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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1998
Page
2
President Clinton asked Congress to add 48 million dollars to the Peace Corps budget to deploy 10 000 volunteers overseas by the millennium. Currently 6 500 volunteers operate in 85 countries as he spoke from his Caribbean vacation.
A government poll shows 54 percent of Japanese approve of divorce while 42.6 percent say having children is not essential in marriage. Acceptance has risen since 1979 and 1992, reflecting changing attitudes alongside lingering beliefs about a woman's role at home.
Centerville mourns Michael Kennedy, 39, in Our Lady of Victory Church as his famous clan, including Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, attend a service marked by prayers for the children and tributes from politicians, entertainers, and friends amid lingering scandal from a New Year’s skiing death.
A rocket propelled grenade hit UN weapons inspectors offices in Baghdad, shattering a small window but causing no injuries. Inspections continued Saturday as Iraq condemned the attack and urged the inspectors to halt. UN officials said the assault would not slow the mission amid sanctions and security at the UN compound remained tight.
The National Conference of State Legislatures reports 30 states have higher than expected tax collections this budget year while 18 are on target and 13 note unexpected costs. Surpluses appear likely though tax cuts are not guaranteed as Sessions begin nationwide.
Balloonist Steve Fossett received Libyan permission to traverse its airspace as he pursues a nonstop around the world flight in a route that could see him approach Budapest, Hungary, at 86 mph and 24,500 feet amid shifting weather and navigation plans. The mission risks remain as control debates route segments over the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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