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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1999
Page
2
A French court approved the United States extradition request for Ira Einhorn, the Philadelphia murder suspect, and ordered his release pending appeal. The decision sparked fear he may flee while two sisters of the victim expressed mixed emotions over the ruling.
Supermodel Kate Moss tells The Face she drank from age 12 and used to carry vodka on fashion shoots, smoking pot daily in France and London. She checked into a London clinic in November, now attends AA and NA meetings, says she “lost the plot” but is changing. Robert Carlyle jokes with Queen about trying to kill James Bond as she honors him with an OBE.
Washington reports rapid recruitment for 2000 Senate openings following retirements by Nevada's Richard Bryan and another undecided seat. Mitch McConnell and Democrats pursue John Ensign and Bob Miller as potential contenders, signaling high stakes in the fight for Senate control.
Turkish forces chase Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq following the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Kenya. Iraq denies sheltering rebels as about 10,000 soldiers reportedly enter northern Iraq. In southern Turkey protests turn violent as police and protestors are wounded after Ocalan’s capture.
A federal funding controversy tied to Image Data raises perjury questions in South Carolina over Secret Service financing while White House discussions with congressional leaders focus on a looming four trillion dollar budget surplus and 1999 policy priorities. A separate scientist disputes a cancer link to a monkey virus in early polio vaccines as lawmakers weigh potential health implications. In Texas, relatives recount the chain dragging James Byrd Jr. to death as jurors hear the chilling evidence in the victim's murder case.
A new about 50 cent per line monthly fee appears on bills to fund local phone firms adapting to a 1996 law enabling customers to switch local carriers. Some companies filed in February, others plan in coming months. The charge covers costs of technical changes and may apply to businesses by service type. Consumers can keep numbers after switching providers.
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