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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1939 the Roosevelt administration marked a milestone with Frances Perkins becoming Labor Secretary, the first woman to serve in a U S president's Cabinet.
President Bush's nominee for the top civil rights post holds about 400 Schlumberger shares valued at $19,650. Schlumberger operates in oil field services with direct South Africa investments, per disclosure forms and advocacy group notes.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida NASA warns a storm front may impact Atlantis landing conditions as observers claim to have spotted the shuttle's cargo in orbit. Weather near marginal but acceptable with 20 mph gusts and scattered clouds. Edwards Air Force Base listed as landing site. Union strike hits Hawaii hotels after talks collapse affecting 11 properties and Waikiki tourism.
New York prosecutors face a missing key witness in the Yoosuf Hawkins murder case. John Vento, who admitted taking part in the Aug. 23 racial attack, disappeared in December after agreeing to testify for the prosecution. Jury selection was to begin Monday, with a one month adjournment possible if he does not surface.
A bomb tossed through a downtown discotheque window in Panama City wounded 16 American servicemen, one seriously, and 11 Panamanians were hurt. The attack follows the December invasion of Panama that ousted Gen. Manuel Noriega. No motive or claim of responsibility was reported, officials said.
Gov. George Deukmejian signed a bill requiring a 15 day waiting period for background checks on rifle and shotgun purchases. He said the move will keep guns from those who should not have them and aid peace officers in protecting the public from violence.
In Rancho Mirage California President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu closed a two day summit with no breakthrough on trade but mutual vows to redouble efforts. Kaifu said he is determined to cut the 49 billion dollar U S deficit as they reviewed democracy in Eastern Europe U S forces in the Pacific and market access. Bush praised Kaifu and said they would pursue early solutions though no new proposals were advanced.
Seabrook New Hampshire faces a polarized afterglow as NRC grants operating license for a twin reactor site now a single reactor project valued at 6.5 billion. Opponents cite emergency plans and federal oversight as battle fronts while supporters push electricity for up to 1 million New Englanders. The case now moves to appeals if challenges proceed.
A majority of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's Likud Cabinet ministers favored a U S compromise to include Palestinians in peace talks with Israel, advancing efforts toward a Cairo dialog. Foreign Minister Moshe Arens presented the plan to nine ministers, with a final vote postponed to Monday. some ministers supported while others had reservations.
Soviet voters across Russia Ukraine and Byelorussia decide Sunday on local Communist officials in a nationwide contest. Desperate party bosses employ Western style tactics amid promises pork barrel politics and possible ballot fraud. Gorbachev aims to purge hard liners while risk of nationalist reformers grows as Baltic nations already vote. Oguithyania holds a second round in undecided districts.
North Korea allegedly dug a tunnel in the 1970s beneath the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Koreas. Engineers from the United States and South Korea announced the discovery near Punchbowl, 100 miles northeast of Seoul, with evidence of rail ties and dynamite.
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