21 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1989
Page
1
Hepatitis B is described as a far greater global health threat than AIDS with 20 to 30 times more carriers than HIV. Dr. Sanford F. Kuvin cites that 60 million carriers may die from primary liver cancer and about 45 million from cirrhosis, while U.S. doctors promote vaccination slowly.
Prosecutors expect a grand jury in Baltimore to indict Marilyn Harrell a Maryland woman known as Robin HUD for allegedly misusing HUD funds. HUD and Justice Department sources say the evidence supports an indictment as prosecutors sought one. Harrell a former private escrow agent hired by HUD earned the nickname after testifying she gave some of 5.5 million dollars to charity and the homeless.
Skies will be partly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid 30s, becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday with a 30 percent rain chance. See Page 7B for details.
John H. Arender North Augusta Ronald D Bodie Augusta Ralph B Cole Jr Wilmington Del Angus Eubanks Aiken Emmie A Henderson Edgefield Cecil Hilson Augusta Dorothy M Lorsong Monetta Amy D Samples North Augusta William E Seigler Aiken Frankie Ware Salley Minnie Williams North Augusta Sarah Ann Wilson North Augusta See Page 7B for details.
The Aiken Standard will close its offices at noon on Thursday and Friday to let employees spend Thanksgiving with families. The daily newspaper will be delivered as usual, and regular office hours resume on Monday.
A public hearing tonight will pit Aiken Electric Cooperative against South Carolina Electric and Gas over a controversial ordinance to designate power providers for new residents in annexed areas. Each side gets 50 minutes of presentations and 25 seats, with rebuttals and a final reading scheduled after the 7 p.m. session in council chambers limited to 150 people.
An official newspaper published an opposition call to oust top Communists as about 200000 people flooded Prague streets shouting Freedom. State media reported large protests across Bratislava Ostrava Brno and Liberec with calls for free elections and a student strike. Demonstrations continued while Krenz’s East German visit was canceled amid rising reform pressure.
U S government data show consumer prices climbed 0.5 percent in October led by a 0.9 percent spike in gasoline costs and a 0.4 percent rise in food. Inflation is running at 5.9 percent annually, with economists split on future momentum.
An ad hoc citizens zoning committee of 15 members has completed a land use plan and sent it to the Aiken County Planning Commission for review. The group aims to regulate development near the City of Aiken by 2000, with final ordinances to follow after commission and council actions.
Westinghouse Electric seeks to double or triple fees for running DOE facilities including the Savannah River Site. A spokesman cites greater safety and oversight costs amid first six month DOE reviews. The SRS contract expires Oct 1, 1994, with talks underway on a second contract and higher awards.
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