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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1990
Page
2
In 1959 a former U.S. Marine from Fort Worth Texas named Lee Harvey Oswald announced in Moscow that he would never come back to the United States. The remark drew attention as Oswald pursued activities abroad amid Cold War tensions.
The unmanned 125-foot rocket launched a satellite enabling faxing and calls aboard ships planes and trains. It reached an elliptical 22 300 mile high orbit with engines to establish a circular path within a day. Chrysler Corp reaches tentative contract similar to GM and Ford after 27 hours of talks.
In Ayodhya a fresh surge of violence leaves five more dead as Hindu militants breach police lines at a 460 year old mosque amid a long running dispute over ownership. The conflict widens to neighboring Bangladesh and pushes regional security to the brink with at least 148 dead in the past week.
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Two state lawmakers say documents show state superintendent Charlie Williams knew about a slush fund used for entertainment by Education Department officials. Williams denied the allegations while FBI and state agents probe bus company payments and related purchases, with FOI requests and a 1988 deposition cited by Wilson and Wright.
Detroit AP reports smothered blazes across the city as thousands of volunteers deter arsonists on Devil's Night. Police note fewer curfew violations but more fires than an average night, many set in derelict buildings amid a city demolitions push.
College Board trustees prepared to reveal drastic SAT revisions prompted by bias criticisms. Documents cited by FairTest suggest an optional English essay, non multiple choice math items, and greater emphasis on critical reading to curb coaching and bias concerns.
Washington DEA says it is examining whether an undercover courier may have unknowingly carried the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988, killing 270. NBC News reported a Cyprus operation tied heroin shipments from the Middle East to Detroit via Frankfurt, with Nazir Khalid Jafar killed in the bombing. The agency says it will review files and past operations for any link to the incident.
Coast Guard searched for two missing workers after a petroleum well explosion and fire near Barataria Bay south of New Orleans killed three. A sixth man was seriously injured. the blaze was out in about four hours. The rig lies about 15 miles north of Grand Isle.
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