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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1996
Page
2
Elia Kazan criticizes today’s movies for missing filmmaker passion. He cites classic works like On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire, saying belief in a theme and its clear expression are essential, not merely entertainment.
In Bacolod City Philippines an overcrowded ferry with more than 200 aboard capsized near its dock killing at least 54 people including 31 children. The coast guard said the MS Gretchen failed a safety check last week and was ordered out of service while authorities ordered inspections of similar ferries.
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly, three month, six month and yearly options. The Aiken Standard, ISSN 0893 2557, established 1867, is published by Aiken Communications Inc. mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 with postmaster address updates noted.
Investigators focus on MARC engineer Richard Orr 43 as he purportedly did 63 mph toward a yellow caution signal while a 30 mph limit applied. The crash near Kensington killed Orr and eight Job Corps trainees plus two Amtrak crew members. Safety officials found no mechanical faults and note the train had only slowed to about 40 mph before striking Amtrak Capitol Limited.
A bomb gutted a London double decker bus in the Covent Garden area injuring nine and killing one. Police and government officials suspect the Irish Republican Army, with debate over a possible accidental detonation during transport.
Harbor pilot Thomas Baggett who guided the Carnival Tropicale ran the ship aground just outside the Tampa Bay channel. The 38,000 ton liner with 1,121 passengers and 517 crew was stuck in 18 feet of water for about three hours but no injuries were reported. An August 1993 incident linked Baggett to a phosphate freighter collision causing a large oil spill and long coastline slick.
Rome talks revived hope for Bosnian peace as Balkan leaders pledged to reunify Sarajevo and Mostar and set rules for pursuing war criminals. Serb Croat and Muslim officials agreed to more talks and a first session aboard the USS George Washington in the Adriatic.
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