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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1990
Page
1
Stanford faces Notre Dame and Miami battles Florida State as No.1 through No.10 teams are listed. Michigan ranked No.3 and Auburn at No.5 clash with Louisiana Tech while Oklahoma and Oklahoma State sit at No.7 and nearby. Nebraska and Kansas State are also featured. Florida is listed at No.10.
AR rington Tenn AP Gus a month old Canada goose helps cut grass and accompanies a walk to fetch the newspaper. He chases the school bus when Ryan Thigpen leaves, while owner Bill Carson fears the goose may be hit by a car and tries to break the habit. Dodie the gray goose watches Gus from Carson’s yard.
A death notice column lists Frederick A. Amburn North Augusta Ale C. Arthur Augusta Minnie Lee Cowan Bath Tillman 8. Dennis Asheville Edward E. Fairloth Langley Eureka Hollman Aiken John P. Jhant Aiken William E. Salter Hephzibah Joe Henry Self Parksville Mary R. Sparks Aiken Jeffery O. Toole Aiken Wilhelmena H. Wilson Johnston Details appear on Page 8A.
President Bush pressed Congress to draft an acceptable budget and vetoed a short term spending bill. He argued non essential government services began shutting down, while Republicans backed new cuts and a Gramm Rudman trigger plan. The House failed to override the veto by six votes.
State Treasurer Grady Patterson said a per voter limit on campaign contributions is acceptable if tied to voter turnout. He defended donations as a fact of life and called for a fair system to level the financial playing field. The rally at the H Odell Weeks Center drew Lt. Gov Nick Theodore and other state and local candidates, with critics urging limits on money in campaigns.
In September nearly eight million dollars in building values were reported in Aiken County and the city of Aiken. County led in new single family homes with 35 permits totaling 2.7 million dollars, while the city added 14 homes worth 1.1 million. The city, however, led in new multi family units with five permits for about 1.5 million dollars. County totals this August exceeded 10.4 million with September at 4.8 million. the city declined from 6 million in August to 3 million in September.
For the year the county remains the leader due to new subdivisions in unincorporated areas and development along U.S. 1. Tenants nine months total about 42.5 million in revenue.
Representative Butler Derrick predicts a veto override vote on a textile bill. He argues the president erred and the industry faces decline, while Graniteville Company officials rally in Washington urging passage. The measure seeks tariff-like limits amid international quotas, with potential job impacts.
The planned Arabian Peninsula buildup nears completion though heavy firepower and supplies for a successful ground offensive against Iraqi forces in Kuwait remain short. Officials say most heavy armor should arrive within a week, signaling a shift to sustainment. many ships return home without orders to reload, and the buildup phase nears its end.
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