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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2000
Page
10
Russians lowered flags to half mast and lit candles for 118 sailors killed aboard Kursk after a Barents Sea explosion. Submarine crews' relatives protested a delayed memorial as Putin urged calm and TV stations avoided entertainment in favor of names and tributes.
More than 200 climbers including 160 from Japan and about 50 from the United States began the Mount Fuji trek, sleeping in mountain lodges and finishing the 12,460-foot climb by morning. Kimiko Goldberg, a breast cancer survivor, said the moment at the summit moved many climbers to tears.
New York Times reports Attorney General Janet Reno will not name a special prosecutor into the 1996 fund-raising activities of Vice President Al Gore. Reno declined the recommendation from Robert J. Conrad Jr, the head of the Justice Department campaign finance unit, marking a third rejection of such a suggestion. The Times notes Conrad was the department's only prosecutor who saw a need for independent counsel.
AP reports the East Coast finale of Survivor will reveal the winner Wednesday night. Radio stations and some Internet sites may disclose the result earlier, prompting a warning from KOA Denver and others to help viewers avoid spoilers before the West and Central time zones air the CBS finale.
Federal investigators say vapors in the fuel tank caused TWA Flight 800 to plunge into the Atlantic killing all 230 aboard. Four years later they cannot identify the ignition source. circumstantial evidence points to an electrical short, but insufficient wreckage wiring prevents a definitive conclusion.
The Democrat Al Gore backs a 500 billion dollar plan aimed at the middle class with strings attached, while George W. Bush pushes a 1.3 trillion dollar tax cut for all including the wealthy. Analysts say base politics and voter targets shape each proposal.
The Clinton administration will release guidelines allowing federally funded work on embryonic stem cells created from frozen embryos from fertility clinics. IVF embryos must be discarded, and federal funds cannot be used to destroy embryos, though privately funded researchers may share cells with federally supported scientists. The rules face opposition from anti abortion groups despite patient support.
The suit, filed in Santa Ana, alleges Rodman raped a 30 year old woman after meeting in a bar last summer. The plaintiff Tina New claims the incident occurred August 20, 1999 and reports to police followed, but prosecutors declined to file charges for lack of evidence.
Clemson University and the University of South Carolina debate ongoing fire safety upgrades amid rising costs. Legislators and school officials seek state money to install sprinklers in dorms built before 1988, with Clemson projecting about 10 million dollars to outfit all housing in five years. Standpipes are being added to five aging fraternity houses to improve water delivery during fires.
Investigators plan weeks of work to determine if a street sweeper damaged tracks minutes before the Silver Meteor derailed near Jacksonville. NTSB will issue a report in six months to a year while CSX repairs 600 feet of damaged rail and trains resume service.
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