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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1998
Page
2
A Thai Airways jet plunged into a swamp near Surat Thani in heavy rain, 146 aboard with at least 50 survivors. Rescue work faced dark skies and will resume after daybreak as authorities assess the aftermath.
Supporters of statehood and commonwealth clashed in San Juan as a tight non binding referendum on Puerto Rico status loomed. Demonstrators waved flags and banners while the None of the Above option drew backing from the Popular Democratic Party arguing the ballot’s commonwealth description is flawed and citizenship cannot be revoked.
Former Gov Jim Thompson led a fundraising drive to buy a rare Frank Lloyd Wright urn for 188000 from private donors then paid 260000 at auction to secure the piece for display in the Dana House Minnesota as part of a Wright collection.
American consumers show confidence as holiday spending rises across cars, furniture, and clothing. Department stores and general merchandisers post their best sales in nine months while auto dealers report brisk activity for a third straight month. Unemployment at 4.5 percent, rising hourly wages, low inflation, and mortgage rates below seven percent boost purchasing power.
Gen. Augusto Pinochet, in a wheelchair, defied Spanish extradition efforts outside Belmarsh Magistrate's Court in London. He declared no foreign court has jurisdiction to try him, repeating that he rejects the charges of genocide and torture as lies.
The Yellow Pages Publishers Association will replace the "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking" campaign with a light bulb logo and the slogan Get an Idea next year. Jim Logan, president and CEO, says the change shifts the book from a pure directory to a consumer resource for ideas such as home improvement projects.
NASA sent the Mars Climate Orbiter from Cape Canaveral on a 9 1/2 month journey to Mars with a 416 million mile flight path. The probe will orbit at 260 miles and relay data for the Polar Lander while searching for water.
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