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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2000
Page
6
Nearby nations grow anxious before President Clinton visits as a U.S. backed assault by Colombian forces, trained by teen Berets and U.S. special units, nears. Thousands could be displaced while rebels vow to resist, with 3,000 troops planned and 83 U.S. trainers at a southern base.
In Cairo, President Mubarak and President Clinton, the two main mediators, pledged to pursue a solution while signaling no imminent breakthrough after a one and a half hour meeting at Cairo airport. Amr Moussa called the session good and positive, noting no new plan from Clinton but potential ideas to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer in days ahead.
Patricia Nixon Cox denies claims that Richard Nixon struck her mother or used an unprescribed mood altering drug. In an AP interview she says she lived at home and witnessed no abuse 1962 or ever, praising her mother as strong and supportive of her father.
Mount Oyama on Miyake island erupted twice on Tuesday after waking from a 17 year slumber. First at 4:35 a.m. and again at 2:53 p.m. officials ordered evacuation of remaining schoolchildren. Satoshi Enomoto said no immediate damage or injuries were reported while residents were urged to stay indoors and avoid driving due to ash and low visibility.
Millie the cloned Jersey calf was born full term on August 23 at the University of Tennessee. Researchers led by Dr. Lannett Edwards and Dr. Neal Schrick used a simpler standard cell culture method, making Millie the third US bovine clone and the first Jersey from adult cells. The birth follows earlier clones at Texas A&M and the University of Connecticut.
Investigators on Tuesday said they recovered the body of Alexander Shepitsyn, a plumber, identified as the third victim killed in the Moscow tower blaze. Earlier, two elevator deaths were confirmed, with officials noting possible additional losses. Fire and rescue teams continued assessing extensive damage to the Tv tower as crews worked to determine cause and salvage equipment.
A Mansfield Texas junior faced beating at the hands of older football players and a nationwide Alfred University survey finds nearly half of high school students report hazing. The study shows hazing spans sports bands arts clubs and church groups with many students reluctant to tell adults.
Washington negotiators report signs of compromise on raising the federal minimum wage by one dollar over two years. House Speaker Dennis Hastert offers to move the bill without two major tax-cut proposals, aiming to unlock a broader business tax breaks package and avoid altering pension rules. Democrats say a bill could emerge in workers' best interest if GOP concessions hold.
Pete Seeger, folk singer and activist, has been diagnosed with Lyme disease at his Beacon, New York home. His wife Toshi described the illness and said treatment is possible with antibiotics.
A Houston judge set a trial date for Anna Nicole Smith’s bid to claim a portion of oil tycoon J Howard Marshall II’s estate worth about 1.6 billion dollars. Jury selection starts September 22 with opening arguments likely six weeks later. Marshall’s son J Howard Marshall III seeks a share, alleging an oral promise from his father.
South Carolina school districts are being surveyed by the Education Department to see how many use CDC sex education kits that Attorney General Charlie Condon deems illegal under the Comprehensive Health Education Act of 1988. Preliminary results show few districts use Get Real About AIDS or Reducing the Risk, and Condon criticized the materials as encouraging premarital sex if teenagers use protection.
Associated Press notes a Legislative Audit Council report finding South Carolina's Family Independence Act failing to meet goals. Only about one in twenty welfare recipients left aid due to employment, with Social Services not referring eligible people to state employment services and limited assessment of barriers to work. Working poor face childcare costs and DHHS declined applications after late 1996.
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