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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1996
Page
2
New York AP reports Andre Dubus received the $30,000 Rea Award for short stories. Judges praised his muscular prose and the enduring life of American characters in Dancing After Hours, noting his gift for the form.
LOS ANGELES AP Cowlings said he canceled Rose Bowl plans to check Nicole Brown Simpson after a fight with O J Simpson and later drove her to hospital for possible concussion. Daniel Petrocelli, lead lawyer in the wrongful death suit against Simpson, reported the events. Simpson downplayed the fight as wrestling. WASHINGTON AP Moderate House Republicans back raising the minimum wage to $5.25 an hour, aligning with Clinton and Democrats but revealing intra party divisions. Rep Chris Shays of Connecticut led 20 GOP signatories in supporting the bill despite opposition from Senate Leader Bob Dole and other GOP leaders. The proposal would lift the federal minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.25 per hour.
Aiken Standard offers HOME DELIVERY eight ninety five monthly, three months twenty six eighty five, six months fifty three seventy, yearly one hundred seven forty. COUNTY MAIL rates eighteen twenty annually include three or six month options and yearly figure. OTHER MAIL shows higher monthly and multi month prices. The paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc. and mails/addresses are listed with the post office box in Aiken, South Carolina.
Gunmen opened fire on a Greek tour group outside the Europa Hotel in Cairo, killing at least 18 and wounding 13. Greek descent Australians witnessed the attack as attackers in black jackets struck tourists and a bus, then fled in a van. No group claimed responsibility, but Muslim militants blamed.
GREAT FALLS Mont A federal grand jury met secretly and returned no indictments against Theodore Kaczynski the former math professor suspected of the Unabomber case He remains jailed in Helena and faces only possession of bomb components with no charges yet for the bombings Three people were killed in the attacks and the grand jury did not meet again until mid May according to U S Marshal Bill Strizich wording reflects the local press tone of the era
The Defense Department reports a U S Army Medical Research trial of the gp160 vaccine did not stop or slow AIDS. The study, described as the first fully concluded HIV vaccine trial with a genetically engineered vaccine, showed an elevated immune response in vaccinated subjects and no adverse effects.
Senate voted strongly for an anti-terrorism bill but Republicans split on its effectiveness. Majority Leader Bob Dole touted the measure as a tool to prevent and punish terrorism, while Sen. Don Nickles cautioned the nation remains vulnerable to threats.
President Clinton asked Japan to form a broad U S partnership to confront terrorism, nuclear proliferation and post Cold War threats. Speaking to Japan's Diet on his visit's final day he urged Tokyo to join forces beyond defense into trade, environment, science and technology while noting sensitive questions over relaxing military restraints.
Jurors spent 13 hours over three days deliberating the Aug. 20 1989 murders of Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez. They spared Erik and Lyle Menendez because of youth, lack of criminal history, and the belief they could be saved. Jurors described the decision as eerily similar to the brothers weighing whether to kill their parents.
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