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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1990
Page
2
On This Day In 1983 Marines led by U S forces invaded Grenada on Reagan administration orders. Caricom nations provided support with soldiers from six Caribbean countries assisting the operation. The action followed a coup and aimed to restore order and protect American citizens.
A powerful quake centered in northern Afghanistan's Hindu Kush rocked the subcontinent with tremors reaching New Delhi. No damage or casualties were reported in Kabul or by Pakistan's meteorological center in Peshawar as officials awaited official tallies. In Islamabad a right wing coalition neared a landslide victory over Benazir Bhutto amid contest over vote rigging claims. Official results showed the Islamic Democratic Alliance leading with 95 seats in 207 of 216 races as Bhutto urged patience.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to scatter rock throwing crowds after an explosion set the Cape Town township council building ablaze. Two black residents were reported killed amid conflicting accounts of who fired first as authorities closed main roads into Khayelitsha.
Pacific island presidents and prime ministers gather in Honolulu to press the Bush administration on plans to incinerate chemical weapons at Johnston Atoll and to protest diminishing U S aid, with leaders from Papua New Guinea to Nauru attending the session.
This notice lists subscription rates for Home Delivery with monthly and annual options, contact numbers for classifieds and news tips, mailing and office addresses, operating hours, and a note on postmaster address changes for the Aiken Standard published by Aiken Communications Inc.
Washington speculation centers on potential successors including Rep. Lynn Martin Constance Newman Elaine Chao and Constance Horner with Gwen King suggested to replace Newman if chosen The White House has not named any nominee and election timing affects when a decision may be made Mrs Dole will remain in role until November 23 with Senate confirmation unsure until after elections The article notes the symbolic significance of promoting two Black women if Newman becomes head of OPM
Kenneth Grose Jr. and John Charlton of Jacksonville are among nine hostages released after over two months held in Iraq and Kuwait. The group, briefed in London, flies to Washington D C for a homeward leg as families express relief and hope.
Federal jury begins swift deliberations after a nine day trial of Luther Taylor, a 40 year old Columbia Democrat, charged with accepting 4300 in bribes. Closing arguments stressed honesty in politics as prosecutors urge a verdict that would send a message to lawmakers.
During the corruption trial of state Rep Luther Taylor prosecutors suggested Senator Jack Lindsay could be implicated in the FBI sting at the South Carolina Statehouse. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dale Du Tremble referenced a $10 000 campaign contribution reportedly given by Ron Cobb, an undercover lobbyist, and played videotapes of Cobb delivering bribe money to Taylor.
In a New England Journal of Medicine report doctors outline using donor eggs and the older woman's partner sperm to enable pregnancies after menopause. The procedure lets women late into their 40s 50s or even 60s conceive though experts warn against indiscriminate use and note the donor egg is the genetic parent.
Up to ten percent of women reach menopause by age 40 due to ovarian failure once deemed infertile. Advances in in vitro fertilization now allow older women to become pregnant using the test tube technique.
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