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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1990
Page
1
The Aiken Standard runs profiles of Jim Bland Medwell Hill and Blair Watkins in County Council District 5 as part of the election series. All candidates in the November 6 general election will be profiled with a special tabloid on November 3. Tomorrow: County Council District.
ABC chief Bob Iger told reporters that on November 10 the network will reveal the identity of Bob the killer in Twin Peaks. The mystery has frustrated viewers as previous promises to name Bob were not kept. Kasparov-Karpov match advances with Game 7 looming after a drawn Game 6.
Obituary notice compiling names of deceased individuals including Sandra Stowell Burkett Aiken Eyvonne H Duncan Jackson Eddie L Harrell Augusta Mary C Lewis Augusta Floriana Mack Brooklyn N Y Mary L Mayers Barnwell Inez Singleton McNeil Wagener Lorenzo Mitchell Augusta Wilbur Prophet Leesville Iris C Quick Baxley Ga Christina Vicki Turner Augusta Gerald R Watson Frederick Md details on Page 2B.
Federal prosecutors declare a major win in Operation Lost Trust as state Rep Luther Taylor is found guilty on six counts after a 10 day trial. Jurors of three blacks and nine whites deliberate about six hours concluding the bribery case tied to the public trust at the Statehouse.
At Hagood Stadium the Aiken High Hornets and South Aiken Thoroughbreds share games and press box duty. Joe Dowling and Gary Buck alternate announcing duties while booster clubs rely on their public address for publicity. Dowling, 47, and Buck, 21, discuss their roles and rival teams as a potential region title decider looms.
The Graniteville Company will shut down its Graniteville plant operations from November 18 to 24 to reduce cloth inventories amid a soft retail market. About 3,600 workers will be affected, with holiday pay for Thanksgiving but no pay for the rest of the week. Administrative offices will stay open. Greenville and New York operations continue.
President Bush declares Edgefield and Florence counties federal disaster areas amid ongoing widespread weather damage in South Carolina. FEMA inspections authorized individual assistance for both counties and centers open in Sumter Spartanburg and Darlington to process aid claims through Oct 30. Citizens urged to apply early using toll free 1 800 462 9029 and 1 800 462 7585 for hearing impaired.
The Pentagon considers sending up to 100000 more U S troops to Saudi Arabia joining 220000 already in the Persian Gulf as Iraq strengthens forces in Kuwait. Defense Secretary Cheney said no final unit decisions and that the move aims to deter invasion rather than attack. House Armed Services Chair Aspin criticized the force size as ill suited for Bush era aims.
Saturday cover features Keenan Ivory Wayans discussing his childhood family and the rise of his Fox show In Living Color after an Emmy win. The piece blends humor with career insights and the Wayans family dynamic.
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