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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1990
Page
2
A debate centers on whether the Russian constitution should come before a union constitution. The discussion frames the sequence of legal foundations and the balance of sovereignty within a broader union concept.
On This Day In 1962 Adolf Eichmann a Gestapo official was hanged for his role in Nazi war crimes. The execution marked a high profile step in postwar justice as Argentina and Israel later disputed details of the capture.
Trustee Dennis Shedd signs a 52 million contract with Morris Cerullo to sell Jim Bakker's PTL empire to Cerullo's Worldwide Evangelism Inc. Cerullo pays seven million down with two closings for PTL's religious network and Heritage USA. Hearing on sale scheduled in Columbia Bankruptcy Court.
Cape Canaveral NASA delays Columbia mission at least a week to locate a pinhole leak in the external fuel tank. Workers inspect the engine area after purging hydrogen. if not found the shuttle could be rolled back and pushed back about a month. Launch had been set for 12 38 a m Wednesday but scrubbed six hours prior due to leaking hydrogen.
Three former hunger strikers and Beijing’s only open critics vanished as they planned a news conference. They aimed to issue an open letter demanding the release of political prisoners. Hou Dejian and Gao Xin were not seen after departing Hou’s home.
Police say four children under 12 were fatally stabbed in their beds and their mother Maria Isabella Amaya 36 in critical condition with a stab wound possibly linked to a personal safety issue. Father Halley William Amaya 33 sought help from a neighbor. arrest expected, neighbors report no further risk.
Swedish monitors report China conducted a nuclear test at Lop Nor in western China. Seismic signals show an explosion with at least twice the force of the Hiroshima bomb. Defense experts say the last test was September 29 198, a low magnitude device under 10 kilotons.
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The Associated Press reports 1989 honoraria income for U S senators dipped slightly from prior years with more than one third pledging to stop keeping speaking fees. Bob Dole led with 108 900 while others like Alan Simpson Orrin Hatch and Ernest Hollings posted sizable totals. House plans to ban honoraria this year and Common Cause urged Senate action.
The earths crust is divided into several plates that float on hot rock and move relative to one another. This movement builds pressure that can slip and release in severe earthquakes, with almost all seismic activity occurring near plate boundaries.
Strong aftershock rattled Romania and Bulgaria early today after a Wednesday quake that killed at least 12 people. Vrancea County and Bucharest areas reported heavy damage as thousands spent the night in streets and aid was sought for glass bricks and tiles.
A 6.2 magnitude quake strikes northern Peru killing at least 115 and injuring hundreds while leaving more than 40 missing. Residents fled to the streets of Rioja, near Moyobamba, as damage piled up around the San Martin department capital.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City early Thursday triggering alarms and streets full of frightened residents. No immediate damage or injuries were reported. The epicenter lay about 180 miles southwest of the city and 40 miles west of Acapulco. the quake lasted around 15 seconds.
Surgeons report a pioneering in womb fetus operation to correct diaphragmatic hernia by opening the mother, repositioning organs, and returning the fetus to grow normally. The procedure, the most extensive fetal surgery to date, faces ethical debate over maternal and fetal risks at the University of California, San Francisco.
Boris Yeltsin, newly elected president, outlined a federated Soviet Union with sovereign Russian states able to override central laws on most matters. He called for Russia to seek sovereignty within 100 days, demanded Ryzhkov’s resignation, and planned treaty talks with Baltic republics.
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