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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1990
Page
2
Black journalist Sy Makaringe reflects on how the reversal of apartheid unsettles local white communities. He notes that the change challenges long held privileges and provokes resistance, revealing tensions in social and political dynamics among whites.
On this day in 1966 a catastrophic coal waste landslide in south Wales killed more than 140 people, most of them children, swamping a school and several nearby houses. The disaster triggered widespread mourning and safety reviews across the region.
Wire reports say demonstrators throwing firebombs and stones clashed with police during a march against the poll tax. Nine injured and 91 arrested as thousands protested in central London with riot police deployed at Brixton Prison after gathering at Brockwell Park.
GOLDEN Colo The Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant replaced its manager after a study for contractor EG G Inc cited serious management problems in the last five months. Workers say conditions are worse and documents show a 660 percent rise in visits to the plant psychologist since March.
In Santa Ana a county judge is poised to rule Monday in a high profile custody dispute between surrogate Anna Johnson and genetic parents Crispina and Mark Calvert. The decision likely spurs appeals, keeping the baby boy’s fate unresolved.
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AP reports Gorbachev gains Nobel honor yet faces growing discontent in Russia and Ukraine. Yeltsin denounces reforms as half baked while Ukraine protests trigger resignation warnings and rising separatist momentum across the republics surrounding central authority.
A Massachusetts judge dismissed drug charges against a pregnant woman whose newborn tested positive for cocaine, ruling that criminalizing maternal drug use violates constitutional privacy rights. The 19 page decision may guide cases in Texas Illinois and Florida and influence prosecutors nationwide.
Report from Johannesburg notes that desegregation of pools and facilities has not improved daily life for millions of blacks. While the Separate Amenities Act was repealed on Oct 15, prejudice and poverty persist, with blacks still excluded from many aspects of society. Black journalist Sy Makaringe recalls white hostility at a formerly restricted pool.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney described U N sanctions as squeezing Saddam Hussein and potentially crippling his war effort as Iraqi gas rationing began. He noted troops and allies in place and warned other options could be used if sanctions fail. Thousands protested U S involvement across major cities worldwide.
John Crangle of Common Cause suggests a unicameral 40-member body in Columbia with full-time lawmakers earning up to 60 000, meeting eight months a year and barred from practicing law. Proponents argue higher quality representation and lower costs, while critics warn about lobbyist influence and loss of local voice. If adopted it would join Nebraska as the nation’s only unicameral state legislature.
President Bush announced he will veto major civil rights legislation aimed at ending job discrimination, calling it a quota bill that would force hiring and promotion quotas. He urged lawmakers to accept the administration’s alternative, which supporters quickly attacked as gutting the act. House Speaker Foley expressed doubt about enacting the alternative.
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