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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1990
Page
1
Summary of high school football scores: Aiken 14 trailed 2OT Columbia 13. Silver Bluff defeated Bamberg-Ehrhardt 14 to 0. O’burg Wilkinson led 41. Midland Valley 0, Airport 0. North Augusta beat Strom Thurmond. C.A. Johnson 31. Ridge site 31 North. Blackville-Hilda not listed. Wagener-Valley and Williston-Elko combined 29. Wardlaw and King Academy results unclear.
Mark Spencer spent 250 dollars to propose to Lora Sheppard through a parking lot party before a Arizona football game. A hired airplane towed a banner reading LORA WILL YOU MARRY ME SPENCE, but Sheppard did not notice until friends urged her to look up.
The White House said President Bush would not sign emergency spending bills as Congress neared a fiscal-year cutoff. Only services protecting life and property would run without a budget, with talks underway and a looming Columbus Day weekend session. House rebels crushed a $500 billion compromise, escalating the stalemate ahead of Election Day.
KEITH WARD reports on the Clemson Georgia rivalry seen through fans like John G. Molony and Richard Herring. Molony, Clemson alumnus and IPTAY leader from Aiken, follows Clemson everywhere, while Herring, Palmetto Federal’s CEO, remains a lifelong Georgia fan. The piece explores southern football enthusiasm, accessibility to pro sports, and alumni networks fueling the tradition.
President Bush vetoed a bill imposing tight quotas on textiles and shoes saying it would raise prices for families by about 2,600 dollars over five years and damage international trade talks. He labeled the measure reprehensible and protectionist, arguing domestic production and employment do not justify limits.
Saddam Hussein met a top Soviet official as Iraq faces Bush demands to end the Kuwait invasion. Tariq Aziz accused the United States of seeking oil control while the UN criticisms grew. U S evacuation plans showed about 300 Americans and family members preparing to flee Kuwait. Authorities noted 900 Americans remained trapped in Kuwait and Iraq after the Aug 2 invasion.
South Carolina lawmakers weigh in as budget woes ripple outward from the Northeast. State fiscal pressure prompts calls for spending controls and policy adjustments amid broader budget battles.
New York markets recovered most of Friday's losses after a sharp opening drop sparked by failed federal budget talks. The Dow fell 6.19 to 2510.64 as Wall Street weighed Bush's stance against Congress and oil price volatility in a tense session.
Manila reports Col Alexander Noble, a renegade colonel who led a revolt on Mindanao, surrendered unconditionally at 3 am to Senator Aquilino Pimentel and Gen Renato de Villa. Noble, 42, gave up after seizing a garrison two days earlier as government troops recovered camps and restored order under President Corazon Aquino.
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