Former Olympic champ Ray Mercer charged with assault
Former Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Ray Mercer was jailed on a misdemeanor assault charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend Kim Melvin in the head at their home in Asheville North Carolina. Police called early Sunday and Melvin received emergency treatment. Mercer remained jailed for 48 hours pending a bond hearing scheduled today. Mercer won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and later competed professionally.
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Ayet
Heville
N.C
Ray Mercer
Mercer
Kim Melvin
Seoul
South Korea
Floods kill 47, 100 missing in eastern South Africa
Police say floods along a swollen river have killed at least 47 people in communities around Pietermaritzburg and authorities search for more than 100 missing. Soldiers and police have recovered 47 bodies by morning in the rain swollen area southeast of Johannesburg.
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South Africa
Pietermaetzburg
Henry Budhram
Pietermaritzburg
Johannesburg
North Korean Leader Praises Teachers at Two Universities
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il publicly praised teachers at Kim Il Sung Political University and Kang Kon Military Academy for strengthening the military. The appearance marks a campaign focus on the armed forces amid signs of potential famine and dissent.
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Sisuul
South Korea
Kim Jong Il
Kim
Kim 11
Sung Political University
Kang Kon Military Academy
Korea Central
Jary
Aiken Standard Subscription Rate Card Details
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY, COUNTY MAIL, and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly, 3 month, 6 month, and yearly options. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PAM. The Aiken Standard is a weekday and weekend newspaper published by Aiken Communications Inc. in Aiken South Carolina with postal and address details included.
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Aiken Standard - Pam
Aiken Standard
Hed
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
8.C
Alken
S.C
P.O
Palestinian police assume duties in Hebron region handover
Hundreds of Palestinian police moved into villages around Hebron to take over local law enforcement after Israel formally transferred control. The handover occurred at Dahariya with Col. Gadi Shani and Brig. Gen. Abdel Zaay signing the moment. About 300 officers staffed five villages overnight as residents welcomed the change with celebrations and olive branches.
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Dahariya
West Bank
Hebron
Israel
Gadi Shani
Mander
Abdel Zaay
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Muhammed Hassan
Hassan
Khalil Abu Alehyan
Duraha
Baninaim
Nubah
Yata
NATO chief shuns Karadzic meeting in Bosnia talks
In Tuzla Bosnia, NATO commander plans a meeting with Bosnian Serb leaders to press for freedom of movement and journalistic access. The peace mission aims to avoid contact with Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic while NATO completes initial front-line withdrawals and Sarajevan authorities report gradual troop disengagement.
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U.S
Alice Wilson
Sava
Zupanja
NATO
Tuzla
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Radovan Karadzic
Ratko Mladic
U.N
Adm
Leighton Smith
Smith
Mister Karadzic
General Mladic
Simon Haselock
Momeilo Krajisnik
Karadzic
Pale
Haselock
Paris
Consumers Maxed Out On Plastic
The piece cites analysts worried about a potential debt crisis amid rising credit card use. Some see danger mainly for low income families, while others argue the impact on national prosperity is limited. Debt stresses and spending habits illustrate a broad shift toward card reliance and incentives like miles and rebates.
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Elliott Platt
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp
New York
David Hale
Kemper Financial Services Inc
Chicago
Marines Face Rape Trial in Okinawa Case Drives Protests
In Okinawa NAHA a Navy Seaman Marcus Gill 22 of Woodville Texas and Marines Borico Harp 21 of Griffin Georgia Kendrick Ledet 20 of Waycross Georgia stand trial for the Sept 4 rape of a 12 year old girl abducted on a street while shopping for school supplies. Harp testified he feared retaliation by Gill and initially resisted but complied. Gill admitted to the actual rape and Ledet and Harp claim they aided in the abduction amid large protests against U S military presence in Okinawa.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Navy
Marcus Gill
Woodville
Texas
Borico Harp
Griffin
Kendrick Ledet
Waycross
Gill
Harp
Ledet
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