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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1990
Page
2
In 1915 a German torpedo sank the British liner Lusitania near the Irish coast, killing nearly 1,200 people. The disaster drew international condemnation and shifted public opinion against Germany during World War I.
Washington reports Group of Seven finance leaders endorse raising IMF capital to 180 billion dollars from 120 billion, a compromise between Western demands and aid-seeking nations. Officials say the move would strengthen the fund’s global financial role amid currency market attention. In Los Angeles, parents search the soon-to-be-razed McMartin Pre-School for hidden chambers amid the long trial’s legacy. evidence of a tunnel system was not found and a judge’s verdict left Buckey’s mother acquitted on most charges.
In Piscataway New Jersey the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School recruits 40 couples for a nationwide study on condoms up to ten years old found in World War II era warehouses. Each couple will receive six condoms and report usage twice weekly as researchers assess safety and effectiveness. Nearby Kalapana Hawaii reports molten lava from Kilauea reaching the sea, forcing evacuation with steam clouds called laze from lava and seawater mixing as lava destroys homes and threatens the remaining residents.
Tens of thousands of Romanians crossed into the Soviet republic of Moldavia without visas for six hours on Sunday as the frontier opened for the first time in decades. An appeal in Faclia urged healing the Moldavian wound with flowers and reuniting forgotten brothers amid growing calls to regain Bessarabia after Ceausescu's overthrow.
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Republican missteps last week hurt Henry McMaster and Sherry Martschnik as Theodore, the Democrat lieutenant governor, sits ready for the November race. Analysts say McMaster and Martschnik harmed each other while Theodore remained quiet, his position strengthened by their errors and questions about issues like lottery support.
Record Trinity River crest drains toward the Gulf flooding rural areas after devastating a Dallas suburb. Emergency crews sandbag streams Arkansas reservoir reaches record height. Death toll in Texas climbs to six from recent floods. Red Cross reports 123 dwellings destroyed and over 2,000 damaged in two weeks. Flood depths exceed 40 feet in Dallas area. widespread evacuations and severe levee washouts persist along the Trinity.
Washington analysts warn that the belief illegal drug use is falling among suburban whites could ease urgency in the war on drugs. Inner city neighborhoods, particularly poorer black areas, may face drug problems with less external support. NIDA cites declines in white suburban users from 1985 to 1988, while weekly users rise.
The Washington Post reports secret Romanian to U.S. arms sales over a decade totaling more than 40 million dollars. Two Ceausescu brothers served as brokers, with about 20 percent of funds in Swiss accounts. The regime was toppled after a brother’s suicide and a deputy defense minister’s arrest.
Pope John Paul II began an eight day visit to Mexico amid cheers as President Salinas de Gortari met him at the airport signaling warmer relations. The trip aims to restore diplomatic ties severed since 1928 and comes after Salinas named a Vatican envoy, reflecting easing anti clerical tensions. The pope called the trip important and new in efforts to improve state church relations.
Economic reports cover first quarter state home sales and April retail prices. Upcoming events include Costa Rica presidential inauguration, Strasbourg Council of Europe through Wednesday, Kuwait OAPEC meeting Wednesday, Washington Amtrak authorization bill Thursday, Paris Mitterrand meets de Klerk Thursday, Cannes Film Festival May 22, Washington House votes on Family and Medical Leave Act and Central America aid, Kingsville Bush commends at Texas A&I then fund raise in Columbia Friday, Budapest Open Skies pact signed by all NATO and Warsaw Pact nations Saturday, Columbia Bush commends at University of South Carolina, Rome arrival May 14, Philadelphia MOVE siege anniversary noted.
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