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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2000
Page
8
Former senator John Danforth says the 1993 Waco fire killed 80 people blames cult leader David Koresh. He released a 152 page preliminary report saying federal agents did not start the fire or shoot at Branch Davidians and there was no major cover up.
A 13-year-old boy was charged with assault kidnapping and other offenses after firing a shot into the cafeteria ceiling at Dimmit Middle School and ordering about 50 students onto the stage. No one was hurt. He surrendered after a night in the woods near the school. A 12-year-old who helped plan the event was also taken into custody.
An elderly man killed his estranged wife and then himself in front of about 150 concertgoers on the town green in East Haven Connecticut. The victims were Frank Cosenza 77 and Josephine Giaimo 78 who had separated two months earlier.
The Hague based tribunal affirmed the Dec 10 1998 ruling that rape is a war crime in the Anto Furundzija case. The five judge panel rejected all defense grounds and prosecutors hailed the decision as reinforcing accountability for abuse by those in authority.
Angela Lansbury withdraws from a Broadway musical opening next spring to care for husband Peter Shaw after his heart surgery. She cites the need to be available to him and the production and calls her departure absolutely shattered.
A U S backed plan suggests Palestinian administrative control over eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods as a step toward Camp David peace talks. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat seeks sovereignty and a capital in East Jerusalem, while Israel aims to keep the city united.
A senior Republican official says Dick Cheney has the clearest path to being George W. Bush's running mate. Cheney reportedly switched his voter registration to Wyoming to stay viable under the 12th Amendment. Bush plans a final decision this weekend amid other named contenders.
Philadelphia NAACP president J Whyatt Mondesire named four officers he says were involved in the July 12 videotaped beating of a black suspect Thomas Jones. He warned he could reveal 18 more if officials do not act and said two of the four named are black while two are white.
The Karlissa B heavy lift crane arrives in Charleston after a 1200 mile trip from Central America. Officials expect it at the wreck site off Sullivans Island to begin recovery operations this weekend and aim to raise the Hunley by the week of August 7.
Benedict College students and staff say crime on campus goes unchecked with punishments inconsistently applied and threats from guns and drugs. A May 1 task force report based on interviews urges tighter security and faster discipline while noting intimidation among those who report trouble.
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