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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1998
Page
2
In Guatemala City anger mounts as Auxiliary Bishop Juan Ger ardi Conedera is bludgeoned to death two days after releasing a report on wartime atrocities. Church officials demand authorities solve the case within 72 hours, framing it as a political provocation tied to the peace process.
Millions mark Muharram as governments and banks close while families visit beaches and parks. In the Gulf a US F A 18 Hornet crashed. the pilot survived after ejecting and being rescued. In Somalia heavy fighting around Kismayo leaves dozens dead and many wounded. In Martinique a 10 day strike at France Antilles ends with a union settlement and future union recognition.
Pentagon panel urges exhumation of the Vietnam era Unknowns tomb remains at Arlington to test if they belong to Air Force Lt. Michael J. Blassie. Defense Secretary Cohen will decide within two weeks after a four month inquiry and family pressure.
In Little Rock, two men Ricky Crisp and Justin Griffith were charged with first degree murder after leaving 4 month old Sydney Pippin and 16 month old Vicky Fraley in a hot car for eight hours while the vehicle sat on a dirt road near Little Flock. Authorities said heat exhaustion and dehydration caused the deaths. Prosecutors upgraded from manslaughter to first degree murder due to knowingly causing a child’s death. The men had been searching for arrowheads and mushrooms near a cave about 90 feet away. The car windows were up and the case highlights extreme heat dangers to children.
A 15 year old, Sam Manzie, pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to the Sept 27 death of 11 year old Eddie Werner. Manzie had been in counseling for involvement with a pedophile and was medicated while seeing a psychiatrist. Prosecutors seek an insanity defense as his attorney cites mental state at the time.
United Airlines flight 355 to Chicago aborts takeoff as debris from the right rear engine ignites grass. The Boeing 727 lands safely at Miami International Airport with 158 aboard. no injuries reported and FAA and United investigate.
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