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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2000
Page
6
Two car bombs in west Madrid target a residential area killing Lt. Col. Pedro Antonio Blanco Garcia and wounding several. Police blame armed Basque separatists who ended a cease-fire last month. A second blast near a kindergarten caused minor injuries and shock.
Mexican prosecutors say authorities ended the mass grave dig near Ciudad Juarez after locating nine corpses. The search began last fall following an informant's tip that up to 100 bodies might be buried at the ranches near the US border opposite El Paso, Texas.
Across the Western Hemisphere crowds gathered in parking lots, sidewalks, and museums to view a total lunar eclipse. In Winston-Salem SeiWorks observers braved subzero wind as Duke Johnson called it the brightest, reddest eclipse in years aided by Mount Pinatubo’s muted atmospheric impact. The eclipse began around 9:30 pm EST with total shadow from 11:05 pm to 12:22 am.
Entertainment notes report Bob Hope, age 96, arriving by golf cart at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Bermuda Dunes California to pose with players including Bill Murray Joe Pesci Alice Cooper Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Frey The moment drew fan cheers as Hope teased beating him in golf.
Kenneth Riley Jr. of ILWU Local 1422 says the Charleston confrontation over nonunion labor at Nordana Line unloading led to 8 arrests for trespass and 6 hospitalizations. Police used riot gear, dogs, and smoke to disperse about 400 dockworkers outside the Columbus Street Terminal as 19 nonunion workers unloaded a Nordana freighter. The dispute spans several ports and times, with fears for job security and ongoing rate wars.
Relatives of Elian Gonzalez met with church leaders in Havana as they weigh traveling to the United States for custody talks. US visas were granted to the two grandmothers, but it remained unclear if they would accompany a church delegation to seek custody or if they planned to travel at all.
Officials probe why bones appear at Randolph Cemetery in Columbia. a funeral director suspects deliberate contamination to close the site. Richland County Coroner Barron recovered an empty coffin from a trash-filled ravine amid reports of scattered bone fragments and coffin pieces. Intentional grave disturbance is illegal in South Carolina with penalties up to 10 years in jail or a $5,000 fine.
Interstate Nuclear Services argues new radiological laundering restrictions are too costly and harm competitiveness as it appeals through the courts. DHEC officials expect a court ruling in their favor, keeping pressure on the Columbia based firm to comply with stricter environmental standards.
The National Archives will distribute Nixon tapes on cassette for 18 dollars each, allowing public access to the famous Watergate conversation and the erasure of 18 minutes. Listeners will hear coffee cups, desk pounding, throat clearing, and the Nixon Dean exchange.
South Carolina lawmakers faced a surge of lobbying by AWI and GTECH in 1999 as they sought to place a state lottery on the ballot. AWI donated to the Democratic Party and Hodges reelection, while GTECH hosted an $800 Senate Finance Committee dinner. Senators noted meals often precede discussions, with few attendees recalling lottery talk.
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