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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1998
Page
2
Gaza City report says Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat rejected Israeli proposals to retain more than half of the West Bank. He questioned acceptance as talks with President Clinton approach. Palestinians currently control about 27 percent, including most Arab population centers.
France saw renewed action as jobless protesters occupied two schools amid sit-ins at welfare offices and city halls. Thousands marched nationwide seeking a $250 rise in monthly allowances, with Paris organizers surpassing their 10,000 goal per police estimates.
On Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Ruth Simmons and relatives recall its rise and fall from segregation to desegregation. Once a bustling black business hub called Sweet Auburn, the street declined after whites moved away and later saw revitalization hopes tied to King sites and renewed investment. Leaders cite a fragile balance between heritage and modern tourism as the avenue seeks renewal.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein warned on Saturday he would suspend cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors if sanctions are not lifted within four months. U.N. chief inspector Richard Butler warned that without full access there will be further sanctions. Madeleine Albright characterized Saddam as tightening the noose by blocking inspections amid Gulf War anniversary remarks.
Kenneth Robert McCaughey, nicknamed Hercules, the first born of the McCaughey septuplets, had Jan 11 corrective surgery on blood vessels in his right eye at University Hospitals Iowa City. He left the hospital the next day, according to grandfather Robert Hepworth.
A Health Department review of twenty top New York City eateries found thirteen with at least two critical health violations and three with four or more. Elaine's Woody Allen's hangout and Le Cirque 2000 were named among the establishments with failing marks.
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