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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1997
Page
2
An air force twin engine plane crashed on a forested hillside in southeastern Brazil killing all four officers aboard. The Brasilia based military confirmed the accident occurred after it had departed from Resende with seven parachutists and four officers on board.
In north eastern Colombia, Norman Bracht of Executive Offices was abducted near El Bagre by the National Liberation Army on July 17. Officials say foreign ransom targets draw rebel attention. Canada confirmed the kidnapping, with Colombia’s anti-kidnapping office noting the case.
The slain serial killer Andrew Cunanan died by a self-inflicted gunshot in a houseboat near Versace’s Florida mansion. Investigators found items possibly tied to five homicides and no suicide note, while investigators questioned Torsten Reineck, the houseboat owner sought on fraud charges in Germany. Mary Ann Cunanan withdrew from public view as Cunanan’s burial plans surface.
President Clinton and congressional leaders Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott push to cap this year’s balanced budget tax cuts with a final accord. White House holds leverage. Republicans need a deal amid GOP turmoil and Gingrich’s weakened grip. Negotiators aim for Clinton’s signature to boost his legacy and GOP morale.
AOL drops its plan to lease member telephone numbers to telemarketers for selling goods and services. The company says it will still contact subscribers via its own staff, amid privacy concerns from advocates and members.
Fallout from 1950s Nevada test blasts reached counties as far as upstate New York. The study, ordered by Congress in 1982 and due for September release, finds some exposed counties in the farm belt Rocky Mountain states and New York. Officials from the National Cancer Institute say those in the most affected areas absorbed iodine 131 similar to nearby Nevada, Utah and Arizona residents.
National roundup reports the death of former Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan at age 91 in Arlington Virginia after a long illness and retirement in 1990. Brennan shaped the individual rights revolution with more than 1,200 opinions and key rulings on reapportionment and civil liberties.
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