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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1997
Page
2
Four soldiers were arrested in Lima for robbing and murdering two Japanese students along the Amazon River. A family said the soldiers dumped the bodies, shared the camera and sleeping gear, and split $2,500. The army discharged the suspects and handed them to police.
In Cuba the youthful surge toward Catholicism grows as Pope John Paul II nears a planned visit. Alfredo Placensia, 30, and others describe finding purpose in Mass, with 1,200 attending at Jesus de Miramar as Cardinal Ortega urges commitment to family and church.
In a bold vision Egypt seeks to move millions from the Nile for a vast desert irrigation project. The New Delta plan would add 1.3 million acres of farmland, pipe water to Sinai, and create oases while stirring regional tensions over Nile water shares. President Mubarak calls it a brave leap forward as experts warn on financing and feasibility.
San Francisco activist Dennis Peron, founder of the Cannabis Buyers Club, announces a run for governor in the June 2 primary. He will oppose Attorney General Dan Lungren who has sought to shut down his club and plans to gather 10,000 signatures to bypass a $5,000 filing fee.
Veteran actor Denver Pyle, known for Uncle Jesse in The Dukes of Hazzard and roles on Gunsmoke The Andy Griffith Show Bonanza and The Doris Day Show, died at 77 from lung cancer in Burbank California just days after attending his Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiling. He had earlier years on Grizzly Adams and The Life & Times of Grizzly Adams.
The Aiken Standard, established in 1867, lists county mail rates of 11.20 monthly, 33.60 for 3 months, 67.20 for 6 months, and 134.40 yearly. Other mail options show 17.45 per month and 52.35 for 3 months, 101.75 for 6 months, with advance payments possible.
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