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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1997
Page
2
In Fort Pierce Florida a dying man who swallowed cocaine during arrest died after jailers ignored his pleas for help and taunted him for more than three hours. Two deputies were fired and five others disciplined as prosecutors weigh charges.
John Grisham says he waffers on capital punishment, believing life imprisonment is the best punishment. In a separate note, skater Oksana Baiul denies drinking after a January crash in Connecticut, stating she is Russian.
President Clinton agreed to move the planned Yeltsin summit from the United States to Helsinki due to Yeltsin’s health. The talks with Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin covered NATO expansion, economic cooperation, and prospects for a basic Russia NATO relationship document. Gore and Chernomyrdin expressed cautious optimism about continued dialogue and narrowing disagreements.
Police freed more than 100 patrons after a false report of masked robbers staging a hold up at The Financial Exchange in northeast Philadelphia. Four men allegedly abducted five employees Thursday night. one worker escaped Friday morning leading to arrests and a SWAT deployment. No hostages remained by afternoon, and no robbery occurred. One minor injury reported. It remained unclear what happened to other abducted workers.
Washington reports unemployment at 5.4 percent in January with wage gains slowing. Economists say job markets remain favorable for seekers, with a minor, temporary weakening possible. Wall Street rallied as wage growth stayed scant, easing inflation fears and supporting stocks and bonds. The Dow rose 82.74 to 6855.80. Treasury yields fell, then rebounded to 6.70 percent after Rubin remarks.
Jurors began deliberating punitive damages against O J Simpson after closing arguments pressed for a harsh penalty to send a clear message. Plaintiffs argued Simpson cannot escape punishment though he was found liable for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s deaths, while defense said Simpson’s worth is negative and punishing him would be destructive.
The Aiken Standard lists office hours and contact numbers for editors and the switchboard. It details publisher responsibility, mailing address, postmaster info, and home delivery and county mail rates. Rates shown include 8 months and yearly options with monthly payments.
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