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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1989
Page
2
Eritrean rebel group chief Isaias Afewerki says talks without preconditions with Ethiopia are possible on independence regional autonomy or federation with international observers present. No Ethiopian government response yet.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill calling for a moratorium on new oil and gas exploratory leases along coastal waters from Georges Bank to Bristol Bay. The move seeks to curb coastal exploration in response to the Exxon Valdez disaster, with the White House aiming to influence Senate action.
The Aiken Standard outlines home delivery options with 3, 6, and 12 month plans and prepaid pricing. It notes publication days, the publisher Aiken Communications Inc., the mailing address in Aiken South Carolina, and where to send address changes to P O Box 456.
Federal guidance clashes with Rhode Island law over harbor pilot boarding as the World Prodigy struck a reef near Newport spilling 420000 gallons of heating oil. Captain Iakovos Georgadis remains jailed on federal pollution charges. a grand jury probes possible state-law pilot requirements.
Riot fire and tear gas against thousands of radical students left at least 12 injured as 3 000 riot troopers opened gates at Hanyang University and arrested hundreds amid clashes near Seoul. Protesters aimed to reach Pyongyang for a July youth festival.
Sudan’s military announced it overthrew Prime Minister Sadek el Mahdi’s civilian regime. No casualties reported. Key locations in Khartoum were seized while traffic on river bridges was restricted. Omdurman Radio resumed with martial music after a coup statement cited failed party leadership.
The House passed a $22.8 billion foreign aid measure by a 314 to 101 vote, adding new economic sanctions on China over its democracy crackdown. The bill funds about $11.5 billion yearly for military, economic, and development aid to dozens of nations, and includes an amendment easing administration restrictions on third-country support to Nicaraguan Contra rebels. The Bush administration warned veto risk, but appeared hopeful for further changes.
Beijing denounces foreign criticism and anti China bias as Premier Li Peng rejects international reproach over June 3 4 crackdown in Tiananmen Square. President Yang Shangkun defends suppression as necessary, while China attacks the EEC for harsh claims and calls for arms embargoes and loan suspensions.
Greenpeace member Klaus Iversen placed a 3 by 6 foot yellow flag bearing the radioactivity symbol into a missile launcher hole on a Soviet nuclear submarine in the Baltic near Riga. The crew watched without intervening. Nordic activists left by dinghy as a sailor pulled the banner. NATO vessels, including Iowa and Ticonderoga, shadowed the scene during naval exercises.
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