07 Nov 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1991
Page
1
NEW MARKET Minnesota AP Count Mayor Jim Marsh faced post election disappointment though winning with 31 write in votes He defeated official unopposed candidate Jonathan Friesen by six votes Marsh had not sought another term to spend time with family and warned small town politics are unpredictable
Cuba lowers Ha vana bus service by half amid belt tightening after a 90 percent trade drop with the Soviet bloc. The plan, to save fuel tires and spare parts for aging Hungarian buses, takes effect next year as Havana reports receiving about a fifth of expected oil from the Soviet Union.
Death notices list Herbert Callahan Aiken Reynolds Daniels Augusta Mince Gray Johnston Richard A Hautala Wilmington Del Jerry Howell Jr Graniteville Margaret Parks Greenwood details on page 2B.
Energy Secretary James Watkins appointed Tom Hendrickson acting director of the Office of New Production Reactors after Dominic Monetta resigned. The NPR program, worth 5.6 billion, aims to field the next generation of nuclear weapons materials with a decision on site expected next month. Contenders include Savannah River Site and Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The PEIS planned for October 1993 guides program scope amid a Bush era nuclear policy shift. Some sources suggest the delay stems from partisan opposition to Watkins’ proposals.
Local bankers express mixed views on the Fed discount rate drop from 5 to 4.5 percent. Wade Brodie says it may help housing a little but won’t greatly boost Aiken’s economy, while Tommy Wessinger calls it a good time to buy on credit for homes or autos. Tom Clark cautions it will need more factors to lift the local economy. Larry Weathers notes rate dynamics and broader effects.
A bank analyst notes auto loan rates may fall as prime rate trends downward. He says rates move with the prime but not at a fixed rate, and many have already been reduced in anticipation of further prime reductions.
Thousands of residents wandered muddy streets of Ormoc on Leyte island two days after a tropical storm sparked walls of mud and water. Officials report over 2,300 killed and about 1,500 missing as mass graves are dug and aid is requested.
The body of 2 year old Krystal Shalane Scurry was found Wednesday in a wooded area off Green Pond Road in Aiken County. Sheriff Heath says the death is treated as murder and an autopsy was planned. Krystal, a foster child of Clarissa Bell, had been missing since Saturday after being last seen in the front yard with other children.
Etiquette expert Mariabelle Young Stewart releases the annual best manners city list. Pittsburgh Portland and Peoria tie for top honors while Charleston falls from No. 1 to fourth place this year. Seattle ranks second and Council Bluffs is listed as courtesy capital.
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