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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2000
Page
7
Iran reformers gain momentum as results from more than half the seats show about 112 of 168 declared seats filled by reformists, with hard-liners at roughly 25 percent and independents making up the rest. If trends hold, reformists may oust hard-liners from parliament for the first time since 1979.
A Jefferson Parish deputy is under internal affairs review after allegedly delaying a hospital-bound heart attack patient for 30 minutes to issue a traffic ticket. Benjamin Basile, 50, of Kenner, stable after a week in intensive care, said he was furious from his hospital bed. The family filed the complaint. Sheriff Harry Lee said the deputy, Bryan McClendon, is being probed as Basile recounts being mocked and threatened with arrest while pleading to proceed.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said he is ready to press ahead with stalled peace talks with Israel while warning that, if no deal is reached by September, Palestinians may declare statehood unilaterally. He abandoned the need for a framework and urged moving toward a comprehensive accord aiming for a final agreement by September 13.
Attorneys for Carlos Santana and Arista Records accuse Sunset Strip Skybar and the Pedro Zamora Foundation of using his name to promote a post Grammy fundraiser without permission. The move follows a cease and desist issued Friday.
Russian Interior Minister Rushailo said rebels shot down a helicopter in southern Chechnya as Russia pressed air and artillery strikes in the Argun and Vedeno gorges. Putin warns of a strong state while Russia battles 7,000 fighters in mountain strongholds and prepares a broader mobilization plan for youth.
More than 150000 protesters packed Vienna's Heldenplatz and city rallies across the capital condemning Joerg Haider's Freedom Party. Speakers included former Mauhaus concentration camp inmates leader Hans Marshalek urging resistance to right wing nationalism. Police said main rally ended peacefully after four hours.
The State Department ordered a Cuban diplomat expelled for activities incompatible with diplomatic status. The action follows a Miami spy arrest of INS supervisor Mariano Faget, who allegedly passed classified information and had contacts with Cuban intelligence. The Cuban interests section activities and Elian Gonzalez custody case are noted in the release.
A Rock Hill Municipal Court judge dismissed an entire jury pool after a questionnaire sent to potential jurors sparked objections. Attorney Chris Welborn claimed the questionnaire tainted the panel and that prosecutors did not notify him. The city solicitor paused use of the questionnaire pending state guidance.
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