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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1997
Page
2
In Moscow, Mir's crew planned a Friday spacewalk into the damaged Spektr module after computers were restored, with the three-person team reading manuals and preparing for a dangerous repair mission. Ground control said the main computer was back online by Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities lit a barn blaze on Carl Drega property after finding 600 pounds of explosives and a tunnel system amid a four hour rampage in Columbia New Hampshire. Drega killed four people before being shot dead. 400 pounds of ammonium nitrate removed from ruins. Authorities anticipate examining tunnels on the Connecticut River site as part of a long running zoning dispute with the town.
UPS moves to resume operations after a 15 day Teamsters walkout. The company tells some staff they face temporary layoffs amid lost business. UPS estimates the strike cut at least 5 percent of its activity as daily volume dropped to about 10 percent of normal. About 185,000 Teamsters participated in the stoppage.
Henry McKelvey president of Teamsters Local 509 was arrested for trespassing on UPS property in Charleston. The UPS strike had ended but workers returned to the Columbia Metropolitan Airport hub as company officials weigh post strike workload and potential layoffs.
In New Jersey an appeals court upholds Megan s Law requiring communities to be informed about high risk sex offenders. Police may conduct door to door distributions of fliers warning residents about offenders in their neighborhoods.
Federal court blocked sex offender notification laws until Sept. 10 and a state AG planned talks with prosecutors on warning dissemination. AMA faces backlash over Sunbeam logo license. officials may drop or modify the arrangement. McVeigh lawyer moves to withdraw amid conflict and anger. Gingrich unveils veterans health plan at VFW, stressing care standards. GM recalls 475000 trucks and SUVs for seat belt edge cuts revealed in crash tests.
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