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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1997
Page
2
Haiti's opposition parties urged annulment of Sunday parliamentary elections amid feeble turnout and reported nonvoter participation. An observer, Utah Lt. Gov. Olene Walker, alleged tampering at two Port-au-Prince result centers.
Tony Blair signals Labor's support for privatization as a “third way” between market and state, pledging to continue Conservative asset sales including railways and British Telecom amid the May elections. Blair frames the move as moderation to appeal to business leaders.
President Bill Clinton and Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington to condemn terrorism and discuss a path to renewed Mideast talks. A Palestinian delegation will visit later, while Netanyahu offered a three stage West Bank pullback and new Palestinian housing in Jerusalem. The Palestinians criticized Israel’s Har Homa project and rejected talks without halting construction.
Cape Canaveral Florida astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia worked by flashlight to complete as many experiments as possible after being limited to two thirds power. Seven crew members voiced disappointment at an early return after four days aloft. They noted they could have completed more science if NASA had halted the countdown and replaced a faulty generator.
Crew and mission managers faced a dangerous fuel cell voltage drop hours before liftoff. The generator loss threatened an explosion, forcing NASA to abandon a $500 million plus mission. Commander James Hassell Jr. and policy experts described the setback as a costly learning experience.
Laurent Desire Kabila arrived in Mbuji Mayi with foreign diamond executives to survey a six month rebel push to topple Mobutu Sese Seko. At Kinshasa protesters denounced Mobutu as soldiers dispersed a march of about 3,500, while youths hailed Kabila’s arrival with chants of his name.
National roundup reports the second week of Timothy McVeigh's trial opening with juror questions over the death penalty. A cosmetics clerk said she could consider execution if instructed, amid details of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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