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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1999
Page
2
A Palestinian police officer was executed by firing squad in Gaza City after being convicted of kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old boy. The move, the third such execution in six months, drew human rights concerns while Yasser Arafat signaled intolerance for abuses by security forces.
An Asian American group condemned Matthew McConaughey for using a racial slur on Rosie O'Donnell's show while promoting the WW II film U-571 in Italy. O'Donnell pressed the actor who replied about his hair and Rome assignment. Publicist Jennifer Allen said the remark was not intended as offense. Money from John Lee Hooker’s Lifetime Achievement Award is being returned to aid needy artists as the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, sponsored by Northwest Airlines, reallocates funds.
John King, 24, was condemned to lethal injection for the murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper County. Seated jurors and a black foreman delivered the verdict after a brief trial as spectators taunted, while King showed no remorse and invoked Nazi-era rhetoric in a final statement.
In Keansburg New Jersey authorities say a 23 year old man with developmental disability was lured to a party at a local apartment by a group of 14 people. He was bound tortured and taunted for three hours including burning with cigarettes and destruction of his cherished stuffed whale. Prosecutors say the suspects tied him to a lawn chair and injured him in a brutal attack. Residents discuss youth troubles and lack of recreational options in the aftermath.
Investigators recovered both flight recorders from a China Southwest Airlines crash that killed 61, the worst aviation disaster in nearly five years. Xinhua said the voice and data recorders were located as troops in camouflage inspected debris in Tangtou, China, after officials had reported one recorder found earlier.
National roundup notes Honda CR-V and Isuzu Rodeo awarded five stars after side impact tests. Kia Sportage also passed but tipped onto its side. Tests involve a movable barrier at 93.5 mph or 38.5 mph to assess passenger protection in side collisions. The results mark first rollover incidents in this compliance program.
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