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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1990
Page
1
Pleasant conditions prevail with temperatures in the 70s under mostly cloudy skies across the region. The forecast calls for a mild afternoon with gentle winds, keeping outdoor plans comfortable and conditions favorable for early-evening activities.
Lee Atwater RNC chairman 39 fainted during a breakfast speech to GOP contributors in Washington. He was taken to George Washington University Hospital for observation after being rushed from a hotel to Holy Cross Hospital for a special MRI exam.
The notice lists several deceased individuals including A. Broome of Winnsboro, Joseph W. Burt of Bath, Lois M. Christman of North Augusta, Stella Cockrell of Sardis, Maude O. Cooper of Greenwood, Rev. Elliott Frederick of New Ellenton, Emory Garrett of Brooklyn, Mickey W. Hurst of Belvedere, Marjorie L. Hutson of Chapin, Mary K. Mabrey of Greenwood and John E. Musgrove of Augusta. Page 5A contains further details.
Preliminary engineering reports on sewer projects for Midland Valley and New Ellenton areas will be released at a 7 p.m. meeting of the Aiken County Council. Davis and Floyd Inc and Cantelou and Associates detail recommendations as agendas cover permit fees and a second access road to Aiken Elementary School to ease Pine Log Road traffic.
Washington reports the U S Postal Service aims to raise mail rates by a nickel to 30 cents for first class letters as a 1.6 billion fiscal year loss looms. The plan awaits Postal Rate Commission review, with no increase before early 1981, while parties argue about inflation and affordability. The process begins as Postal Service confronts funding shortfalls and contends stamps are cheaper today than in 1971.
In Aiken County Common Pleas Court attorneys move to throw out lawsuits challenging 1969 reassessments that boosted taxes. The county argues plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies with hearings set for March 14. Plaintiffs include James R. Rhoden and B B Dixon in a class action plus hundreds of taxpayers claiming large increases.
Kabul radio said Defense Minister Shah Nawaz Tanai led a failed coup in Kabul. Soviet Tass reported unidentified planes bombed the presidential palace and anti aircraft fire. Other notices described ongoing search for Tanai as security forces clash near the Defense Ministry and airport.
Dr James Holderman president of the University of South Carolina told a National Academy of Sciences panel that American education is crippled with up to 63 percent dropout rates at urban high schools. He urged universities to train a corps of teachers to reform grades K through 2 and warned money alone cannot solve the problems.
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