13 Sep 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1989
Page
1
Bellport New York reports a cougar on the loose in a wooded area. Deputies and residents observed a large cat with catlike behavior raising concern. Brookhaven Animal Shelter believes it may be a domesticated runaway cougar kept as a pet.
Dallas retailer Neiman Marcus released its annual Christmas catalog with high end Western themed items. A hand-tooled saddle by Edward H Bohlin Co. priced at 108000 and champion bloodline horses from Real Ranch Kerrville offered for around 4000. Houston report follows.
Partly cloudy skies are forecast tonight with a 20 percent chance of scattered showers. Thursday will also be partly cloudy with a low in the upper 60s and a high in the upper 80s to low 90s.
Death notices enumerate Raymond T. Boatwright Mitchell O. Glover Jr. Herman H. Jordan Sarah F. Metz Betty Sue Miller with detailed tributes. The notices reference page 6A for full details and dates.
The Bush administration proposes admitting 50 000 Soviet refugees plus 6 500 from Eastern Europe for fiscal 1990, with 40 000 government funded and 10 000 privately supported, and phasing out Vienna and Rome offices. Total yearly refugee intake would rise to 125 000, about 8 percent above current quotas.
East Germany warns Hungary to halt the flood of East Germans fleeing to West Germany. About 11 000 refugees arrived by Tuesday night amid border openings and automatic West German citizenship. thousands more were possible as Hungary suspends a 1969 agreement. relocation camps fill as Poland shifts to a non Communist government and Hungary promises elections.
U.S. Rep. Butler Derrick of South Carolina questions the decision to close the Savannah River Site naval fuel facility. He argues the $176 million FMF, built to supply Navy reactors, should remain open amid concerns of design flaws and earthquake vulnerability raised by sources and media reports.
Buffalo Room owner Bruce Salter dropped a racial ban and said blacks would be served as long as they don’t cause trouble. FBI and Justice Department probes continue into the policy while ABC hearings threaten license revocation. George Hill, attorney for James Brown, was admitted for dinner. Salter declined to comment on the timing of admissions.
Rain flooded Richland Avenue and cars sat with water lapping at firewells in Kalmia Plaza until 10 p.m. Tuesday. No major damage reported as Public Safety and Sheriff’s departments stayed quiet. Cars had a few fender benders on slick roads and outages were minor. Harriett Skinner noted scattered outages in Edgefield and Aiken districts due to lightning. SCE&G reported only a few outages from blown fuses.
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