06 May 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1991
Page
1
The USCA team aims for the championship as they advance in the baseball playoffs. Key players sharpen pitching and hitting while facing a strong opponent in a high-stakes race for the title.
Discovery crew hurried to complete experiments and check shuttle systems ahead of today's 2:49 p.m. EDT touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base California. An hour before landing astronauts would fire braking rockets to initiate reentry into Earth's atmosphere amid a Star Wars mission's earlier mechanical problems.
A list of obituaries includes Lassie E. Davis James Key Rev James Key Juliet Lamar Grady Nichols Emily Mays Doris Myers Arnold Steenerson George Trotter and Jessie Wilkins with notices for North Augusta Beach Island Augusta Beech Island Aiken Saluda and surrounding communities. Details follow on Page SA.
President Bush’s doctors aim to normalize his heart rhythm quickly to avert stroke risk. An electrical cardioversion could be used if rhythm fails to improve, requiring sedation while Vice President Quayle would assume presidential power. Doctors note atrial fibrillation began Saturday afternoon and treatments, including digoxin and procainamide, have not yet stabilized him.
Washington Dan Quayle stood by as Bush health uncertainty rose with reports the president would not need to transfer authority. An administration source said doctors decided Bush would not require electric shock treatment to restore heart rhythm, avoiding Quayle's temporary presidential role.
Flooded cyclone toll rises with storms hampering relief along the coast. CARE officials warn of famine and potential cholera as rotting carcasses foul waterways and reports estimate up to hundreds of thousands dead. Red Crescent cautions death toll could reach 200000 with millions homeless. Relief convoys delayed by rough seas and winds.
Aiken Prep second graders present Salute to America at Etherredge Center USC Aiken with puppets clowns and actors portraying historical figures Betsy Ross and Uncle Sam. Two performances 9 30 sold out and 12 30 with few seats left reservations by Jane Schumacher 641 3328 Admission 50 cents per person. The program lasts about 30 to 40 minutes and ties student learning to American government and public speaking.
In Tehran Ellen Pattis and her mother renew concern over the health deterioration of Jon Pattis, the American imprisoned in Iran since 1986. Pattis, 54, suffers chest pain and a kidney ailment while his sister questions coercion in his confession. The sisters plan to leave as funds run dry, doubting any imminent freedom despite a prior British release cited as a hopeful sign.
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