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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1990
Page
2
President Bush defends what he calls the most significant air pollution legislation in U.S. history. He pledges strong standards and enforcement to cut emissions and improve air quality nationwide.
On this day in 1864 Union General William T. Sherman starts his March to the Sea with his troops during the Civil War, marking a pivotal campaign through Georgia.
Wire reports say CNN demands the FBI return a box of recordings from a hotel room tied to Noriega jailhouse calls. CNN alleges unlawful removal and seeks Supreme Court action to overturn a ruling barring airing of the conversations. The box was handed to the FBI by hotel security.
Berlin's environmental minister Klaus Toepfer warns of dire conditions in the eastern lands with water unfit for infants and air hazards raising health risks. He cites a need for an $86 million annual effort plus a long term cleanup to address widespread contamination and health threats.
The government says 18 farmers found in a common grave near Ayacucho may have been killed by members of the military. Interior minister Gen. Jorge Torres Aciego pledged investigation and punishment if soldiers from navy army or air force are implicated. Farmers identifying relatives detained by security forces in a late September anti-terror operation. Ayacucho eased emergency zone status but remains under military control.
Minnesota's new senator Wellstone says he detested Helms since age 19 and accuses Helms of racist tactics in the Gantt campaign. Helms, a North Carolina Republican, won a fourth term over Harvey Gantt, the former Charlotte mayor who is Black.
The Aiken Standard provides subscription and advertising contact numbers and hours. It lists home delivery mail rates, office address at 124 Rutland Drive, P.O. Box 456, and publication details dating to 1867 with sale times and mailing information.
A Market and Opinion Research International poll reported by THATCHER in The Times shows Heseltine could give the Conservative Party a 10 point lead if he becomes leader, with 49 percent support to Labor's 39 percent. If Thatcher remains, Labour leads 45 to 41.
The Senate ethics counsel says Cranston DeConcini and Riegle were the leading Keating aides while McCain and Glenn had lesser roles. Keating Associates donated over 1.3 million to campaigns. Lincoln Savings and Loan collapse could cost taxpayers up to 2 billion. Cranston misses session for cancer treatment. all five faced potential improper influence claims.
President Bush signed a broad clean air law expected to reduce smog and acid rain over 15 years. The measure targets 100 cities with cleaner air by 2000, cuts emissions by 40–60 percent in cars, 90 percent in plants, and halves coal plant sulfur dioxide, while raising EPA enforcement concerns.
The Bush administration is studying a plan to cut Social Security and other benefits for affluent Americans and redirect savings to aid the poor and middle class. Officials say the idea is under serious review as the 1992 budget takes shape, aiming to trim spending and fund tax cuts for less-wealthy taxpayers.
President Gorbachev defended a plan to rescue the collapsing Soviet economy and avert republic breakaways. He signaled military leadership changes and said he would nullify regional decisions that denied soldiers civil rights while denying rumors of famine this winter.
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