25 May 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1989
Page
1
Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of Peter Sutcliffe known as the Yorkshire Ripper, wins a record libel award of 942000 against Private Eye for alleging she sold her story to a tabloid after a hotel carousing. Ian Hislop says the magazine may fold and quips about justice.
A Tax Foundation study finds federal taxes take about 36 percent of average earners and far more from the rich than the poor. It notes state and local taxes are more regressive, with $90,000-plus households paying around 51.6 percent while those under $10,000 pay 49.5 percent of their income to government.
Partly cloudy skies forecast for today and Friday with highs in the low 90s. Skies will turn fair tonight. Details on Page 6A.
Death notices list Walter S. Baker of Aiken Helen L. Huff of Warrenville Lizzie Mae Johnson of North Augusta Tillman Key and Carol Turno of Aiken with details on Page 5A of the paper.
The GAO reports that building new production reactors at Savannah River and Idaho will take longer and cost more than DOE estimates. It urges detailed schedule cost and benefit analyses for each reactor type and notes DOE lacks contingency planning amid recent reactor upgrade issues at Savannah River.
House Speaker Jim Wright offers to relinquish power if ethics charges against him and his wife are dropped. Democrats weigh succession by Thomas Foley as Wright vows to press his defense. Talks involve possible narrowing of charges tied to Mrs Wrights employment. Republicans oppose deals, warning against harming the ethics panel integrity.
The Bush administration encounters rising attack from Congress and GAO over plans to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina and Idaho. The GAO says information on key elements is inaccurate and questions necessity. Energy Department cites 150 percent tritium supply and total cost of 6.8 billion dollars for sites Savannah River near Aiken and Idaho National Engineering Laboratory near Idaho Falls.
Massive protests against Li Peng sweep Beijing as tens of thousands join students demanding Li's ouster. Li defends martial law on state television denying orders to crush the movement while leadership splits widen.
The Commerce Department reports the first quarter GNP rose 4.3 percent annualized, below the 5.5 percent initial estimate. Nonfarm growth slowed to 1.8 percent, with drought relief masking part of the drop and inflation accelerating to 5.0 percent. Economic outlook signs point to slower growth this year amid Fed credit tightening and recession risk.
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