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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1990
Page
1
The Aiken Standard presents a special Mother’s Day tabloid honoring moms with drawings by area children depicting how they imagine their mothers. The publication celebrates mothers and showcases local youth artwork in a focused tribute.
AP reports in Nantes a 47 year old man, Jean Marie Lupin, was charged with aggravated assault after beating Daniel Droniou, 44, who forcibly tried to cut short a 15 minute conversation in a public telephone booth. Lupin is under court supervision. no trial date set.
Twenty gunmen in camouflage uniforms robbed guests and residents at a resort hotel in the SiMa jungle area 35 miles northeast of Colombo. Some guests woke in their pajamas as cameras, jewelry, and cash valued at about $25,000 were stolen. Police described the raid as a rare attack on foreigners amid Sri Lanka's ongoing ethnic and political strife.
Obituary brief notes a death in Ceredo West Virginia with full details continued on page 4A. The notice indicates a local resident passed away and directs readers to the page for complete information.
Incumbents dominate South Carolina politics with no open seats in 1986-87, keeping challengers scarce as filing closed April 30. Analysts note incumbency deters competition while Strom Thurmond pursues re election with minimal opposition. past attempts to recruit rivals falter.
Veteran jockey Pat Day steered Summer Squall to challenge Unbridled in the 116th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The stretch duel mirrored last year’s pace until Unbridled surged clear. Unbridled’s win pushed its career earnings past 1.1 million dollars and Day praised Summer Squall’s effort.
Open ing Break wins the 116th Kentucky Derby over Summer Squall causing hometown disappointment among Arkenites. Fans in green and gold packed Opening Break to watch on big screens with boos for Mister Frisky and cheers for the runner up as talk turns to what’s next.
A weather front brought heavy rains and thunderstorms Friday night into Saturday in Aiken. Despite ponded water on roadways, the South Carolina Highway Patrol reported no increase in accidents Saturday. Scattered power outages affected some customers, with restoration about one hour after outages were reported. Forecast calls for partly sunny skies today with highs in the mid 70s and a warming trend next week into the upper 80s.
Aiken County residents face a property tax break of about 116.39 dollars on a 100000 dollar home with 15000 dollar cars and 40000 dollar income if a local option sales tax is approved. The plan taxes one extra penny and directs 71 percent of new revenues to tax relief with 29 percent to general operations.
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