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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1990
Page
2
In 1520 the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sailed into the Pacific Ocean after navigating the strait named for him, marking a milestone in early global exploration.
A cushion of warmth spreads across the eastern United States bringing near springtime temperatures. Record highs in the 80s appear in the Southeast and highs near 70 extend to Buffalo and Boston. In West Virginia Charleston hits 84, breaking 1927 records, while Detroit and Michigan face a sharp cooling after a brief warm spell. Florida and Georgia expect highs in the 80s, Maine in the 60s.
Three Mile Island will begin boiling off 2.3 million gallons of mildly radioactive water from the 1979 accident. GPU Nuclear Corp. and regulatory bodies cleared the plan after years of reviews with completion expected over 18 months to two years.
The Aiken Standard announces home delivery costs including monthly six dollars fifty cents and three month nineteen fifty with six month thirty nine and twelve month seventy eight. It lists ISSN and publication details for Aiken Communications Inc. and provides the mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
President Bush told U S and Mexican business leaders protectionist sentiment could rise as the economy slows but pledged to veto protectionist legislation. He warned against inward measures while returning from a Mexico trip and planned a briefing with Secretary Baker.
Baghdad boosts troops into Kuwait as the U.N. Security Council prepares a resolution demanding Iraq withdraw by January 15 or face military action. The Pentagon says Iraq could produce a crude nuclear bomb within a year, while inspectors see no such evidence.
Five experts in fireproof suits entered the Stapleton International Airport incident and smothered two burning fuel tanks after cooling them with foam and water. The 800 000 and 350 000 gallon tanks were extinguished in 13 and 17 minutes respectively, ending a 53 hour fire as jet fuel fed the flames. Local firm Williams Boots Coots of Port Neches Texas led the effort with veterans comparing the fight to riding bad horses.
NASA investigators say Perkin Elmer failed to consult optical experts during Hubble telescope fabrication and relied on a single null corrector test device. The panel cites three missed warnings and notes Perkin Elmer rationalized independent checks, with firm and NASA experts warning of developing problems.
London report confirms John Major, 47, succeeds Margaret Thatcher after Conservative MPs elected him in a secret ballot. He rose from poverty to become chancellor and was declared winner after rivals conceded. Queen Elizabeth II confirmed him in a brief audience.
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