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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2000
Page
6
Four Afghan crew members including the captain and first officer escaped from a hijacked aircraft at Stansted Airport by lowering themselves to the tarmac with a rope during tense negotiations. They were treated for minor injuries and questioned by police as negotiators continued after the midnight escape.
Ten years after Nelson Mandela walked free on February 11 1990 South Africa reflects on triumphs and looming hardships The former president will inaugurate the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu while many recall the joy of the moment as millions seek basic improvements in post apartheid life Across the globe unrest and conflict unfold in Chechnya with Russian forces targeting rebel hideouts and civilians harmed in Shaami Yurt Katyr Yurt and Gekhi Chu
Beirut AP reports Israeli warplanes hit south Lebanon for the eleventh straight day after a guerrilla rocket attack on a military outpost in the occupied border zone. No casualties were reported as jets targeted a suspected guerrilla hideout in Jabal al-Daher near the Beka Valley.
Adrienne Collis of El Segundo recounts using an experimental version of growth hormone injected twice a month instead of daily. Her daughter Shannon, 13, has grown four inches in two years and now stands 4 feet 7 inches, easing daily needle concerns for parents.
New Yorks Division of Tax Appeals orders Martha Stewart to pay 221677 in back taxes for 1991 1992 arguing she was a New York resident in 1992 and earned taxable income there. Stewart and advisers plan to appeal stating she lived mainly in Connecticut.
South Carolina’s February 19 primary shapes as a critical test for Bush and McCain after New Hampshire. A federal court challenge over precinct openings and the Confederate flag debate frame the race as race and loyalty become focal points. Independents may cross over, with veterans appealing to McCain. Debates and party dynamics color the battle as Bush seeks to reaffirm inevitability versus McCain’s momentum.
In Columbia a Senate floor eruption signals a mayoral push toward a grand compromise plan to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds. Gov. Jim Hoeges met with key senators to align a proposal, while a separate abortion bill seeks harsher penalties for unborn victims from conception to birth. A Charleston grand jury indicted four union dockworkers tied to last month’s protest, charging criminal conspiracy and rioting.
Washington reports describe unprecedented electronic assaults against eBay Amazon CNN Buy.com and Yahoo disrupting access for hours. FBI investigation underway with companies noting no breach of customer data and offers to credit affected users. Attacks traced to machines in Boston New York and Chicago with Buy.com stock listing timing cited.
In Columbia Bill Bradley urged to withdraw in support of Al Gore after visiting Benedict College and denouncing the Confederate flag atop the Statehouse. South Carolina Democratic Chair Harpootlian criticized his visit as a harmful, last-minute attack amid flag row and GOP primary tensions. Governor Hodges has not endorsed a candidate. Bradley backers include Charleston Mayor Riley Jr. and Comptroller General Jim Lander.
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