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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1990
Page
2
On This Day In 1876 Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.
In Warsaw 63 Solidarity leaders broke ranks with Lech Walesa over his critique of the Mazowiecki government. The Citizens Committee delayed a decision on a letter calling Walesa to disband the political arm, ending with a one month postponement.
Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, Virginia scholars, plotted the 1985 murder of Haysom’s parents Derek and Nancy. A jury found Soering guilty of two counts of murder and recommended two life terms. Haysom pleaded guilty to being an accessory and received 90 years. She testified against him after admitting involvement.
Witnesses in Marion Barry’s drug and perjury trial loom as prosecutors press links between his inner circle and cocaine activity. Testimony centers on December 1988 hotel room encounters with Barry and Charles Lewis, with several associates named for potential corroboration or denials.
In San Francisco, activists outside the Sixth International AIDS Conference drowned out Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan's closing speech. The 20-minute talk at Moscone Center followed protests that drew more than 10,000 attendees and led to nearly 300 arrests amid demands for swifter AIDS treatments and actions for the HIV community.
Rain fell on Quebec’s national day while bitterness rose over the Meech Lake accord failure. Newfoundland blocked ratification, raising fears of renewed Quebec independence talks. Prime Minister Mulroney, noting his low poll numbers, pledged to seek a new path to bring Quebec into the constitution.
A federal judge suspended the Kemp plan to remove suspected drug dealers from public housing. U S District Judge Richard L Williams ordered notice and a hearing before lease seizures, expanding beyond Richmond and leaving the program in limbo. HUD concerns and possible emergency appeal were noted.
Major events next week include May economic indicators, May new home sales, Mandela speaking to Congress in Washington and later in Atlanta. FDA clearance expected for Ethmozine, first Soviet medicine licensed for American use amid politics and reform discussions including a NOW commission on realignment.
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