Gunmen Behind Abkhazia Hostage Case Ties to Feb 9 Attack
President Eduard Shevardnadze said kidnappers who seized four UN observers and five civilians in Zugdidi also orchestrated the February 9 assassination attempt against him. The hostages, from Uruguay Sweden and the Czech Republic, were detained after shelling the UN headquarters. The captors demand freedom for seven suspects linked to Gamsakhurdia.
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Oxford Seeks US Competition to Sustain Legacy
Oxford University faces Atlantic rivals led by Harvard Yale and Stanford as American money lures away faculty. A measured plan aims to shield its centuries old prestige, boost funding and attract top thinkers without radical changes, referencing past cuts under Thatcher and remarks by Arthur Levine of Columbia Teachers College.
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Gang Leader Indicted in Firebombing Case
Federal authorities say a drug trafficking gang used a firebombing to intimidate the older brother of five children described as central to the case. Indictments allege the attack was directed by the gang’s leadership in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota racketeering case targets St Paul gang leader
National Penn National Penn ed up Thursday and unsealed Friday, reputed St Paul gang leader Robert George Buster Jefferson is accused of ordering deadly fire. Twenty two people were indicted on drug racketeering and conspiracy charges in Minnesota s first federal racketeering case against gang members.
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Buster” Jefferson
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Aiken Standard History and Subscriptions
The Aiken Standard established 1867 is published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Address 226 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802. Postage and subscription rates listed with various monthly and yearly options and a subscription payment address.
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