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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1989
Page
2
Quotation from Steve Alt asserts that every tax dollar used for housing corresponds to forty four dollars allocated to the military. The claim emphasizes disproportionate defense spending in contrast to housing expenditure.
On this day in 1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York led a dramatic assault in the Argonne Forest France nearly wiping out 25 German soldiers and taking 132 prisoners in a single engagement.
Delegates at the Communist Party congress approve a motion to dissolve the 70 year old party and form the Hungarian Socialist Party. Of 1 202 delegates 1 005 vote for the motion 159 against 38 abstain. The document says the party's history has ended and calls for a democratic path.
Nobel laureate Mother Teresa was moved from intensive care to a post cardiac unit at Woodlands Nursing Home in New Delhi after nearly five weeks of hospitalization for heart trouble. The 79 year old nun, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, received the Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the poor.
The Senate approved a spending bill with new limits on government funding for art deemed obscene by Endowment officials. The measure, 91 to 6, must also pass the House and await President Bush’s signature. Helms pressed to broaden bans but failed 62 to 35.
Washington hosts the largest housing march since 1981 as 250000 demonstrators, including actor Martin Sheen, flood the Mall from the Washington Monument to the Capitol West Front. Mayor Barry welcomes protesters amid calls to shift funds from defense to housing and social programs.
East Germany marks 40th anniversary amid violent protests in East Berlin and other cities with thousands demonstrating for democracy. Police arrest dozens and injure many as demonstrators chant Gorby and call for reforms. Honecker and Gorbachev meet, vows to stick to socialist course while backing Soviet reforms.
Thousands marched in freezing rain to the Kremlin on Constitution Day to back Boris Yeltsin and two parliamentarians and to oppose Communist Party control. They called for a Western style democracy and urged full obedience to the 1977 Soviet Constitution’s civil and human rights.
Washington study shows top energy efficient appliances can save about 150 dollars per year per household. Steve Nadel of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy notes that energy use is a key factor and urges buyers to rely on yellow Energy Guide labels. The report estimates standards could cut lifetime consumer costs and save billions, with refrigerators, dishwashers, and clothes washers offering the best annual savings.
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