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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1996
Page
2
Pittsburgh AP report notes Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood choked up while addressing his father's death. He spoke at a news conference announcing his role as honorary chairman of the Pittsburgh Center for Grieving Children.
The Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates of 8.95 monthly 26.85 for 3 months 53.70 for 6 months 107.40 per year COUNTY MAIL 11.20 monthly 33.60 3 months 67.20 6 months 134.40 year OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.35 3 months 104.75 6 months 209.40 year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard-PEM Subscription. The paper ISSN 0899-2557 established in 1867 is published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc PO Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802 POSTMASTER: address changes to P.O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
Russian forces attacked Gekhi and Makhhety in southern Chechnya for a third day, destroying homes and killing civilians. Officials said at least 20 civilians died in Gekhi with many wounded as thousands remained trapped. fighting continued despite a May cease-fire and a later troop withdrawal accord. Both sides accused each other of violations as Russian checkpoints stayed in place.
Britain sends 80 paratroopers to Belfast as rioting by Protestant groups intensifies fears of more violence during bonfires marking marches against Catholics. About 1,000 more troops planned this week raise Northern Ireland strength to 18,500, the highest since 1982. Police clash with Orange Order in Portadown after blocking marching routes amid sectarian unrest. Plastic bullets fired toward Catholic families fleeing a north Belfast neighborhood.
Six Viper Militia members accused of making bombs could be released pending trial if they end militia activities and refrain from firearms. Conditions include home confinement daily court reporting, and release to a responsible third party. Two dozen further details are provided by prosecutors and a parent near the Phoenix court.
In Little Rock, banker Herby Branscum Jr. denied diverting funds to political causes while claiming long service to Arkansas Democrats. He described holding two state posts, being offered another, and his role as party chairman after contributing to then Governor Bill Clinton, as prosecutors assert funds were misused for political gain. Branscum’s defense argues his highway commission appointment followed a natural career path.
At the National Association of Colored People convention in Charlotte Clinton mocked Bob Dole’s past pledge to repeal the assault weapons ban. He mocked GOP support for Uzis in deer hunting and warned he would veto any repeal of the ban or the Brady law, while noting shifts by Cole on the issue.
SPACE CENTER Houston NASA said it may delay Atlantis launch to December to retrieve Shannon Lucid after her five month stay on a Russian space station. The delay follows investigations into hot gas seeping through joints in a separate shuttle’s rocket boosters last month.
Hurricane Bertha looms as Atlantis is moved to a Cape Canaveral hangar. If NASA replaces solid-fuel boosters, the July 31 launch could slip to about September 15. Decision due by July 28 after Columbia’s boosters were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean last week.
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