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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1997
Page
2
In northern Vietnam the return of 493 Vietnamese killed in the Laos civil war was marked by peasants, villagers, and leaders lining roads with flowers and wreaths. The report notes the event’s timing was not specified and ties to the broader Vietnam War.
President Alberto Fujimori said rebel demands left no choice but to free hostages after a rapid raid on a diplomatic compound. Police removed bombs as 71 hostages returned home. one hostage, Justice Carlos Giusti, died after a takeover.
EAGLE Colorado A special operations tech dangled 100 feet below a TH53 helicopter to retrieve two small wreckage pieces from an Air Force A 10 Thunderbolt that vanished three weeks earlier over the 13 000 foot Rocky Mountain peak near Gold Dust Peak Captain Craig Button remains unconfirmed as aboard the aircraft Air Force General Nels Bunning says no remains identified The operation involved six crew members and pararescue technicians and aimed to locate more wreckage before a spring storm.
Grand Forks North Dakota faces swift river flooding as patrol boats and Humvees patrol the canals. The Red River swelled to flood more towns up to the border while the city reports a drop allowing some residents to return briefly. Restoring downtown, sewers and water supplies will take months or years.
Federal agents foiled a plan by four suspects to destroy a Bridgeport area natural gas plant and trigger chaos to aid an armored car robbery. They planned several explosive attacks and a $2 million haul outside First National Bank of Bridgeport, with a May 1 catastrophe goal.
The Aiken Standard publishes weekday afternoons and weekend editions. Subscription options include County Mail and Other Mail plans with monthly, semiannual, and annual rates. Mailing address: Aiken Communications Inc PO Box 456 326 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802. Contact number 619.5 for inquiries.
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