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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1877 inventor Thomas A Edison announced his phonograph calling it a talking machine. He presented the device as a new method to record and reproduce sound, signaling a landmark in audio technology.
CNN delivered a briefcase of Manuel Noriega jailhouse tapes to U S Magistrate William Turnoff who will review transcripts and report to Judge William Hoeveler. The process aims to ensure a fair trial as Hoeveler weighs a defense motion to dismiss the drug trafficking case. Frank Rubino said review would be done with dispatch.
Space Center Houston reports Atlantis completed its secret mission with a Kennedy Space Center touchdown. Weather forced earlier landings in California and Edwards, then rain and high winds shifted the decision to Florida. Sixth Kennedy shuttle landing. five astronauts and a recovered satellite linked to Iraq operations.
The Citadel disciplined 336 cadets for charges to room phones in a November warning, including 17 officers and 17 football players. USC asked students to voluntarily repay nearly $20,000 from August to October due to a telephone system glitch.
GM recalls about 520,000 1989 90 cars including Pontiac Grand Prix Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremes Buick Regals and Chevrolet Lumina for a switch that can keep brake lights on or prevent cruise control from turning off. Dealers will inspect and replace the switch for free.
The Aiken Standard lists home delivery rates including 1 month six fifty and up to 12 months seventy eight dollars with all payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. Contact numbers cover classifieds 649 1555 display ads 648 2311 and customer service 649 5316 for news ideas or paper issues.
A four block from the White House construction collapse covers a 100 foot sidewalk and part of a street, forcing evacuations and raising power risk to surrounding offices. US AP report notes UPI HQ evacuated. Reuters and NPR assist as crews shore up the site with no injuries reported.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returns from the Paris summit after losing the first round of a Conservative leadership ballot to Michael Heseltine. She faces a second vote in Parliament with 204 to 152 against, amid party turmoil and calls for a no-confidence motion by Neil Kinnock. Heseltine signals possible defections and a path to leadership.
Long Island Lighting Co hopes to move 137 fuel support castings and 12 peripheral pieces from the Shoreham plant to Barnwell South Carolina before the December 7 deadline for New York waste. NRC staff may amend Shoreham license to permit the transfer without a public hearing.
Michael Milken, 44, confronted sentencing before Judge Kimba Wood for securities and tax offenses. Four years after his name dominated the Drexel Burnham Lambert scandal, Milken faces up to 28 years as the case closes on a defining moment of the 1980s greed era.
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