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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1990
Page
3
Eight College of Wooster student teachers in Wooster Ohio have elementary classes write letters to American service personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf. They first explain the situation, then guide students to craft meaningful letters to servicemen and servicewomen overseas.
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling barring a prison system from forcing inmates to cut their hair if such a grooming rule violates religious practice. The dispute arose after New York State’s correctional service faced a 2nd Circuit decision overturning the haircut requirement for Rastafari inmates whose faith forbids cutting or combing hair.
Forty people were arrested and about 150 sought as authorities dismantle the Socialist Workers Alliance of South Korea, an underground group aimed at building a socialist state through revolution. The network allegedly reached 1,600 students workers farmers and activists and surfaced during a dissident youth gathering on November 12 of last year triggering protests at more than 50 businesses and May Day demonstrations.
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache collided with a high tension wire and crashed near Erlangen in southern Germany during a routine training flight. Victims were Chief Warrant Officer Clarence Ao a 24 of Coeburn Virginia and Chief Warrant Officer John Wilkinson 32 of Colinga California, both with the 11th Aviation Brigade.
The Egyptian cargo ship Sea Breeze reported an out of control fire prompting a Navy response. USS Biddle and a helicopter surveyed the area as 14 crew abandoned to a pleasure boat Tiran and three commercial dive boats. Survivors were transferred to an Egyptian minesweeper with one crewman treated for shock aboard the Moosbrugger in good condition.
Irwin Rutman a 55 year old retired police officer from Staten Island confronted a would be robber on a Manhattan southbound subway train near the financial district and was shot in the eye with his own gun during the struggle He died at Bellevue Hospital after being rushed there in serious condition.
South Korea opened its Moscow embassy and named Gong Ro myung its first ambassador to the Soviet Union. The 58 year old diplomat previously served as consular officer at the South Korean trade office in Moscow. Formal relations followed the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a 1989 trade office accord.
Newport Rhode Island bartender Keith Thomlinson 42 found a 25000 Rhode Island Lottery Baseball game ticket under a bar napkin. The gift ticket from Russell Clark sparked the win and officials confirmed the prize. In Texas, governor’s race spending topped 30 million with Clayton Williams and Ann Richards among top spenders.
Former Attorney General William French Smith, who joined Ronald Reagan in 1981 and helped push a conservative agenda, died of cancer at 73 in USC’s Norris cancer center. Reagan called him a trusted friend and adviser, noting his integrity and key roles in immigration, crime, and drug enforcement.
Washington reports the FDA proposes banning 111 non prescription diet drug ingredients for lack of proven effectiveness and potential harm including choking. PPA and benzocaine remain under review amid ongoing safety concerns. About 2 million dieters use pills amid a broader review of 300000 OTC drugs.
The 1991 Rock Hall class includes Ike and Tina Turner and the Byrds with La Vern Baker John Lee Hooker the Impressions Wilson Pickett Jimmy Reed plus Howlin Wolf producer Ralph Bass and Dave Bartholomew. Induction in New York will honor early influence and non performing categories. Shaffer will headline the ceremony in New York with a live jam session planned.
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