15 Mar 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1991
Page
1
Davenport Washington emerges as a divorce center by mail due to a county rule requiring no in person appearances. Couples from Seattle to Spokane file by mail, sending divorces to Lincoln County Clerk Joyce Dennison in bulk on busy days.
Woodrow Amerson Thomson Ga G Ray Mitchton William Owens Columbia John J Undertil Aiken Burnice Williams Perry are named in a page 9A notice. Details follow in the referenced page.
The Aiken Standard apologizes for swapped photo captions in pages 60 and 61 of today's Triple Crown special. Anne Lattimore is shown with a painting on page 60 while Georgann Crawford reworks a clay cast on page 61.
Three Aiken County House members joined nine legislators in backing a proviso on high order thinking skills in state education. It requires the state to fund alternative instructional programs before local districts choose, aiming to defuse controversy over Tactics for Thinking and give boards more parent responsive options while delaying adoption. The measure, authored by Speaker Pro Tem Beasley, would let the education department offer two other high order thinking programs, and Huff urges waiting for alternatives with nine weeks left in the term.
W Cothran Campbell and Dogwood Stable back Sycamore Slew, a Seattle Slew three-year-old, in the Aiken Trials third race the Coward Trophy amid hopes for a Maiden class rise. Stevens notes potential, with Derby hopes centered on Blue Grass Stakes and possible Keeneland entry if he breaks his maiden.
Wholesale prices fell 0.6 percent in February led by energy costs, marking a three month annualized drop of 4.8 percent. The Labor Department notes the decline follows 0.1 percent in January and 0.6 percent in December, reversing the 1990 inflation pace and signaling lower wholesale inflation amid easing oil prices as the Persian Gulf War winds down.
Economists note a 0.6 percent February decline could total a 6.7 percent annual rate if it persisted for a year. A 1 percent year rise is forecast, while the administration hopes inflation allows the Fed to cut rates to spur growth out of recession. Some analysts expect potential further cuts if the February wholesale inflation gain proves durable. others see the Fed delaying further easing to gauge consumer demand.
Kurdish rebel leaders report Saddam loyalists used warplanes and helicopter gunships to attack civilians in southern Iraq. Jalal Talabani says Iraqi troops rounded up residents in Kirkuk, then strafed them. reports of burned oil wells and claimed liberated areas near Dohuk. Bush warns that use of combat helicopters could delay a formal cease-fire as U.S. led troops retake positions in Iraq.
About 15 000 people will witness President Bush as he salutes Persian Gulf War troops at Memorial Stadium Sumter home of Shaw Air Force Base. Gates open 1 pm with a 4 pm program and remarks by Gov. Carroll Campbell. security limits include no large wooden flags.
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