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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1989
Page
2
Lisa Malone quotes optimistic briefing on shuttle preparations as engineers report progress at the launch pad. Officials emphasize ongoing testing and readiness ahead of a planned rollout and mission timeline.
On this day in 1944 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel chose suicide over trial for treason. His death removed the Nazi regime's top military rival and reshaped the war's leadership dynamics.
President Bush will let the flag burning bill become law without his signature while pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration. He warned the measure may face legal challenges, signaling a longer fight over the flag issue.
The Aiken Standard lists subscription rates and office contacts including 649-5316 for subscriptions and 648-2311 for advertising. Office address is 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29802 with hours 8:30 to 5:30 weekdays and mailing information for address changes.
Reports of suspected computer virus outbreaks circulate worldwide on Friday the 13th as experts in San Francisco and London race to assess infections. Officials urge users to power down systems and contact security teams while researchers form a centralized center to track and combat the malware.
About 2,000 radical students protested on Friday in Seoul Inchon and Kwangju, attacking police with rocks and firebombs. The U S ambassador Donald Gregg and his wife Meg escaped minutes after six intruders stormed the residence with bombs and tear gas. Police used tear gas. two dozen arrests reported.
Technicians replaced a defective computer on space shuttle Atlantis to resume countdown for a Tuesday launch to deploy the Galileo probe. The $6 million unit undergoes testing with a 70 percent favorable forecast, as NASA reviews results at noon Saturday. Environmental groups ready to appeal a judge’s ruling rejecting a halt to the mission over plutonium concerns. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:57 p.m. Tuesday.
East German leader Erich Honecker rejected dialogue with the opposition promising no talks. Heavily asserting socialist control after protests, authorities freed some detained pro democracy activists amid ongoing unrest and westward departures by skilled workers.
The State Department signaled displeasure over a Justice Department ruling that allows the FBI to arrest U S fugitives abroad without host country consent. Secretary Baker criticized the legal opinion as narrowly focused on domestic law and urged interagency discussion of foreign policy implications.
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