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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1997
Page
2
Benazir Bhutto votes early in Lahore elections called after her government was ousted on corruption charges. Authorities impounded cars used to transport voters in her Pakistan People’s Party as voter apathy marks the polling day in her home district of Larkana.
Bruce Willis, a New Jersey native, favors Wilmington Delaware as a home base and would like his next movie to be filmed there. He visits the city often when not in Hollywood. Billy Ray Cyrus launches a relief foundation with his father leading the organization to address people in need, calling it payback time.
Police used clubs and water cannons to disperse protesters in Belgrade, injuring at least 80 people including eight officers. Demonstrators, demanding recognition of Nov 17 municipal results, clashed with riot police from midday into the evening as leaders urged continued action.
Matt Douglas traveled 12 hours from Northampton to Punxsutawney to join about 20 000 fans awaiting Punxsutawney Phil. The famous forecaster failed to see his shadow for the 12th time in 111 years signaling an early spring. Other groundhogs and even a prairie dog offered varying forecasts while crowds endured overnight conditions and enjoyed the event.
Police recovered 500 pounds of stolen dynamite after attacks on three bank teller machines and a courthouse wall crater. Francis Ernestberg, 40, and Oston Osonu Tonu, 24, were arrested. a third suspect Kevin Lee Robinson, 29, remains at large. All face felony conspiracy burglary and explosive device charges with possible life terms.
Bill Cosby spoke at a West Palm Beach concert about coping with the January killing of his son Ennis. He mixed somber reflection with humor, praising fans for their support and recalling Ennis, a doctoral student and special needs teacher killed on a Los Angeles freeway access road.
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