29 Nov 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1989
Page
1
Hungarian MTI reports that Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci has fled to Hungary and applied for political asylum. She said she left behind a furnished flat, a car, and financial security for freedom, and that work abroad as a coach had been denied despite offers.
Clear skies and cold weather forecast tonight with a low in the mid to upper 20s. Mostly sunny skies are forecast Thursday with a high in the mid 50s.
Obituaries list Mae Etta Davis Aiken Lillian P Eidson Ferguson of Allendale, Williston, Davenport Florida, and John Van Tuyl Stafford with details continuing on Page 6A.
Aiken County Council's Judicial and Public Safety Committee unanimously backed special purpose tax districts to fund expanded law enforcement. They will ask the county attorney to prepare referendum wording for Belvedere and unincorporated areas, aiming for the November 1990 ballot. The plan seeks higher millage to pay for more police protection amid burglaries, with Belvedere residents supporting the measure and other topics discussed including 911 address issues and a $10,987 grant for dispatch software.
The U S economy expanded at a 2.7 percent annual rate July through September, Commerce Department reports. Trade improvement and stronger consumer spending lift the revision from 2.5 percent, while analysts warn growth may slow in the current quarter and recession risks surface.
Rough times ahead but DOE shows seriousness about confirming Stello as assistant secretary for defense programs and head of the nation's nuclear weapons plants. Greenpeace critics say the appointment expands his authority over facilities like Savannah River Site while NRC raises concerns about safety and environment.
Senate and House agriculture chairmen push to boost rural development funding and reorganize the USDA. A Capitol Hill hearing featured a Bush administration nod to reorganizing the Farmers Home Administration and related offices into a Rural Development Administration. If enacted, hundreds of millions could flow to rural programs with state input, reallocating funds from water and sewer to housing projects. Senator Patrick Leahy notes the Senate panel’s leadership.
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