17 Sep 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1989
Page
1
Peter Roberts of Tennessee, who invented a "quick release" wrench at age 18 in 1964 and sold millions, reached an $8.2 million patent infringement settlement with Sears Roebuck & Co. The terms remain confidential as both sides declined to comment.
Partly cloudy conditions with little or no rain chance. Highs in the mid 80s both days and a low near 60 tonight. Details on Page 6A.
Obituary notices list Margaret Brooks Jackson William B. Kitchens Augusta Maude D. Osborne and Floyd F. Blackmon. Details reference page 6A with full death notices and service information.
South Carolina teams with 50 million in state bonds to lure an airline hub serving the Southeast. Officials cite market viability, passenger volumes, and competition from other states as decisive factors while airport managers warn a hub is not guaranteed and growth may come from expanding existing facilities and flights. Greenville Spartanburg and Columbia airports expect more gates and expansion, with passenger counts around 1.1 to 1.2 million in recent years.
Hugo nears the eastern Caribbean with 140 mph winds as residents brace for impact. Forecasters call the storm extremely dangerous and possibly the strongest to hit the region this decade, threatening Puerto Rico and surrounding isles from St Lucia to the Virgin Islands.
Debbye Turner 23 from Mexico Missouri won Miss America 1990 in Atlantic City New Jersey. She hugged first runner-up Miss Maryland Virginia Cha and gave a thumbs up as the field cheered. The second runner-up was Debbie Riecks from Colorado, third Jeri Lynn Zimmermann of Illinois, and fourth Kristin Huffman of Ohio.
Washington governors prepare for a presidential summit at the University of Virginia September 27 28 to address failing schools. They expect limited results but hope for national focus on education with calls for more federal funding less government meddling and increased parental control.
Campbell and other governors plan to pressure President Bush at a September summit in Charlottesville urging looser federal rules on education funding. He argues states deserve more control and that the federal government should not run education.
Explorers raise up to 400 million in gold from the SS Central America wreck off the South Carolina coast and report two newly identified life forms attached to the wooden frame. Researchers aboard the Arctic Discoverer describe the site as a biological oasis 8 000 feet below. Oceanographer Charles Herdendorf and Smithsonian experts note two stalked organisms, potentially same family or two species, prompting further study.
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