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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2005
Page
6
Mourning families bury 188 dead and 700 plus injured after a nightclub fire in Buenos Aires. Public security chief resigns amid fury over locked exits, while residents demand government accountability and a mass protest erupts near the mayor’s office with riot police guarding the town hall.
In Kiev and across Ukraine, protesters accuse officials of widespread graft. Olena Prokhorova, a 19 year old student from Lviv, says bribes for grades and traffic violations are commonplace. The Supreme Court annulled the Nov 21 vote and ordered a revote, with Yushchenko promising to fight corruption as president.
Mahmoud Abbas, leading Palestinian president hopeful, urged militants to halt rocket fire at Israel while Israeli tanks and troops massed in northern Gaza after a mortar barrage. He spoke at a Jebaliya rally and urged actions not to provide Israel a pretext to attack. The assault followed mortars on Erez and rockets on Sderot.
A 24-year-old fisherman Tengku Sofyan was found barely alive under a beached boat in Banda Aceh as relief efforts accelerate. Tens of thousands remain missing across Sumatra and nearby islands. U S aid drops food and water to survivors while the global relief effort tops 2 billion dollars.
Insurgents detonated a hazardous materials device beside a bus carrying 18 Iraqi National Guardsmen north of Baghdad amid a wave of Sunday violence. Five police officers and several civilians were also harmed as attacks spread across the country days before nationwide elections.
Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova rode elephants in Chiang Mai as part of a tennis exhibition ahead of the Australian Open. Williams called it an unexpected experience while Sharapova also joined an afternoon elephant ride after morning training. Chiang Mai sits in northern Thailand far from the December tsunami disaster at the southern beaches.
Holly Williams, Hank Williams Jr granddaughter, seeks recognition for her music not her famous lineage. At 23 she discusses Nashville beginnings and her debut album The Ones We Never Knew, which nods to her grandfather. She cites Dylan and Mitchell as influences and notes fame can be a distant echo. Dave Barry hints at possible return after his Miami Herald column end.
United Airlines canceled two Des Moines to Chicago flights forcing 224 reservations to be routed by bus to O Hare. Snow in the Northeast strained staff and led to a five hour plus trip as passengers coped with the itinerary shift and delays.
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