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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1993
Page
2
A visitor who spent 10 days inside the heavily armed compound says mass death by suicide is not plausible for the sect. He described the atmosphere as calm and not in a suicide frame, amid the seven week standoff and Passover observances.
A secret North Vietnamese document found in Soviet archives, authenticated by a joint American Russian commission, shows Hanoi held 1 205 American POWs in 1972 while admitting only 368 at Paris peace talks. The Times notes the revelation could complicate deals with the United States and cites 591 POWs released later under Operation Homecoming.
Serb rebel commander Gen Ratko Mladic vents that NATO airstrikes will fail to halt his ground assault as about 60 NATO warplanes deploy from Italy and the Adriatic to enforce the no fly zone over Bosnia. U N officials suspend aid airlift to Srebrenica amid rising tensions. Clinton envoy Bartholomew heads to Sarajevo for talks delayed by clashes.
Miami officials warn 1993 tourist year may falter after the death of German tourist Barbara Jensen Meller, the seventh foreign victim this season. Two men charged in similar attacks, travel advisories issued by Britain and Germany, and fears that Florida’s tourism market could lose billions as visitor numbers rise to over 42 million.
Laurence Fishburne recalls meeting the real Ike Turner while filming Tina Turner's ex husband role. He notes Turner's sole instruction to him was to deliver a good performance as the volatile Ike. The memory appears in Us magazine's May issue.
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