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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2000
Page
6
The Bank of Japan in a marathon meeting voted to lift the policy rate from near zero to 0.25 percent. Governor Masaru Hayami led supporters as government officials failed to delay the move, marking the first rate hike in ten years despite calls to maintain easy money.
Investigative documents fail to resolve cause of EgyptAir Flight 990 crash that killed 217. NTSB chair James Hall said movements were consistent with deliberate crew action while Egyptian authorities deny the allegation. AP photo shows Lech Walesa smiling after verdict clearing him of collusion.
Waesla was cleared by a special screening court of collaborating with the communist era secret police. The decision allows Lech Walesa to run for president again, after previous defeat in 1995.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s push abroad falters as 15 country visits in 18 days fail to win Arab unity or strong backing for a unilateral state declaration if no peace treaty is reached by the September 13 deadline.
In Chestertown, Maryland, David Starkey Jr. received life in prison for firing a double barreled shotgun at three women returning from a Christmas shopping trip, killing one. Passenger Germaine Clarkston died two days after being struck in the hip. driver Michelle Wilson survived with minor injuries. Daniel Starkey was sentenced to 25 years after pursuing the women for 20 miles.
Lightning sparks new fires across southwestern Montana's Bitterroot Valley forcing evacuations along nine miles of road west of Darby. More than 50 homes have burned and 175000 acres scorched as crews cope with minimal rainfall and wind. Authorities confirm hundreds of homes evacuated and a second Pinesdale home lost..Fire activity also affects Boulder area and stretches into Nevada Oregon Washington with multiple fires and limited staffing.
Falling energy costs helped hold wholesale inflation in July with theProducer Price Index unchanged. Core inflation rose 0.1 percent, while energy and food swings cooled. Wall Street moved higher though tech shares lagged on earnings fears. The data may keep the Federal Reserve on hold through the elections.
Madonna and English file director Guy Ritchie welcomed a baby boy named Rocco Ritche on August 11, 2000. Publicist Liz Rosenberg announced the birth but withheld birth details. In a separate AP note, Franz Sinatra Jr. filed for divorce from Cynthia McMurrey after about two years of marriage.
In Mount Clemens Michigan AP Eminem declines his mother Debe Mathers Briggs 10 million dollar defamation suit offer settling for 2 million per court records The suit filed in September 1989 accuses the rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers III of defaming her by labeling her a unstable lawsuit hungry drug user in interviews The settlement offer was conveyed to Eminem in June by her attorney Fred Gibson
Greenville lawmakers and safety advocates urge routing $30 million for steel cable barriers in median lanes of I 26 and I 77, citing several fatal crashes including eight dead on I 26 near Chapin. Senate leaders cite gasoline tax money while departments seek federal grants and surplus funds.
South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon urged residents to report defective Firestone tires to his office and said he plans to sue Bridgestone/Firestone if the state is not given higher priority in the recall. A company spokeswoman said there are no plans to adjust the recall priority.
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