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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1996
Page
2
Chris Carter says The X Files has been abducted as Fox schedules it from Friday to Sunday night this fall to free the time for his new series Millennium debuting in the former X Files slot.
Ben Vereen, recovering from double knee surgery after a car crash, expects to resume stage work in about three weeks. He plans to dance with the Utah Symphony on August 10 and 11, saying he has most of his moves back but seeks his former spring.
Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates 8.95 monthly 26.85 3 months 53.70 6 months 107.40 yearly. COUNTY MAIL 11.20 monthly 33.60 3 months 67.20 6 months 134.40 yearly. OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.35 3 months 104.75 6 months 209.40 yearly. Advance payments may be made. The paper is published afternoons and weekend mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Postmaster address changes to Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
Washington reports show the National Guard and Reserve gaining funding as part of a $245 billion defense appropriations bill. Critics cite political influence shaping budgets, with Sen. John McCain pushing to base increases on guard and reserve needs rather than pork. The package adds hundreds of millions for Guard and Reserve programs and facilities, despite broader active-duty cuts.
Bruce Lindsey completed two days on the stand as prosecutors push to rebut claims that financiers Branscom and Hill dipped into bank funds to aid Clinton during his 1990s governorship. The taped deposition of President Clinton was shown to defense to counter the fraud case alongside McDougals and Tucker.
As Atlanta readies for the Games, King’s birthplace and tomb attract about 10 000 visitors daily. Rev Joseph Lowery warns sponsors may chase sentiment, not King’s message of nonviolence, while Billy Payne and Andrew Young push for broad tribute to the civil rights legacy.
Japan reports its largest half year drop in merchandise trade surplus in 16 years, down 40 percent for the first six months of 1996. The Finance Ministry says the decline may continue though June showed a smaller 26 percent fall, after 60 and 65 percent drops in May and April.
Newsweek columnist Joe Klein confessed he wrote the novel Primary Colors about a 1992 Clinton campaign though he did not sign his name. The admission follows intense speculation, bestseller status, and plans for a film adaptation with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
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