25 Oct 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1991
Page
1
USA WEEKEND previews Magic Johnson's bold post career goal to buy a team, stating his strong desire to own a franchise and predicting it will happen. The issue also features Anne Rice in a Vampire Chronicles interview and reader ghost stories from multiple towns.
A Saturday forecast calls for cloudy skies and mild temperatures across the region with light winds. No precipitation is expected, and highs should reach the mid 60s, according to the local weather service.
The article reminds readers to set clocks back one hour before bed Saturday to switch from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time. At 2 a.m. Sunday clocks leap back to 1 a.m., restoring the extra hour lost in April and ensuring alarms ring correctly in the morning.
Rioters in Kinshasa burned a villa of President Mobutu Sese Seko and looted the premier’s home. Belgium and France ordered nationals to depart while a troop pullout was announced. The United States urged about 400 Americans to leave. France and Belgium had sent around 2000 paratroopers last month.
Death notices for E C Aldridge Jr Darlington Claude Clayton Aiken Alice Hallman Aiken Robert Ratliff Graham James Rowell Hilda Storey Florence Stulb North Augusta filed with details on page 3B.
The Department of Energy rejects an Institute for Resource and Security Studies assessment that the K and L reactors at Savannah River Site cannot be restarted safely. DOE says four years of upgrades render the reactors as safe as commercial units, with P Reactor not restarted and L Reactor on standby.
Producers compete for movie rights to Scarlett the sequel to Gone With the Wind with bids from film and TV outfits. Mitchell estate lawyers will choose after reviewing offers. Turner Broadcasting will not bid. Estimates put rights around four million dollars while interest spans international consortia and a Joan Rivers audience poll hints at Rhett Butler and Scarlett casting choices.
Gov Campbell said state agencies cannot expect the funds they seek for next year, calling their request a pipe dream. With only 141.5 million in extra cash, options include eliminating exemptions or raising taxes, and program cuts must be considered before any tax hikes. Senator Waddell quipped about shared sacrifices.
South Carolina senators Thurmond and Hollings voted 94 to 3 for the Federal Facilities Compliance Act. The bill extends stricter Resource Conservation and Recovery Act rules to Energy Department sites like Savannah River, allowing state fines up to 25000 per day for noncompliance and clarifying EPA authority.
Gene Roddenberry the TV producer behind Star Trek died at 70 in Santa Monica after a heart attack. A WWII flier former Pan Am pilot and LAPD sergeant his career began as a writer and he created Star Trek in the mid 1960s. The original series later grew into films and a new TV run with Trekkies as fans.
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