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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1999
Page
4
In Moscow centrist Unity party leads four of six parties in voting and is expected to win a majority of seats in the State Duma potentially enabling a cooperative parliament with President Boris Yeltsin and easing economic reform resistance.
Five Cubans and one Bahamian surrendered at the St Martin Parish jail ending a weeklong takeover that held the warden and five female guards. The State Department said the detainees would be deported to Cuba, with timing and exact details still being arranged.
U S authorities connect Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian charged with importing bomb making materials into Washington from Canada, to a Montreal theft ring funding terrorist groups. Police say proceeds moved through France, Belgium, Italy, Kosovo, Pakistan to Algeria. Arrests of 11 ring members, eight Algerian nationals, were reported.
U S auto industry eyes a record 16.8 million vehicles sold by year end as GM Ford and DaimlerChrysler post peak profits. GM boasts a $16 billion cash reserve after a $1.4 billion Subaru stake purchase while Ford funds Volvo unit buyout with $6.5 billion. Renault spends $5.4 billion to gain control of Nissan.
The Sopranos leads TV Guide list of best shows for 1999 with praise for its intense drama and sharp humor. Other top picks include The West Wing Friends The Practice Ally McBeal Buffy the Vampire Slayer NYPD Blue Freaks and Geeks The X Files Once and Again.
Environmental expert Robert Zimmerman says collecting rain runoff from roofs, parking lots, and roads into cisterns could supply millions of gallons, reduce river pollution, and lower water bills. The system costs about $2,000 for homes and $60,000 to $75,000 for large malls, with water slowly seeping into groundwater over time.
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