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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2000
Page
16
In Istanbul Turkish inmates used guns swords knives and flame throwers during a week of prison battles. Officials say large wards with up to 100 prisoners from single political groups fuel riots and control by inmates, complicating efforts to regain order across penitentiaries.
Investors in Hong Kong line up Wednesday for the initial public offering of the Internet startup company Tom.com. HSBC and AP Photo are among the entities noted in coverage of the public debut and early market interest.
In Hong Kong, internet trading fuels a surge in turnover and record Hang Seng levels as small investors flood brokerages. At Kincheng Bank, traders crowd around computer terminals calling out stock numbers like 326 and 145 while unsure of company names, focusing on prices.
Los Angeles AP reports nurse Darva Conger says she joined Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire for fun and will seek an annulment. She calls her decision an error in judgment and cites discomfort with husband Rick Rockwell.
Media mogul Ted Turner adds the 2,880 acre Double H ranch in Barber County to his southern Kansas holdings, plans a bison ranch and wildlife preserve with about 1,500 bison to be released by fall or next year. Price for the Double H was not disclosed.
Iran's top reformist candidate Mohammadreza Khatami outlined priorities to tackle inflation unemployment and living costs while pledging to expand press freedoms and speed reforms. Reformists led in Tehran and nationwide with 141 seats reported, hard-liners still hold influence through the Guardians Council and key ministries. The result signals a shift after a 21 year dominance by conservatives and signals potential clashes over institutional power.
Alvin Simuel, an escapee from Kirkland Correctional Institution in South Carolina in 1976, was nabbed in Malden while booked on a shoplifting charge. He waived rendition, with a background check revealing the fugitive status. In Spartanburg, Terry Lee Lindsey, 54, a Glendale man released before trial due to prosecutors missing deadlines, was recaptured after being sentenced to life for criminal sexual conduct.
A Bloomingon Ill woman Carmen Herdrich sues Carle Clinic Association for delaying tests leading to a ruptured appendix and peritonitis. The case tests patient rights to sue HMOs, with the Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether HMOs can be sued for doctor incentives to cut costs.
Russell Stover Candies will shut its Marion County plant in two months, laying off 836 workers. The company cites capacity utilization issues, making it the region’s largest employer as unemployment nears 12 percent. The Kansas City firm has about 6,300 employees worldwide and sells Whitman's Sampler and Pangburns chocolates.
The South Carolina National Guard introduced a psychedelic Humvee at Guard headquarters in Columbia. The pastel vehicle features mag wheels and a 12 speaker stereo, aimed at wooing recruits at parades, festivals and malls after missing its yearly target by about 600 soldiers.
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