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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1990
Page
2
On This Day In 1979 Pope John Paul I became the first pope to visit the White House during a U S tour and was received by President Carter, marking a historic moment in U S Vatican relations.
Police said a 10 day night curfew in Soweto and nearby townships would end due to a sharp decline in violence and crime. The 9 pm to 4 am curfew began Sept 25 amid factional fighting that killed hundreds in two months. Mandela and ANC officials met leaders of five black homelands at Soweto. Buthelezi did not attend. In Detroit a fire at Majestic Manor killed five and injured about 50 with no sprinklers or fire escapes noted.
A Dominican nun, Mary Ellen Fitzmaurice, was sworn Thursday as a Family Court judge by Mayor David Dinkins becoming the first nun in city history to hold a judgeship. Church law requires her to leave the order due to civil power participation. Fitzmaurice, 41, has 10 years of legal practice including a Queens Family Court law guardian role and work with the Human Resources Administration.
Florida high school football games were canceled as night-flying mosquitoes spread by the night. The state confirms 28 cases of the St Louis strain of encephalitis with 100 more presumed cases in central and southern Florida. Officials urge protective clothing and bug repellent for outdoor nights.
Subset mail rates show 3 months 19.50 6 months 39.00 12 months 78.00 payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription 27.00 and postal notices indicate a Sunday morning issue from Aun Communications Inc with a SC post office box address in Aton SC 56.
The Boston Mapplethorpe exhibit ends with ongoing obscenity trial talk and a conservative push against the NEA. Supporters credit a surge in gallery attendance and artist activism, while critics warn of cultural decline and higher security costs. The show drew 103,000 visitors in Boston and boosted museum memberships, yet net income fell short due to expenses. In Washington, 48,000 attended the three week run, with critics noting critical praise and increased public interest. Critics argue it heightened awareness of media influence and moral concerns, while supporters say it spurred artistic engagement and dialogue.
An Energy Department team with radiation monitors prepared for a plutonium cargo launch at Kennedy Space Center. About 28.7 pounds of plutonium are aboard the space shuttle Discovery as NASA notes a less than one in a million chance of a fatal accident. A plane will monitor radiation during liftoff, while anti nuclear activists protested nearby.
Danbury Connecticut Reuters reports John D. Rehnberg, operations manager of Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, resigned after overseeing the Hubble mirror construction. The company faced blame for a flaw causing blurry telescope images. Rehnberg cited pursuing personal interests and deflected finger pointing.
Bonn moves to full national sovereignty as the Bundestag ratifies a treaty ending 45 years of Allied rights. The 663 member parliament approves elections law, allowing East and West German lawmakers to vote together, marking a historic unification milestone.
Air Quality Management District in the Los Angeles area votes 10-1 to require cleaner burning charcoal lighter fluid and self-starting briquettes by 1992 or face a ban on sales. Critics say the plan shifts focus from autos, while industry claims readiness to reformulate and meet emissions goals.
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