30 May 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1989
Page
1
Norwich Vermont reports timber bridges return to prominence as engineers blend modern tech with wood. Officials say timber can carry heavy loads like 40,000 ton trucks, lasts longer, and costs less to build and maintain amid dwindling highway funds.
Vendor Sara Keren has sold about 10 photos daily on Pennsylvania Avenue beside a Bush cutout for eight years. Officials say Washington tourism dipped in early 1989, with weather and crime cited as factors and a homicide toll reaching 189 year to date, up from 122 last year.
Fair tonight with a low in the 60s. Mostly sunny Wednesday with a high in the 90s. Page 11A details.
Obituary notices for Diane Booker Trenton Virginia F Corder Wagoner Nancy L Consart Aiken Fred R Good Evans Ga Charles Albaniers Springfield William D Smith Graniteville referenced with details on Page 11A.
Du Pont awaits a DOE decision on who pays 64.4 million dollars in severance for about 6 500 Savannah River Site workers after withdrawing as contractor on April 1. If DOE rejects, Du Pont will sue in federal claims court to recover costs, with a 60 day DOE response period ending Wednesday.
At the NATO summit leaders discuss cutting force levels in Europe in a bid to ease tensions and rebalance deterrence. Allied officials caution that any reductions must preserve alliance credibility and protect member security amid evolving threats.
President Bush and Western allies reached a late NATO summit agreement urging a new Europe wide political order of peace. He pressed Mikhail Gorbachev to intensify talks on reducing conventional forces, proposing troop levels at 275,000 each side and ceilings for tanks aircraft and other weapons. The allied bloc stressed a united stance despite differences.
South Carolina lawmakers advance a local option sales tax proposal that would allow a 1 cent increase with property tax rollbacks. The Senate approved the bill 27 to 15 after lengthy debate, with changes favoring property tax relief and directing funds to counties, cities, and general revenue.
State lawmakers approve a package of auto insurance reforms that would reward good drivers with potential savings up to 86 dollars while shifting costs to drivers with traffic penalties. The plan, approved by a conference committee, awaits final approval and Gov. Carroll Campbell's signature.
About 1,000 students and workers rallied outside the Beijing police headquarters to denounce arrests of leaders in a new independent labor union allied with the student pro democracy movement. Thousands occupied Tiananmen Square as leaders failed to settle whether to end the sit in.
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