28 Dec 1999
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1999
Page
1
Aiken main post office at 307 Laurens St will offer two commemorative New Year's postmarks for collectors. The stamps read “1231-1999 New Year’s Eve Station” and “01-01-2000 Celebrate 2000 Station.” Post office hours Friday end at 2 pm, and the event includes in‑person cancellation and mail‑in options.
Aiken County sheriff officials confirm a man and a woman died in an early morning fire on Beard Road Beech Island. One man escaped unhurt as investigators link the blaze to the living room with no cause determined yet.
Indian officials spoke with hijackers of an Indian Airlines plane in Kandahar Afghanistan as mechanics tried to restart engines. Negotiations followed threats to kill 155 passengers and crew. A hijacker left the aircraft for negotiations and as insurance for an engineer aboard the damaged plane. The hijackers demand release of Kashmiri militants and a Pakistani cleric in exchange.
City election opens at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center with low turnout as David Nix notes only two voters after 90 minutes. Patrick Cunning opposes Jim Sutherland in a special city council primary to fill Skipper Perry’s vacancy amid debate on tax policy and growth.
Preliminary notes indicate the blaze started in the living room with investigators uncertain about the cause. Lt. Michael Frank of the ACSO stated uncertainty remains as officials gather evidence to determine how the fire started and what led to it.
The piece notes Y2K concerns will persist beyond the New Year weekend with glitches likely weeks or months later. Gartner Group projects only 10 percent of failures in early January, while public polls show limited belief problems stay short and little trust in a single date.
A Gartner Group study warns Y2K issues could surface after January 1 2000 with some glitches emerging as late as 2001 and beyond. The report suggests smaller problems could accumulate and disrupt business supply chains.
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