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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1990
Page
2
On this day in 1961 Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard Mercury Atlas V. The capsule orbited Earth twice and landed off Puerto Rico, marking a milestone in human spaceflight testing.
Sheik Hasina claimed 50 killed and over 1,000 wounded as security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Dhaka and other cities during anti Ershad protests. Reported today amid a news blackout. casualty figures unverified.
Washington apple growers sue CBS and an environmental group in state court over a 60 Minutes segment about Alar. They seek damages running to millions for losses they say exceeded 100 million since the 1989 broadcast based on NRDC findings.
Ex rivals Brazil and Argentina agree to nonproliferation inspections and ban nuclear weapons. Leaders Collor and Menem sign in Foz do Iguacu pledging no arms race while declining to join the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
In Bonn Helmut Kohl appears headed for a solid win as voters head into the first free all-German election since the 1930s. Oskar Lafontaine hopes to energize young voters to challenge the conservatives. A poll projects Kohl's three-party coalition at over 53 percent with the Social Democrats around 34 percent.
The Aiken Standard provides subscription rates and contact numbers for classified and display advertising. Office hours are listed with physical address at 124 Rutland Drive and mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
U S Attorney Bart Daniel asks for a stiff penalty for Luther Taylor who was convicted of six federal bribery counts after admitting to selling his vote. The motion argues his conduct showed pervasive legislative corruption and warranted a tougher sentence beyond guidelines.
London report notes Prime Minister John Major restructured the cabinet he inherited from Margaret Thatcher keeping most ministers but changing posts to show his own leadership. Heseltine becomes environment secretary and Douglas Hurd remains foreign secretary as Gulf crisis deepens.
Harry Weinberg, a Baltimore real estate magnate known for bluntness, died in Honolulu at 82 after an eight year cancer battle. He left an estimated 900 million to 1 billion to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, making it the nation's 12th largest private foundation, with about half the funds designated for Baltimore’s poor.
Edwin J. Gray former chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board testifies at the Senate Ethics Committee hearing on the Keating Five case saying too much money chasing too many politicians drove the S and L collapse. He cites campaign contributions and perks for politicians as the biggest factor behind the taxpayer burden.
House Speaker Sheheen seeks to ban most favors to state representatives and cap contributions, prompting opposition from major lobbyists who say the limits would hinder dealings with lawmakers. The federal probe into vote selling underpins the debate as four others face charges.
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