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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1996
Page
2
CBS radio halftime spoof lists humorous items about radio coverage of the Super Bowl. The Top Ten includes playful jabs at announcers, visuals, and audience interaction with references to NBC telecast and popular culture.
Four Servants of the Blessed Sacrament nuns were attacked at a Waterville convent after an intruder smashed a door and beat them with a statue and knife. Two sisters died, two were hospitalized. Suspect Mark Bechard, 37, charged with murder, held without bail. Mother Superior Sana Mary Cardozo 68 and Sister Mary Julien Fortin 67 died. Sister Patricia Keane 68 is in good condition. Sister Mary Anna DiGiacomo 72 serious.
John E. du Pont, heir to the chemical fortune, surrendered after a 48 hour standoff at his Newtown Square estate following the killing of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. Police used negotiations and cut heat to pressure him, with SWAT arresting him Sunday afternoon as he emerged to fix a boiler.
A body was found left in a Volkswagen van outside the Oakland County medical examiner's office in Pontiac Michigan. Officials and sheriffs officers were at the scene. The case is not confirmed as linked to Dr Jack Kevorkian who has assisted deaths in the area since 1990.
The Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates of 8.50 per month 25.50 for 3 months 51 for 6 months and 102 per year COUNTY MAIL 10.75 monthly 82.25 for 3 months 64.50 for 6 months and 129 per year OTHER MAIL 17 monthly 51 for 3 months 102 for 6 months and 204 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PEM The Aiken Standard ISSN 0893 2557 is published by Aiken Communications Inc P O Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802 Second class postage paid at Aiken SC Postmaster address changes to Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802
Three British soldiers died west of Mrkonjic Grad after their armoured carrier struck a landmine in north western Bosnia, while a Swedish soldier perished near Doboj when his vehicle skidded off a road. A U S soldier was wounded in the neck by sniper fire during the same weekend.
Senate leaders Daschle and Lott urge bipartisanship to craft a seven year balanced budget as the debt crisis looms. Gingrich proposes a smaller savings and tax cuts package tied to extending borrowing authority to avoid default. Treasury faces default by March 1 if the debt ceiling is not raised, threatening Social Security and rates.
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