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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1996
Page
2
New York AP Greta Garbo once said I want to be alone. Sally Field now says she also wants solitude and separateness and has stopped feeling guilty about solitary hobbies like needlepoint and journaling. She declares she does not need others to be complete.
London AP reports Budgie the Helicopter may aid the Duchess of York known as Fergie who faces large debts. Her office says a US TV project deal will help repay debts though the producer’s name isn’t disclosed. In Washington AP notes Cuba will cut the $600 immigrant visa fee in half after Clinton administration pressure.
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Thousands moved to high ground as melting snow and heavy rain flood the region from Wilkes-Barre to nearby towns. Emergency officials warn of a dangerous weekend with 21 deaths blamed on cold and floods as highways, bridges, and water plants close. Buses and ambulances ferry residents to Red Cross shelters amid rising Susquehanna River levels.
Hundreds of thousands vote in a festive turnout backing Yasser Arafat in Palestine's first presidential and legislative elections. Turnout nears 90 percent in Gaza and 8 percent in the West Bank with initial results showing Arafat defeating Samiha Khalil.
Six astronauts celebrate a successful nine day flight from Cape Canaveral. They captured a Japanese satellite after nearly a year in orbit, released and retrieved a U S science satellite, and conducted two spacewalks to aid international space station design. Commander Brian Duffy praised the teamwork and international cooperation.
President Clinton memorialized Barbara Jordan at Good Hope Missionary Church describing her as a tower of spiritual and political strength who fought for the Constitution and the American dream. The Texas congresswoman died at 59 from pneumonia and leukemia complications, as dignitaries and thousands attended the service.
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