04 Sep 1991
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1991
Page
1
The Aiken Standard launches telephone information services for weather from 600 U.S. cities, soaps, and horoscopes. Calls to weather cost 80 cents per minute, soaps 95 cents, horoscopes via the same line with option 2. Reminders warn of toll charges and optional hang up without being billed.
In Birmingham the AP reports more than 20 Cuban inmates at Talladega Federal Correctional Institution near Birmingham are scheduled for deportation Friday, the second group sent back after an uprising at a federal prison.
Obituary notices list Carl Berry Batesburg Alma Breland Bath Thomas Earl Bush Johnston Otis Davis Jr Aiken James H Mobley Edgefield Claude E Moore Washington D C Dorothy Sweeney Riverview Florida details on Page 3B for full tributes and funeral information.
Governor Campbell said he will call the Legislature back to Columbia late next week after a conference committee finalizes the ethics reform bill. He spoke after addressing the Greenville County Medical Society warning doctors of rising support for a national health plan. The session aims to focus on ethics reform and related issues.
A fire at Imperial Food Products in Hamlet North Carolina killed 25 and injured 49. Investigators note locked or blocked exits and a padlocked fire door. About 90 of 200 workers were present when the blaze began around 8 30 a m. Local officials called the scene a tragedy beyond belief.
Debates in the Soviet Congress of People's Deputies paused as Gorbachev seeks to transform the USSR into a loose confederation of sovereign states with an interim government. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine raised serious remarks about the changes, while officials hinted at reduced central power and new presidential functions.
Salley residents approve a strong council weak mayor form by 97 to 66 in a referendum. The vote, still unofficial pending certification, ends Mayor Stillinger's control over expenditures and town operations, while Councilman Minus welcomes the change amid ongoing local power debates.
Rice University leads Money Magazine list of 100 best colleges for tuition value based on cost and quality. The Texas institution charges 7700 tuition or 4900 room and board for 1900 students, with a 1 billion endowment and strong programs in engineering, business, and science.
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