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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1990
Page
1
The Aiken Standard profiles candidates Millard Howington and Charles Sharpe in the South Carolina House District 86 race. The series covers all Nov 6 general election hopefuls with a special election tabloid coming Nov 3. Tomorrow details County Council District 1 race.
In Charleston the leech, once a medieval medical tool, is now used in state of the art surgery to reattach fingers and ears. Saliva provides anesthetics anticoagulants and antibiotics and researchers seek genetic engineering to enhance these compounds. An international conference opens with about 100 scientists doctors and drug firms attending. The leech is listed as endangered and found in South Carolina swamps.
Carr ie Anderson Augusta Archie Mae Meacham Monetta Alma McManus Augusta Nellie Paul Edgefield Mattie Pearl Hall Roberson Clarks Hill Thomas William Turner Charleston Abraham Williams Jr Brooklyn N Y details on Page 3B
A South Carolina man died after his car went off a bridge knocked down by a coal train derailed by heavy rain. Flooding washed out rail supports as four train cars derailed, the bridge collapsed, and two other cars fell into the gap near St Mathews on U.S. 176.
After President Bush designated nine South Carolina counties as disaster areas, a central recovery office was established in Columbia and disaster application centers will open Friday in three locations. The move enables residents to apply for federal flood relief programs.
A London landing carried former British PM Edward Heath and 37 freed compatriots who had been held in Iraq. About a dozen Americans also headed home as Iraq freed Westerners in what was seen as a Saudi overture.
Lawmakers push a deficit reduction plan amid looming midnight deadline. Panetta noted late negotiations, as Democrats seek higher taxes on the wealthy to fund Medicare and curb spending. Republicans resist tax increases, while leaders race to adjourn before funding authorities expire.
Civil rights leaders and groups push the Senate to override President Bush on a job discrimination bill. Senator Kennedy says rights are at stake while Bush argues the measure would force quotas. The plan aims to overturn Supreme Court discrimination rulings with a two thirds vote needed in both chambers.
A 5.8 magnitude quake centered near Lee Vining in Northern California rattled Nevada casinos and closed three of four park access roads into Yosemite. The quake traveled to San Francisco and lasted about 25 seconds with no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
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