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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1997
Page
2
In Wheeling West Virginia a firefighter was found guilty of copying and sharing photographs of FBI complex blueprints with a militia leader becoming the first person convicted under the recently enacted federal anti-terrorism statute.
A national roundup covers a 1994 law criminalizing help to terrorist planners quoted by U S Attorney William Wilmoth. It notes Fire Lt. James Rogers 41 convicted Monday and facing up to 10 years. Also reports FRA probe of Union Pacific rail safety after seven deaths since June.
Washington repackages its fall agenda with tax cuts for families and new religious liberty measures. Don Hodel outlines priorities including a Religious Persecution Act, American Community Renewal Act, a religious freedom amendment, and education savings accounts amid GOP tensions over trade and morals.
Mir crew swiftly repaired balky air supply as NASA alerted Houston of a problem. Russian Mission Control later confirmed both oxygen generators were back online by 10:30 p.m. Monday, though public-relations timing caused confusion and a brief panic in Houston.
Four year old Julia was pulled from a 228 foot drainage pipe at Hammonasset Beach State Park after tide swept her in during a crab hunt. She was in cardiac arrest for minutes before rescuers revived her. She stayed at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and was released with her family nearby.
Orders for durable goods fell 0.6 percent in July to 180.5 billion dollars, the second drop in three months. The Commerce Department cited weaker demand for aircraft and electronics as a key factor, following a 2.9 percent June rise.
Federal regulators will propose a rule to allow on off switches for air bags, reversing a plan to let mechanics disconnect bags on request. Automakers and consumer groups opposed overrides, while President Clinton had indicated a policy allowing owners to disable bags.
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