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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1995
Page
2
Toxic floodwaters swept propane tanks pesticides and cleaners into the ocean around the Russian River California. Two California Conservation Corps workers faced dizziness and nausea but returned to service after hospital treatment.
Pope John Paul II arrived in Port Moresby amid chants and drums by local warriors. He predicted a new springtime for Christianity in Asia and urged spreading the faith across the continent. Thousands greeted him as he met Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan and led a prayers service for 300 parishioners amid heat and a lone fan.
Waves of Russian helicopter gunships attacked western Grozny as Russia presses to claim central Grozny. Chechen resistance remains fierce after three days of bombing, with fighters retaking parts of the railway station and Chechen control of the presidential palace sparking uncertainty. Russian infantry convoys move north as ground assault stalls.
In Lenoir North Carolina Jimmy Poovey warned three Boy Scouts to avoid a rain swollen creek. The footbridge collapsed and the three youths Jacob Wine Gerard Gasque and Kevin DuVall all 14 to 15 died as floodwaters surged. The weekend disaster also left another dead and another missing while floods forced evacuations and washed out roads and bridges.
Partly cloudy and pleasant tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy and warmer with highs around the low 70s. Yesterday's high was 65 and the low last night 55. Sunset today is 5 44 p.m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 32 a.m.
President Clinton expands travel plans with a trip to Denver and California as he seeks to frame his administration ahead of the State of the Union. The King Day event drew more than 30,000 people in Denver while local officials guarded against trouble.
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