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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1990
Page
2
Russian leader Boris Yeltsin was in a minor crash on a Moscow arterial on Gorky Street. His Volga was struck by a private car. no injuries were reported and Yeltsin later attended parliament.
NASA grounded the shuttle Columbia and will fly Discovery and Atlantis while investigators locate and fix hydrogen leaks. No return to flight date set, with searches extending into late this year or early next year. Discovery's planned October 8 sun probing mission proceeds, followed by Atlantis in early November after further delay.
Republicans wrangle over a split package to salvage capital gains taxes and other items while deficit negotiators from the Bush administration and Congress report little progress. With 10 days until the new fiscal year, Gramm-Rudman cuts could remove about 100 billion from federal spending, impacting many programs.
Nicu Ceaușescu, youngest son of former dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, was found guilty by a military tribunal of inducing serious crimes and sentenced to years in prison. The panel dropped the genocide charge, while convicting him of illegally possessing firearms and issuing a concurrent five year term with a 20 year sentence for the main count. He said he will appeal.
Local notices list subscription options for Aiken Standard with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates. Contact numbers for advertising and news ideas, plus customer service hours and office address are provided, with mailing details and erroneous typographical remnants.
Ronald N. Alford was named permanent commander of the South Carolina Highway Patrol by the Highway Commission after serving as interim chief since August. Executive Director Rideoutte cited Alford’s 23 years on the force and internal promotion as reasons for the selection amid prior negative publicity.
Manila talks on future U S bases ended with no scale or timetable agreed. President Aquino urged an orderly withdrawal as Philippine officials seek full control of Clark Air Base and other facilities. Negotiations resume in Manila in about a month. terms for Subic Bay, Wallace Air Station, Camp John Hay, and other sites remain disputed.
Critics from international environmental and development groups accuse the World Bank of funding projects that devastate ecosystems and displaced communities in Africa India and Indonesia. Vandana Shiva decries sovereignty sacrifices while Bank officials admit past errors and point to reforms since 1967 to expand environmental involvement.
South Carolina faces a widening bribery probe as US Attorney Bart Daniel expected to announce indictments against additional lawmakers at a morning news conference. A federal grand jury had charged five legislators last month amid the FBI sting Operation Lost Trust arguing conspiracy to solicit bribes tied to General Assembly.
An attorney for Rep Luther Taylor says federal agents cut a deal to protect state Sen Jack Lindsay and to exclude a senior senator from the bribery probe. The motion alleges Taylor was detained 24 hours without target notice and was encouraged to drink while questioned.
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