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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1989
Page
10
Destruction from Hugo racked Charleston and coastal communities with 135 mph winds and a 12 to 17 foot surge. Caribbean deaths rise to 26 regionwide amid outages, looting, and mass homelessness feared in Georgetown and Myrtle Beach areas.
After the hurricane, residents survey wreckage while National Guardsmen guard streets to keep looters out. Some 200 year old homes in the historic district show varied damage from minor to total loss. A 7 p.m. curfew for the area was set for Friday night.
Aiken Holiday Inn staff said 142 rooms were occupied the night before Hugo struck and they expected similar demand Friday night. Patel noted efforts to find lodging for guests turned away while 40 to 50 employees shifted to handle the surge. No major damage reported. some power outages but business resumed in Aiken County by Friday afternoon.
Immigrant from Teman, Israel Baline later known as Irving Berlin built a vast catalog from Alexander's Ragtime Band in 1911 to Puttin on the Ritz and White Christmas. He wrote nearly 1,000 songs, earned multiple medals and a special Tony, and remained devoted to writing music with heart despite decades of fame. He died after a lifetime on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Bush lobbies timber lawmakers to lower the capital gains rate from 33 to 19.6 percent with a 2 percent rebound in 1992, while Democrats propose 28 percent top rate and IRA tax breaks. The plan would save sellers of timber profits and fund IRAs by raising rates on the wealthiest. Foley says some groups may back IRA changes and TV coverage remains unused.
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