island visitors encounter tar as Texas coastline fights Mega Borg spill and ongoing oil pollution. Texas ports handle about 225 million tons of oil products annually and wildlife researchers note tar from spills, natural seepage, and ocean debris blemishes on wildlife and beaches across 600 miles of Gulf Coast.
Sigrid Sternebeck, 40, allegedly aided the Wiesbaden air base attack that killed three Americans. She became the seventh RAF member arrested in East Germany within 10 days, captured in Schwedt near Frankfurt an der Oder, amid East-West unification tensions.
PARIS AP The French marked the 50th anniversary of Charles De Gaulle s appeal for armed resistance with fanfare yet few heard the radio address. Many in France supported leaders who had just surrendered to Hitler as the army lay in disarray and civilians fled. The mass exodus left about 90 000 families reporting lost children amid chaos and panic.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused a last-ditch stay for John Edward Swindler, clearing the way for Arkansas to execute the 46 year old man for the 1976 murder of a Fort Smith police officer. Swindler also killed Gregg Becknell and Dorothy Rhodes on a Columbia campus and described sodomy, beating and shooting the victims.
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