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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1996
Page
2
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa, 85, was admitted to Woodlands Nursing Home in Calcutta after a fall at Missionaries of Charity headquarters. A doctor said she is under observation with no overall health concerns.
Atlantis glided to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base California after a nine day mission that covered 3.8 million miles with the Russian space station Mir. Flight commander Kevin Chilton praised the homecoming and noted two days of thick clouds over Florida delayed landing at Kennedy Space Center.
A new study titled The Pentagon Follies from the Council for a Livable World and Taxpayers for Common Sense accuses Pentagon budgeting of waste. It highlights a third golf course at Andrews Air Force Base a dairy herd at the Naval Academy and a $2 187 door stage for the C 17 cargo plane among $29 billion in allegedly unnecessary costs recently added to defense budgets.
HOME DELIVERY 8.95 monthly 26.85 3 months 53.70 6 months 107.40 per year COUNTY MAIL 11.20 month ly 38.60 3 months 67.20 6 months 134.40 per year OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.35 3 months 104.75 6 months 209.40 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM Libraryation The Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published weekday afternoons and weekend mornings by Aiken Communications Inc P.O. Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802 Postmaster address changes to P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
Worshipers from damaged churches gather in a makeshift chapel near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to pledge resilience. Rev. Nick Harris vows a new larger church on the former parking lot as authorities plan the trial of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols for the 1995 bombing that killed 169.
Hundreds of Christian pilgrims march along the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem carrying palm fronds and singing Hosanna. Despite bombings that killed 62 in Israel since Feb 25, faith sustains courage as Dorothy Hutchinson, 61, from Leicester, speaks of safety in God. At the Vatican, John Paul II dedicates Palm Sunday to youth, urging them to read in the cross the measure of God's love.
Rebels attacked a column of Russian troops in Chechnya despite Yeltsin’s peace plan. 28 Russians were killed and 75 wounded as Moscow halted most combat operations after midnight per a national TV address. A new rebel assault near Vedeno followed, with no casualty figures released. Gen Vyacheslav Tikhomirov said cease-fire was ordered at midnight but Russia may open fire if attacked, noting total halt isn’t feasible.
Sympathizers of the anti government Freemen movement plan to rally in Lewistown Montana as the two week standoff at the wheat farm continues. Organizers say the event aims to show support from Idaho and other distant groups while federal authorities urge restraint and a peaceful resolution.
New ATM fees may appear outside a consumer’s own bank system as Visa rules loosen. Rep. Schumer calls it not a joke and says banks could charge 25 cents to 2.50 dollars per transaction on non-bank machines, possibly double charging users.
Apple Computer marks two decades as fans and customers mull celebrations. Industry experts warn of a slide as defections by major buyers and a $700 million quarterly loss heighten market anxiety. Cindy McCaffrey urges shoppers to view current problems as bumps, while skeptics like David Goldstein say distrust could reach new highs, impacting buying decisions.
Scarlet the mother cat raced into a Brooklyn fire to rescue all five kittens, twice entering the burning building and then crossing the street to ensure each was safe. Firefighter David Giannelli found the brood and took them to North Shore Animal League where vets say Scarlet may regain sight after injuries. More than 700 people have called to adopt the rescued kittens as they recover.
Researchers report a mutant gene linked to coronary artery blockage and adult diabetes. In a study of 475 participants, carriers were 1.73 times more likely to have blocked arteries and three times more likely to develop diabetes, according to Dr. Xing Li Wang and colleagues.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, twice acquitted on assisted death charges, faces a new common law trial in Pontiac. Prospective jurors begin questioning as the case centers on the October 1991 deaths of Sherry Miller, 43, MS patient, and Marjorie Wantz, 58, with Miller dying from carbon monoxide inhalation and Wantz from a lethal injection. The two deaths mark the second and third in Kevorkian’s acknowledged involvement among 27 since 1990.
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