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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1998
Page
2
In south Lebanon guerrillas clashed with Israeli forces as Hezbollah and Amal fired mortars rockets and machine guns at army positions. One militia member died and 19 civilians injured in northern Israel. Israeli artillery returned fire as clashes spread along the border.
Libyan suspects Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah face a U S British plan to try them abroad amid unresolved issues. Libyan officials in Cairo discuss a response as state media notes the proposal's ongoing debate.
Jiang Zemin orders do or die mobilization with 178000 troops and police guarding dikes. Yangtze floodwaters threaten industrial centers and farmland as crack searches continue near Yueyang and relief aid like tents and clothing is requested for a million dispossessed residents.
A bomb exploded inside the Planet Hollywood in Cape Town at 7 20 pm killing one woman and injuring 24. Police and officials investigated claims of responsibility while witnesses described a scene of shattered glass and injuries among patrons.
Reports from the Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News say Leonardo DiCaprio is out as the serial killer in American Psycho as Lions Gate Films negotiates. The actor’s spokeswoman notes he will start filming The Beach in January.
Nashville born comedian Jerry Clower died at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson Mississippi at age 71 from cardiorespiratory arrest five days after six heart bypasses. He rose to fame with rural Southern tales and the Ledbetter family, canceled a show in August after exhaustion.
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