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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1999
Page
2
Nigerians vote in a national legislative election amid poverty and security fears, with low turnout reported in many cities as the country moves toward civilian rule. The vote precedes a presidential ballot to complete the transition, while observers note widespread disengagement and scarce participation.
Indicted former mayor Ignace Bagilishema of Maanza in Kibuye prefecture turned himself in to South African authorities in Pretoria and faced transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as the U N tribunal reported on Saturday.
Five people were found dead and fourteen injured after a Friday night explosion leveled a chemical processing building at the Lehigh Valley Industrial Park in Allentown, home to Concept Science Inc. Autopsies planned for Sunday. Investigators link blast to distillation of hydroxylamine and possible involvement of potassium hydroxide. Nearby residents were not exposed to harmful chemicals.
At the National Governors Association winter session in Washington the nation's governors urged President Clinton and Congress to move beyond impeachment rancor and pursue consensus on key issues. They outlined four priority areas including fewer federal mandates, more flexibility in education funding, protecting tobacco settlement funds, and advancing environmental reform. A technology session discussed adapting state computer systems to improve resident services.
President Clinton urged Congress to back federal public education initiatives rooted in states and classrooms. He cited a grass roots revolution in accountability and rising expectations, calling for national help to implement proven solutions in local schools.
NAACP considers joining ongoing lawsuits against gun manufacturers as gun violence hits minority communities hard. President Kweisi Mfume said the group must address handgun proliferation during the NAACP's 90th annual meeting, where curbing gun violence was among key issues.
A person claiming to be a passenger in the Diana crash has called Mohamed Al Fayed's lawyer saying they are credible. Bernard Cartevelle, Al Fayed’s attorney, said the contact appeared more trustworthy than others who have surfaced. Al Fayed has offered a 51.65 million reward to identify the white Fiat driver.
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