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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1997
Page
2
Divers found four US World War II fighter planes in about 165 feet of water off Morotai Island North Maluku. Also recovered were armored cars bullets Japanese swords and several bombs. The site was reported by Antara citing district chief Fadel Tahar.
FBI warns acquaintances Cunanan may target those who crossed him as investigators chase hundreds of tips on his whereabouts. In South Florida Cunanan, linked to Versace killings and four others, is suspected of planning retaliation while authorities probe a July 13 gathering with Versace and a pawnshop thumbprint record ties to the case. Security boosts unfold from Miami Beach to New York as Fashion Week opens.
Rumors place Tom DeLay as potential casualty of a GOP bid to oust Newt Gingrich amid intra party strife. DeLay once backed Gingrich foe in 1989 and his allies claim he can weather any move to replace him. DeLay defends his role as a valuable Republican asset while dissidents push for change.
Attorney General Janet Reno urged reducing the tenfold disparity between crack and powder cocaine penalties. She said those who sell crack should be punished more due to violence and inner city havoc, while critics argue racial unfairness in sentencing.
David Deyoe, 39, robbed the Washington Federal Savings Bank with a note demanding money. He then handed fistfuls of dollars to passers-by as officers arrived, creating a scene with onlookers grabbing notes of cash. FBI spokesperson Roberta Burroughs described the unarmed suspect’s actions.
National roundup reports Tom Brokaw spurning CNN for NBC with a claimed five year 7 million dollar per year deal, NBC denying certainty and citing ongoing talks. Also included are a gas pipeline blast in Indianapolis with one dead and many homes damaged, an elderly woman found dead locked in a Chevy Chase car, and a 1897 Virginia O’Hanlon Santa Claus letter found in Phoenix valued at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars.
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