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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1995
Page
2
Yoko Ono will broadcast a song about Hiroshima on NHK Japan. The track, written and recorded in January with backing by Paul McCartney and his family, marks a reconciliation between Ono and McCartney. The program airs Sunday on public television.
Hinton Waters known as Hoss, a 50 year old former prisoner and preacher from Anna-ville Tenn, was sentenced to life plus 51 years after mailing two bombs to Knox County District Attorney Randy Nichols. He planned to help free killer Robert Sands by provoking clemency. Waters had prior Florida murder conviction from the 1980s and was convicted in June on conspiracy and mailing explosive devices.
The Labor Department reported that unemployment rose 0.1 point in July to 5.7 percent, the first increase since April. Weak manufacturing and construction restrained job gains, though analysts expect factory strength as inventories deplete and housing shows signs of rebound.
U S Attorney finds missteps by government lawyers in the White House health reform task force battle but sees no evidence to prosecute the groups leader. Rep Bob Barr urges Congress to pursue an independent counsel focused on White House aide Ira Magaziner as part of the inquiry.
In Pensacola Florida Jack Khorram fled eight miles inland with his family to escape Hurricane Erin. A giant oak crushed their van minutes after his wife warned them to stay inside. Erin delivered 94 mph winds and 103 mph gusts along the Panhandle causing three deaths and eight missing at sea with Coast Guard search efforts ongoing.
Croatian forces launched a major offensive to retake Serb held land in Croatia while clashing with Serb forces. NATO warned of airstrikes if peacekeepers were harmed as casualties mounted, including a Danish guard killed and Polish troops wounded at UN posts. The day saw extensive front line fighting and NATO missile strikes on a Serb radar site amid rising tensions.
The defense ministry stated Serbs launched at least one rocket into Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, as air raid sirens sounded. U N officials could not confirm the attack.
President Clinton ordered an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation in granting security clearances. The 13 page order adds sexual orientation to the non discrimination clause and requires uniform clearance standards across agencies. Rep Boo Dornan criticized the move while Rep Barney Frank and gay groups praised it as a milestone.
Washington reports new Whitewater documents show a $5,000 personal loan allegedly paid off by the venture for President Clinton. The release also highlights Mrs. Clinton's legal work for Madison Guaranty and asserts the Clintons were mostly passive partners.
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