29 Mar 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1989
Page
1
Coming Sunday starts a preview week with a special section. An interview with defending champion Sandy Lyle highlights the feature along with a profile of CBS golf director Frank Chirkinian.
Actress Kim Basinger purchased Braselton in northeast Georgia from the Braselton family for 20 million dollars, acquiring 4800 acres including the town’s industrial park shopping center and bank. She may establish a movie production company and develop the town as a tourist center. The closing is set for later this year.
Increasing cloudiness foreseen tonight with a 29 percent chance of a thundershower and a low in the low 40s. Thursday remains mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and a high in the upper 70s. Details on Page 124.
Obituary notices list Marie A town David P Burton Edgesiera Joshua L Cartin Cyril W Collins William W Coogler Lilian W Duncan Philip M Pierce Margaret H Raborn J Green Shuler among residents of Aiken and Chester. Details appear on Page 108.
The list highlights Rain Man Dangerous Liaisons Working Girl The Accidental Tourist as Best Picture nominees. Actors include Gene Hackman Mississippi Burning Dustin Hoffman Tom Hanks Edward James Olmos Stand and Deliver Max von Sydow Pelle the Conqueror and Actresses such as Melanie Griffith Sigourney Weaver Meryl Streep Glenn Close Jodie Foster and others.
The list highlights acting nominations for best supporting and directing honors. Names include Alec Guinness and Joan Cusack among others for roles in Little Dorrit and Marriage to the Mob, with The Last Temptation of Christ and Rain Man noted under directing.
The gist notes tonight's Oscar nominations and the Academy Awards presentation airing on ABC at 9 p.m. Details and full coverage are on Page 8A.
Aiken County Council committee shelved a cemetery dispute discussion after learning of a civil suit filed in Aiken County Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs Julia Elizabeth Larry Pitts and Eunice Sanders Johnson claim rights to graves in Shultz Hill cemetery and seek 350000 in damages against the county and developer Brian Coates, plus a temporary injunction to halt further work. The suit names the county and Coates and sets an April 10 deadline to respond.
Washington The Commerce Department reported the Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.3 percent in February, the first drop since September and the only decline since a 0.8 percent fall last July. Analysts see the economy slowing this year as labor markets tighten and factory capacity nears peak. Some economists doubt the Fed can engineer a soft landing without triggering a recession. Irwin Keliner of Manufacturers Hanover Trust warned that the index’s jagged moves signal ongoing slowdown into the second quarter of 1989.
Two Slovak hijackers forced their way onto a Malev Tupolev 154 in Prague, then surrendered without resistance after landing in Frankfurt. No injuries were reported in Frankfurt, though a policeman allegedly collapsed during the shooting. About 10 passengers remained aboard with unspecified crew. Hungarian state radio had earlier said 100 other passengers were released.
The Du Pont Company will end its lengthy tenure as operator of the Savannah River Plant this Friday. The feature highlights the year of advance work that ensured construction projects flowed smoothly and includes William Bebbington's book on the Du Pont years, part four of a series on the company's ties to Aiken County. Pages 6A and 7.
The Aiken County Board of Education approved buying Comprehensive Health Education materials for middle schools. The Me, My World, My Future program includes sex education for grades 6 7 and 8 next year with teacher guides parent grams and student books costing about 800. They also authorized summer orders of additional guides student workbooks parent grams and extra pages totaling about 23500 to be funded in the 1989 90 budget. Some materials may be reviewed before next year to reorganize for training. Board members voiced concerns about legal constraints under South Carolina law and how teachers should respond if topics arise in class. The Comprehensive Health Education Act warns of possible dismissal for violations.
In Columbia the state lottery bill remains stalled after a Tuesday Finance Committee hearing. Prime sponsor Ryan Shealy argues facts favor passage, while opponents led by religious groups warn of moral and social harm. If voted, the proposal could fund local governments, health care, and education with an estimated $100 million.
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