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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1996
Page
2
Grand jury charges four teens with murder or aiding in the fatal Florida couple slaying linked to a so called vampire cult. A 16-year-old ex-boyfriend stands charged. 15-year-old Heather Wendorf spared for now as jurors reconvene for her case.
Tonya Harding, once barred from competition, announces a comeback with two free holiday performances at a Portland mall where she first learned to skate at age three. The events highlight her return to public skating amid past controversies.
Snowbound guests at the Lone Steer Motel in Steele North Dakota pass time with pool sauna and watching a truck vanish in wind whipped snow that blanketed the Plains for two days. Susie White reports ample food and towels and notes only a five day blizzard would threaten supplies. High winds over 50 mph paralyzed travel while schools closed and drivers waited out conditions across the region.
In Lima a Tupac Amaru raid at a reception for Emperor Akihito left at least 200 diplomats and officials held hostage. Rebels threatened mass killings until jailed comrades are released, then freed about 170 captives as gunfire and explosions echoed for hours.
The Red Cross suspended all relief efforts and evacuated most of its Chechnya staff after masked gunmen killed four nurses and two aid workers at a Noviye Atagi hospital. One more worker was wounded as crews flew survivors and bodies to Geneva.
Conditions aren’t expected to improve much Friday with daytime highs in the upper 30s and night low in the teens. Wrow shows yesterday’s high 65 and low 44.
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