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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1990
Page
4
On this day in 1956 the United States conducted the first airborne hydrogen bomb test over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. The test marked a milestone in nuclear weapons development with immense explosive power and geopolitical implications.
A nationwide survey finds campuses largely adopting piecemeal race initiatives, with experts urging top-level policy, comprehensive plans, and mandatory courses. In Washington, the House aims to vote on new clean air rules before Memorial Day recess, potentially requiring non gas vehicles for the most polluted cities. Exxon begins shoreline fertilizer cleanup for the Valdez spill, targeting accelerated oil degradation under government-approved plans.
In Minneapolis WWTC AM debuts as Radio Rads using a unicorn logo and an all children format. Backers aim for a national network of child oriented stations while critics note market potential. Peggy Charren of Action for Children's Television comments on the storytelling gap in children's lives. WWTC launched May 12 from St Paul’s Comp Zoo. it is currently the only station in the Children’s Radio Network as two other networks begin to break ground.
The notice lists pricing for home delivery plans: 3 months at 38.90, 6 months at 27.00 per period, and 12 months at 54.00 and 108.00 total. Details imply promotion of extended subscriptions with tiered pricing.
CENTERVILLE Tenn A science teacher Donald Givens 50 was held without bail on murder and arson charges after Assistant Principal Ron Wallace 41 was shot dead at Hickman County High School. Investigators said Givens panicked and set fires in the science wing and two libraries to cover the crime. Firefighters extinguished the blazes 20 minutes after the 9 am call. Damage estimated at 150 000 confined to books and materials. Wallace had been at the school to finalize preparations for an afternoon service or graduates. His daughter April is class president in the 850 student district.
Flash flood warnings persist in Hot Springs after a 6 foot wall of water damaged shops and bridges. Residents were rescued from roofs as nearly 13 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, with several people injured or missing. An elderly landmark bridge on the Ouachita River was washed away amid historic flooding. National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Pittsburgh doctors started tests on 12 year old Stormie Jones to see if she is rejecting her second transplanted liver. The long surviving heart liver transplant patient returned from White Settlement Texas after routine tests showed high liver enzymes. Stormie is listed in fair condition at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and will receive an experimental anti rejection drug intravenously while continuing FK 506. Her history includes a heart and liver transplant at age six in 1984 and a second liver transplant on February 20 after hepatitis damaged the donor liver.
In Tallinn, Artur Koptyn, spokesman for the Russian Strike Committee, said protests at government owned plants involve multiple nationalities. Up to 50 enterprises may be affected as pro Moscow groups coordinate across Estonia. In Riga, pro Moscow delegates formed a defense committee asserting Latvia’s parliament lacks authority to seek independence.
Key economic reports arrive from the Commerce Department on durable goods, first quarter GNP revision, April personal income and April existing home sales. Obscenity charges move in Mapplethorpe case in Cincinnati while Hunter Thompson faces drug charges in Aspen. Events include Spoleto Festival opening in Charleston and Memorial Day week at Bush’s Kennebunkport home.
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