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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1990
Page
2
National briefs report Greyhound drivers resuming picket line activity after a one day pause in memory of a striker killed by a replacement bus. Union says 90 drivers crossed from 6 300 affected. Greyhound cites 700 replacements and 350 crossing union drivers. ongoing talks disputed.
Economists and supporters say a 60 day notice law for plant closings and major layoffs has not caused the predicted trauma to business. Some say workers are still affected and that compliance is hard for struggling firms. The law, passed in 1988, was dubbed a ticking time bomb by then President Reagan.
Anchorage witnesses for the defense aim to prove the spill was an accident not a crime. Defense attorney Michael Chales notes any captain could face charges after maritime accidents. Hazelwood, 43, of Huntington, N.Y., was absent from the bridge when the tanker grounded on Bligh Reef. Prosecutors say he was reckless and charged him with a felony, criminal mischief, and three misdemeanors with potential seven years’ imprisonment and $61,000 in fines.
Fernando E. Mata a 15 year FBI counterintelligence agent based in Miami has been suspended and stripped of his security clearance amid espionage allegations. Colleagues say the charges are unjustified and view the move as retaliation for a discrimination lawsuit. The NYT reports Mata lost clearance after a three year probe and assisted in major FBI counter foreign country investigations.
Up to 10,000 Mongolians gathered in the capital for the largest opposition rally yet. Social Democratic Movement representatives announced Mongolia's second opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, urging a new political and economic system.
The Aiken Standard lists office location at 124 Rutland Drive and hours 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday. Subscription rates include monthly 5 90 and annual 108 00 options with various 3 6 and 12 month terms. The notice contains multiple garbled lines and misprints.
NASA pivots to April launch of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope. The $1.5 billion observatory will orbit 370 miles above Earth for 15 years, offering tenfold brighter views and probing stars, galaxies, quasars, and the early universe from space.
In Tuguegarao and surrounding areas gunfire raged as troops hunted suspended Gov. Rodolfo Aguinaldo in connection with the December coup attempt. At least 13 people died, including Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo, during clashes as authorities arrested allies and three mayors and a village chief faced charges of supporting Aguinaldo.
In Selma Alabama about 4000 re enacted the 1965 march to Montgomery crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge. Hosea Williams led remarks noting progress yet more work ahead as marchers plan a multi day trek toward the Alabama Capitol with figures like John Lewis Albert Turner and Coretta Scott King present.
In the Soviet Union's vast Slavic heartland, local elections test Gorbachev reforms as pro democracy candidates seek to unseat entrenched Communists. Turnout is high with huge regional stakes as Boris Yeltsin wins a Sverdlovsk seat and Vitaly Vorotnikov secures a Russian republic post. opposition appears under grass roots banners while multi party rule remains limited.
AP preview lists economic reports for January factory orders on Tuesday productivity and February unemployment on Friday. It notes a House Banking Committee hearing in Washington on Lincoln Savings. A multi nation housing program in 14 U S cities and Postal Board of Governors talks on stamp price hikes are included. Diverse events span The Hague Bologna Brussels Paris Montgomery and Colombia elections.
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