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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1990
Page
1
Victory Cardlaw ristian Rain caused postponement of three playoff games. South Aikick hosts Cheraw at 8 p.m. Great Falls faces Ridge Spring Monetta at 7. Hanahan is set to beat Barnwell in the 8 p.m. slot.
Continental Express flight from Houston to Jackson diverted to Hawkins Field seven miles from Jackson International Airport. The ATR-42 with 33 passengers landed Thursday night by mistake and the crew was grounded Friday as officials investigate the cause.
A 3.6 tremor near New Madrid Missouri was felt in Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee. The quake along the New Madrid Fault heightens alarm over a predicted major quake around December 3 50 50 chance per Iben Browning. Geophysicist Russ Needham notes the event would have gone unreported a year ago.
Notices report the passing of Helen Gregory Barton of Gloverville Henry Traynham Bramslett of Warrenville Alma Williams Higgs of North Augusta and James T. Jordan of Aiken with details continued on page 4A.
Baghdad reports foreign minister and former German chancellor Willy Brandt negotiated the release of more than 300 French hostages in Iraq. Brandt flew from Baghdad to Frankfurt delivering 174 Western captives, including three Americans Miles Hoff man and Don Swanke. Hoff man's arm injury came from Iraqi fire in Kuwait. Relatives cheered as the German jet landed and hostages walked free.
Todd and Paige Johnson, both passionately tied to Clemson and South Carolina, describe their friendly family background and shared pride in supporting their teams. They recall childhood banter, weekly game attendance, and a few bowl trips, noting weather and travel as key memories.
Most of 55 economists in the Blue Chip survey say a recession will begin before 1990 ends, with 80 percent predicting it this year. The outlook calls for a brief, mild downturn and a return to growth in 1991, amid talk of a possible slip into negative territory.
Two Aiken High School educators Tanja Moore and Art Lader recall the Berlin Wall’s fall on November 9 1989 and Germany’s reunification while sharing family memories of WWII and displacement. Moore recounts fleeing Hamburg with relatives and emigrating to the United States in 1947, maintaining ties with East German cousins enduring hardships.
Twin Peaks fans and ABC viewers await the killer of Laura Palmer with Bob as the top suspect. Reports note Bob may be a real man or a supernatural force in Washington state’s quirky town as the season builds toward tonight’s reveal.
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