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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1996
Page
2
Robin Williams helped inaugurate San Francisco's new library reading to over 100 children. He performed excerpts from The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stupid Tales, parodying classic tales. The crowd roared at the ugly duckling joke and the popular Gas We Pass tale.
Dolly Parton told 1,400 Dollywood Ambassadors fans to request refunds if unhappy with the weekend concerts. Some attendees walked out after learning only a handful of songs would be performed due to other obligations. Parton cited a TV show as a reason for a shorter set. Mary Tyler Moore narrates a PETA video alleging horse abuse to extract urine for Premarin. Wyeth-Ayerst says investigators check abuse claims.
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Israeli warplanes destroyed a water reservoir serving 20 villages in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah guerrillas fired rockets toward northern Israel. Israeli gunboats shelled the Beirut Tyre highway and rockets struck the Galilee region overnight with no reported casualties.
Since hostilities began at least 137 people have been killed, most civilians in Lebanon, including 76 in an Israeli artillery strike near a UN base. About 400,000 Lebanese displaced, thousands of Israelis fled. Secretary Christopher shuttles between Damascus and Jerusalem amid intensive cease-fire talks, not confirming progress.
San Francisco reports humorist Erma Bombeck died Monday at 69 from kidney transplant complications. She charmed readers with light hearted takes on domestic life and family. Survived by husband Bill and children Betsy Matthew and Andrew.
The Anti-Defamation League reports Freemen in eastern Montana spread to at least 18 states. Over a year hundreds visited a ranch to learn creating false financial documents with home computers and laser printers. The ADL cites racial hatred and a manifesto tied to a Christian Identity doctrine.
Primal Fear remains No 1 at the weekend box office for a third straight week, earning 6.6 million in weekend tickets. The Birdcage slipped to fourth with 4.7 million, while Robin Williams and Nathan Lane film has 104.5 million after seven weeks. Jumanji also surpassed 100 million, reaching 101.1 million since December release.
Democrats and Republicans in Congress seek to give President Clinton a bill to help workers who lose or switch jobs buy health insurance. Key differences between House and Senate versions must be resolved by a conference committee before sending to the White House. The Senate added a mental illness parity amendment, while the House favors tax exempt medical savings accounts, a measure the Senate opposed. The Senate was expected to vote on its version today.
Philip Morris rebutted affidavits from three former workers denying manipulation of nicotine in cigarettes and criticized FDA staff’s reopening of the record to include the declarations. The company argued the FDA lacks solid jurisdiction over cigarettes. An anti smoking group released a 1989 tape it says shows PM researchers discussing removal of carcinogens, supporting FDA claims of industry manipulation.
In Denver United Methodists approve a policy declaring baptism grants full church membership to all, including infants and the severely retarded. The policy, endorsed by about 1,000 General Conference delegates, aims to align with Lutheran Episcopal and Catholic practice and will be reflected in church law later in the week. An appeal to extend similar baptismal access to Elizabeth Dole was rejected.
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