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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1996
Page
2
James Brown declines singing inside the renovated House of Blues church in Atlanta. He will perform outside under a tent after saying he is uncomfortable singing songs like Sex Machine and I Got You in the club.
Briefs report Sis ter Helen Prejean saying the Dead Man Walking film shows Americans care about capital punishment more than she expected. She cites the film as helping viewers see beyond political rhetoric to the reality of death row in Louisiana.
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White House pressure pushes welfare reform toward Clinton’s preferences while Republicans vow few changes and dare a veto. Leaders say major policy shifts remain in place with work requirements and time limits, and a conference committee blends House and Senate versions.
Barry McCaffrey says past narcotics use should not bar Americans from government work if they renounce illicit drug use. The policy director argues 50 million have tried drugs but now oppose abuse, amid bipartisan debate over officials’ drug histories and recent security checks on aides.
Burundi's Hutu president urged people to ignore an apparent coup by the Tutsi-led army that forced him to flee to the US ambassador's residence. An aide vowed he would not resign as paratroopers surrounded government buildings in Bujumbura. Civil war has troubled the nation for years.
The Senate approved a consumer safety bill on pesticide regulation and a spending bill backing prescription drug information St Petersburg? The 97 to 1 vote endorses easy to read drug safety leaflets and smoother pesticide oversight for the food industry. Clinton welcomed the pesticide measure as negotiators work out 1997 funding details.
John Vice, 35, longtime helper to neighbors and the homeless, was stabbed and beaten by four youths who celebrated on the street as he lay dying. Police seek suspects and motive. Vice left a common law wife Patricia Neria and a large blended family, and had recently aided neighbors with rent and food.
Personal income rose in 43 states in the January to March quarter, outpacing inflation. Michigan fell 0.6 percent due to GM plant shutdowns from a strike. National income grew 1.2 percent, matching the prior quarter. The West led with nine of the 13 fastest gains.
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