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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1997
Page
2
In Fier Albania Greek troops moved toward the rebel held coastal city of Vlora but paused near Viora due to security concerns. A Greek unit of 120 men camped near Fier. Col Xiros said forces would advance to Vlora soon, as Viora remains a flashpoint in the insurrection.
Flood waters overtop a dike in Grand Forks North Dakota swamping 300 homes and a nursing home and prompting citywide evacuation risk. About 3 000 residents evacuated since Thursday as 2 000 awakened by sirens moved to safety. University of North Dakota canceled classes while sandbag defenses buckled under pressure. National Guard and Air Force Base troops assist with sandbagging as authorities warn of further breaches and basement flooding.
Mecca Saudi Arabia officials and diplomats say the Friday death toll from the tent city blaze and stampede during the Hajj has surpassed 400 while cautions remain about casualty tallies. Nearly 1 300 pilgrims were severely burned or trampled in the disaster.
A pressure group representing poor Iranians aims to curb the ruling Muslim clerical government from straying from the strict aims of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
In Napoleon North Dakota National Guardsmen with state and federal officials used heavy equipment and ropes to remove bloated rotting cattle carcasses from ponds creeks and sloughs to protect drinking water and prevent disease after two weeks of flooding and a spring blizzard. About 90000 cattle were impacted and up to 1000 carcasses remained in the waterways as temperatures rose and officials warned of potential E coli and salmonella from runoff.
Mobs in Kisangani threaten aid workers and loot food warehouses for refugees halting UN feeding programs. A major UN airlift of 100000 Rwandan refugees, costing about 50 million dollars, is postponed from Friday to Sunday amid rising regulatory, security, and health obstacles.
In a court martial at Aberdeen Proving Ground Staff Sgt Delmar Simpson faced 19 rape counts. Judge Col Paul Johnston ruled drill sergeants have such power trainees need not resist or object for a conviction. Simpson could face life for a single rape.
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