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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1998
Page
2
UAW rank and file rejected the Caterpillar contract 58 to 42 percent despite leadership urging approval. The vote sustains a 6 1/2 year labor dispute as no new agreement follows the last contract expired Sept. 30, 1991.
Nagano closed with a glow of 50 000 lanterns and praise for the event s organization. Bjorn Dahlie collapsed after the 50 kilometer cross country race earning his fourth Nagano medal as Norway moved to second in the tally behind Germany. The United States matched Lillehammer 1994 with 13 medals as Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan led the final figure skating night for the women s team.
Washington observers report Clinton loyalists weigh executive privilege and testimony to shield information from Kenneth Starr. Former White House counsel Jack Quinn says privilege is a good principle but misused in Watergate era. Clinton denies Lewinsky affair allegations.
Titanic topped the North American box office for the 10th weekend with 21 million, pushing total to 402.5 million and overtaking E T The Extra Terrestrial to claim the No 2 spot behind Star Wars. James Cameron's epic has 14 Academy Award nominations and remains behind Star Wars’ 461 million annual tally since its 1977 release.
Spartanburg County residents worry about Palmetto Landfill near Wellford as the largest South Carolina solid waste receptacle. State health officials say it holds half of the state’s inbound garbage from other states, with Waste Management of South Carolina noting growth since 1979. In 1997 the site handled 999,112 tons with 400 trucks daily, about 30 percent from North Carolina.
Frances Kim Golden, 31, died after falling on a wet driveway as a minivan rolled into reverse trapping her chest. Her unborn twins did not survive. She died en route to Greenville Memorial Hospital from abdominal and chest trauma.
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