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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1997
Page
2
CDC reports 21 of 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 had abortions in 1994, the smallest since 1976 with about 1.2 million abortions nationwide. Decline linked to anti abortion activity fewer services and better birth control access amid ongoing debates.
Jerusalem reports Netanyahu resists Palestinian demand for a troop withdrawal timetable from Hebron and most of the West Bank. Cabinet support is uncertain as ministers threaten to abstain or vote against the emerging Hebron agreement amid wider U.S. pressure and political risk.
Heavy storms force evacuations for over 100000 across the West with helicopters plucking farmers from rooftops and rescuers freeing 2200 trapped in Yosemite. Reno casinos reopen as floodwaters recede and a mudslide blocks access to Diablo Canyon. Five states declare emergencies. at least 21 dead.
The government says heating oil costs will remain elevated, up 10 to 15 cents per gallon from last winter, with gasoline prices expected to stay high next summer. DOE projects average heating oil at about $1.06 per gallon in Q1 1997, about 10 cents above last year, though unusually cold weather could lift prices by 5 to 6 cents. Stocks remain 6 percent below normal despite recent gains.
In Kibungo Rwanda a court sentenced two Hutu men Deo Bizimana and Egide Gatanaza to death for roles in the 1994 genocide. They face hanging or firing squad with 15 days to appeal. About 1,946 suspects await trial as Rwanda seeks justice for mass killings of Tutsis during a 90 day period.
An eighth letter bomb surfaced as investigators probe followers of an Egyptian cleric jailed for terror conspiracies in the United States. FBI Washington spokesman Chris Murray says other options will be examined, including the parole officer target in Leavenworth Kansas where the device was found.
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