13 Oct 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1989
Page
1
A bird perched on the main feeder line tripped a power outage affecting the Aiken Mall Lowe s and about 100 homes around 6 p m. The grid was back online after about an hour. spokesman Jerry Pate says such incidents are common with utilities and apologizes for the inconvenience.
Circuit Judge John E Rochester in Montgomery Alabama imposed book reading sentences for Henry and Isaac McQueen both convicted on cocaine possession They must read five novels write reports and keep weekly diaries during a one year and one day suspended sentence plus five years probation The lists include The Grapes of Wrath Lord of the Flies Crime and Punishment and East of Eden among others.
Clouds increase tonight with a low in the mid 50s. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies and a high in the low 80s. Details are continued on Page 3B.
The Business Council of 100 chief executives forecasts a significant U S slowdown in 1990 unless the Federal Reserve cuts rates. They expect growth to pause in 1990 and rebound in 1991, aiming for nine straight years without a recession, but urge easier policy to spur activity.
The ABC Commission will rule on revoking or upholding the Buffalo Room beer and wine license after an Oct. 23 deadline set following a discrimination hearing. Bruce and Rose Lee Salter face suits by the Justice Department and NAACP over alleged racial exclusion dating back eight years at their North Augusta restaurant on Georgia Avenue US 25.
Wholesale prices rose 0.9 percent in September led by energy, erasing July and August declines. The Producer Price Index pushed the year-to-date inflation to 5.1 percent, signaling a return to earlier highs.
Wholesale prices rose at a 10.1 percent annual rate in Q1 signaling persistent inflation, though the gain is slower than feared and higher than the 4.0 percent rate for all of 1988.
Governor Carroll Campbell rejects Bush plans to ship Rocky Flats radioactive waste to South Carolina. He warns of court action if forced to accept, citing job concerns and opposition to federal pressure. Savannah River Site near Aiken named as one of eight interim holders.
Democratic leaders Foley and Mitchell pressed President Bush to reverse his opposition to a measure altering Medicaid funding rules for abortions. The House narrowly approved lifting a decade long restriction, allowing federal funds for rape or incest cases if reported promptly. The Senate supported the bill, part of a 1990 funding package.
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