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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1996
Page
2
Imelda Marcos gains approval from an anti graft court to travel to Boston for glaucoma treatment, limited to 60 days. The ruling criticizes a prior House resolution and notes a separate court panel convicted her of looting the treasury.
In Kennebunkport Maine a one and a half story chalet overlooking George Bushs oceanside estate is on the market after being vacated by the Secret Service and press staff who occupied it during his presidency. Michael Jacobson of a local brokerage calls it a bargain at 265000 while noting overgrown grounds a mildewed basement and ceiling holes.
Jimmy Carter will receive a state honor in VAC Hungary for returning the Holy Crown of King St. Stephen. The crown, stolen by the Nazis in 1944 and kept in Fort Knox, was destined to crown King Stephen in 1000.
Aiken Standard announces HOME DELIVERY rates at 8.95 monthly 26.85 for 3 months 53.70 for 6 months 107.40 per year COUNTY MAIL 11.20 monthly 33.60 for 3 months 67.20 for 6 months 134.40 per year OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.35 for 3 months 104.75 for 6 months 209.40 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PEM Subscription. The newspaper is published by Aiken Communications Inc with address and postal details. Postmaster lines provide address change instructions.
An anonymous AP source says a cargo hold explosion is a likely cause of the TWA Flight 800 disaster, narrowing suspects to those with access to checked bags. Weather delays hinder recovery of victims while investigators show wreckage diagrams and compare to past bombings like Pan Am 103 and Air Sahara 1989.
Burundi's military backed leader Pierre Buyoya appointed Pascal Ndimira a Hutu as prime minister. Ndimira pledged reconciliation while regional leaders in Arusha said they will impose sanctions to punish Buyoya's regime. Buyoya argues the coup prevents ethnic slaughter seen in Rwanda.
Raed Ahmed, weightlifter who carried the Iraqi flag at the Atlanta Games, fled the Olympic village and applied for political asylum in the United States amid clandestine meetings and calls. An Iraqi opposition group member drove him away from a gas station as officials planned a zoo trip.
Ahmed, 29, defected and was taken to a suburban Decatur house where he asked INS for asylum. Muhamed, who helped arrange the defection, said Ahmed wanted his wife safe in Iraq first and contacted the Iraqi National Congress in London to move her to northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, blocked by international sanctions authorities.
Defense officials report 39 troopers from the 18th Motorized Cavalry Regiment were lost during exercises near Laguna Salada on the California border. A search found 25. 11 died, three remain missing, and two hospitalized in Mexicali in critical condition. The rest are said to be in good health.
Havana reports fugitive financier Robert Lee Vesco will be tried in Cuba on charges of economic crimes against the government. He could receive up to 20 years in prison for allegedly aiding drug development and marketing without state approval. Vesco has been a fugitive since 1971, linked to a $224 million mutual fund fraud and a 1972 Nixon campaign contribution.
U S District Judge G Thomas Eisele assumed control of the case as jurors remained deadlocked in the Whitewater trial of Herby Branscom Jr and Robert M Hill The replacement judge could rule on a mistrial while jurors resume deliberations in Little Rock Clinton allies are alleged to have benefited from Perry County Bank funds and concealed cash withdrawals tied to the 1990 gubernatorial campaign
Filipinos welcomed 17 year old maid Sarah Balabagan returning to Manila after she was freed early from a death sentence in the United Arab Emirates. Balabagan, who said her employer tried to rape her, had become a symbol for abused migrant workers. She arrived at the airport amid reporters and a Philippine ambassador, declining questions.
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