Two Guitars Stolen From Unplugged Set in Columbia
AP reports at the University of South Carolina on April 19 a thief stole two guitars from Hootie and the Blowfish during MTV Unplugged. DArius Rucker and Dean Felber guitars gone. Students Anthony Magnarini and Nicholas Brankak charged with grand theft and receiving stolen goods respectively, released on five thousand dollar bail following bond hearing testimony that a student dressed as cleanup crew took the guitars.
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Gas prices rise but show signs of leveling says analyst
Wase line prices jumped about five cents per gallon in two weeks yet signs point to a possible peak as demand and crude costs stay high. The Lundberg Survey put the national average at 136.34 cents per gallon on Friday, up from 131.39 on April 12 and 14 cents higher than a year ago.
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Trilby Lundberg
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Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Postal Details
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. The Aiken Standard is published weekday afternoons and weekend mornings by Aiken Communications Inc with postal and address information for mail and changes.
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Clinton Unveils Five Part Drug Policy Strategy
President Clinton outlines a five part anti drug plan aimed at reducing illegal use among youths, with emphasis on prevention and methamphetamine control. Barry McCaffrey notes crime and youth misuse as priorities, citing declines in overall drug use yet rising teen marijuana use and escalating meth sales. The White House seeks 15.1 billion dollars from Congress for the coming budget year.
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Fire threatens nuclear lab near Bandelier National Monument
A forest fire burning for five days swept within six miles of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Officials say the facility’s explosives and radioactive materials are secure, with emergency crews removing items from danger and tracing little health risk. Firefighters control efforts exceed 800 personnel, with 11,800 acres burned including Bandelier Monument lands.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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John Gustafson
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Montana
Gunman Kills 34 At Port Arthur Tourist Site
A 29 year old man opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at the Port Arthur historic site in Tasmania killing at least 34 tourists. He barricaded himself in a bed and breakfast, held three hostages, then set the inn ablaze. After a 12 hour standoff he fled the burning building as the flames consumed part of the inn. Police described a local man with psychological problems and said 20 bodies remained inside the cafe awaiting identification.
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Australia
Tasmania
Bob Fielding
Cal
Broad Arrow
Jack Johnston
Missing Former CIA Director Colby Feared Dead
Former CIA director William Colby was reported missing after his canoe capsized near his Cobb Island Maryland home on Sunday night. Coast Guard crews searched the Wicomico River for more than five hours into the early morning. authorities planned another search today. WUSA-TV reported neighbors found the canoe under a dock earlier Sunday. Colby had told his wife he planned to go canoeing.
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Charles County
Fred Davis
Clinton Testimony Triggers Whitewater Loan Questions
President Clinton testified for four and a half hours at the White House about alleged improper loans connected to Whitewater partners James and Susan McDougal. Prosecutors pressed him on the 1980s deal while his aides weighed political impact.
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McDougals
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McDougall
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