26 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1989
Page
1
Doris Loretta England and Cecil Pegan chose late to marry fifty three years after their first date. She notes he is the same kind man as before. They planned a Saturday wedding after reuniting at a school event in June. Both had married once before, each raising three children, and Pegan’s wife had died four years earlier.
Berkeley officials close a road through Tilden Park for the weekend to protect mating newts on their breeding migration to Wildcat Creek. Park managers have long sought ways to keep the species safe while avoiding traffic disruption. A tunnel under the roadway is being considered to prevent future closures.
Mostly cloudy conditions today with a 20 percent rain chance and a high in the low 70s. Tonight expects partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent rain chance with winds at 5 to 10 mph. See Page 12A for details.
Deaths include Robert Curry and Pete Economos with North Augusta and Trenton. Everett Hall also of North Augusta. Beatrice Aileen Ross of Blackville. Broadiaus Scriven of New Ellenton. Rev Melvin L. Smith of Brooklyn. Lillie M. Stevenson of Orangeburg. Joshua Williams Sr. of North Augusta. Further details follow on page 6A.
Miami Hurricanes rally to 27-10 over No 1 Notre Dame securing a Sugar Bowl bid. Notre Dame accepts Orange Bowl spot versus No 2 Colorado. Clemson and West Virginia also take Gator and 8-2-1 Mountaineers finish 8-2-1 with losses to Virginia Base and Penn State as bowl picture fills in with multiple matchups and dates across December and January.
Torie Courtman six of Salley dons costume as 70 000 attendees celebrate the annual Chitlin Strut. McNeil Pedens travels from Pickens in Uncle Sam attire. Page 9A contains full coverage.
Half a million protesters in Prague reject a Communist Party shake-up and press for reform as Alexander Dubcek appears live on national TV. The Politburo resigns and is reconstituted with reform-minded members while prisoners are released and non Communist power is debated. The crowd shouts Long live Dubcek and Dubcek to the Palace as demonstrations surge.
Eastern Europe’s upheaval is expected to dominate the Malta summit with Bush and Gorbachev to discuss arms control trade and regional conflicts. Bush warns against high expectations calling it a first exploratory meeting and says major arms talks remain for next year.
Hugo devastates South Carolina on September 21, killing 29 and destroying 5,000 homes with over 4 billion dollars in damage. The disaster drives an estimated 184,000 people into poverty, raising the statewide rate above 19 percent as tourism, forestry, and agriculture shed jobs. Recovery will hinge on volunteers and aid.
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