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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1995
Page
2
New York AP report says John McEnroe allegedly grabbed Eleanor Weinstein from behind in a Manhattan elevator after she complained about monopolizing the lift. Weinstein described him as wild and out of control, recounting demeaning remarks and threats.
An engine room fire on the Regent Star disabled the vessel early Saturday with 1,280 passengers and crew. A second ship stood by for evacuation as Coast Guard reports say two people were injured, one by a stroke and one with a broken wrist, taken to the Rotterdam. A tug kept the disabled ship from drifting in Knight Island Passage about 60 miles southwest of Valdez.
Space shuttle Discovery safely returned home amid questions about whether launching again so soon after a prior flight allowed time to check for problems. Engineers later found a worrisome hot gas leak had singed a primary O-ring seal on an Atlantis booster, raising safety concerns a year after the Challenger disaster.
Rebel Serbs pounded Sarajevo with rockets and shelled another Muslim enclave in eastern Bosnia while Gorazde remained quiet. They vowed self defense if Gorazde offensives resumed as Western leaders warned of NATO action and stressed protecting all UN safe areas amid ongoing attacks.
Forty two Republican scientists and doctors urged House Speaker Newt Gingrich to distance the party from tobacco interests, criticizing his anti tobacco rhetoric as harming conservatism. The letter, signed by medical school and science professors, notes Gingrich met with tobacco executives and his aide called anti smoking zealots health Nazis. It lists signatories from Columbia, Michigan State, Penn State, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Oregon State, Temple, Purdue, UC Berkeley and SF, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas, Nebraska and Arizona.
Jurors focus on the defense case as witnesses blur lines between defense and prosecution. Willie Ford testified he found no socks at the foot of Simpson’s bed, and later aided the prosecution when asked about videotaped room coverage. Experts caution the strategy may backfire, with some witnesses drawing cross examination into weaknesses rather than defending Simpson. Dr. Robert Huizenga is cited to support the arthritic defense.
The City of Aiken will hold a public hearing to gather input on proposed York Street streetscape improvements between Hampton and Richland Avenue funded under an HUD Entitlement grant. The meeting is Thursday July 27 at 7 00 p m at Smith Hazel Recreation Center 400 Kershaw Street NE Aiken. Notify the planning department 48 hours prior for special assistance or an interpreter.
The City of Aiken will hold a public meeting to review Community Development projects funded under a HUD Entitlement grant. It will be on Thursday July 27 at 6 30 p.m. at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center 400 Kershaw Street NE Aiken. The public is invited to provide input for the next fiscal year. Planning Department must be notified 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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