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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2000
Page
15
The Federal Reserve faces a likely fourth rate increase this year as economists cite brisk growth and inflation concerns. Most foresee a quarter percentage point rise after Greenspan's inflation warning and a December hold during Y2K preparations.
Search boats scoured the choppy Pacific near Port Hueneme as Coast Guard and Navy vessels combed a debris field ten miles off shore for survivors and clues to why the Alaska Airlines flight plunged into the ocean. Eighty eight aboard. no survivors yet. time is the main race against the elements.
A San Francisco study finds frequent unprotected oral sex can spread AIDS though not as risky as anal sex. Dr. Frederick Hecht notes 8 percent of recent HIV infections in the examined group may be linked to oral activity, challenging the idea that oral sex is safe.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis daughter, announces engagement to John Oszajea after meeting last May and receiving Priscilla Presley’s approval. Oszajea plans debut album this year while Presley works on her own project. The couple has not set a wedding date.
With 98 percent of precincts in, John McCain leads 49 percent to Bush 31 percent in New Hampshire. The Republican field races toward South Carolina and Delaware as McCain vows a decisive southern front for the nomination. Gore claims a Democratic win over Bradley in New Hampshire and pledges a broad campaign across California and New York.
In Columbia AP report Bush leads GOP candidates to Bob Jones University Greenville as South Carolina primary looms. Arizona Senator John McCain former Ambassador Alan Keyes and Steve Forbes planned stops with the school noted for courting conservative voters. A state senator Ty Courtney faces a federal bank loan fraud probe and may take leave if indicted. He denies wrongdoing.
Charleston police report 18 year old Busby from the College of Charleston used gunpowder in an improvised device, planning to throw it from a dormitory window but it exploded in his hand. The incident occurred on campus as WCIV-TV covered the event.
In Vienna, Joerg Haider of the Freedom Party negotiates a coalition with the conservative People’s Party. The plan faces possible rejection by President Klestil as EU members Israel and the United States condemn the move. Barak warns of recalling ambassadors. a petition in Israel urges keeping Haider out. Both leaders vow tolerance remains a key agenda.
Columbia Mayor Bob Cobb and Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley meet with Senate leaders to back a Confederate memorial as a compromise to remove the flag. The plan includes a granite wall honoring Civil War soldiers and a five flag display, with 13 stars on the floor to symbolize the Confederacy.
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