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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1921 President Warren G. Harding dedicated Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring unidentified American war dead with a formal ceremony and flag presentation.
A 26 year old Columbia man armed with a sawed off shotgun held police at bay for about three hours outside an appliance rental store before surrendering to Police Chief Charles Austin. No one was injured. Kenneth Matthews surrendered at 3 45 p m to Austin and Shannon Wright who had previously counseled him. He was taken to Richland Memorial Hospital for a mental evaluation.
Two stuntmen were injured during an action scene near Griffith Park observatory in Los Angeles. Jim Madieras in his 30s remained in critical but stable condition with head injuries while Michael Sarna, 65, was treated for facial cuts and released.
Cape Canaveral Florida NASA readies the space shuttle Atlantis for its first flight since March to deploy a spy satellite. It will be the 37th shuttle mission and the fifth this year with liftoff slated for Thursday evening between 6 30 and 10 30 p m EST and timed secret nine minutes before launch due to the classified Pentagon mission.
Two Burmese students hijacked a Thai Airways Airbus 300 en route Bangkok to Rangoon using a fake soap bomb to demand an end to Burma’s military rule. All 219 other passengers were released over six hours before the hijackers surrendered to police. no one was harmed.
Residents in the New Madrid fault zone react to Iben Browning's predicted December 3 quake with stockpiling water and even beer. Some plan travel or evacuate while schools close and businesses host quake themed events. Local bars museums and radio outlets lean into the hype as others dismiss the forecast.
Chandra Shekhar, 63, sworn in as India’s eighth prime minister amid riots and caste tensions. He relies on Congress support after a defection toppled V P Singh, with Devi Lal named deputy prime minister in a fragile minority government.
Mikhail Gorbachev wrapped up a two day trip to Germany with no concrete pledge on finance for the Soviet Union. Chancellor Helmut Kohl showed cautious support while stressing shared history after the Berlin Wall’s fall. The visit included stops in Speyer where the Imperial Cathedral was visited and public support appeared strong.
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