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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2000
Page
8
In Lima, four protesters were killed and dozens injured as crowds burned government buildings and clashed with police. Alberto Fujimori, taking office for a controversial third term, celebrated his 62nd birthday amid the unrest and guard-heavy Congress.
Firefighters surrounded a 30 000 acre blaze near the Idaho National Laboratory after evacuations of about 1800 workers. Winds dropped and a second fire line was built to contain the fire. The Advanced Test Reactor remained unrepaired and tests checked for radioactive release.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright led high level discussions with North Korea in Bangkok marking a symbolic shift after the Korean War fifty years ago. She stated the talks were direct and substantive though modest in scope, with North Korea offering no details on a reported peaceable missile proposal to Russia.
The United Nations approves a permanent Indigenous Peoples Forum as a standing 16 person subsidiary to the ECOSOC. Ten seats will be government nominated and ten appointed by the ECOSOC president after consultations with indigenous groups, granting native peoples high level input at the UN.
Oliver Stone aims to dramatize an alleged 1983 conspiracy to topple Franklin D. Roosevelt as described in the Daily News. He cites J P Morgan Jr Douglas MacArthur and others as conspirators and bases the project on The Last President. Costner halibut fishing tale notes notable catch not a record. Usher rests after hospitalization for exhaustion and dehydration amid studio work.
Forensic teams study the Concorde crash site as authorities confirm a tire burst on takeoff may have sparked debris and a fire, with investigators aiming to establish the tire’s role in the disaster that killed 114 people. The hotel blast and passenger deaths include German tourists and Air France crew. past tire blowouts prompted safety changes after a 1979 incident at Dulles.
A Pan American Airways Boeing 727 with more than 60 people aboard diverted to Charleston Friday evening after heavy turbulence. More than a dozen passengers were injured but officials said there were no serious injuries. the plane dropped about 1000 feet before landing at 6 pm en route from Sanford, Florida to Pittsburgh. A second plane was dispatched to assist and Pan Am planned to help affected passengers.
State officials lifted advisories along most Grand Strand beaches including Myrtle Beach in Horry County. Some areas like Third Avenue South and Arcliffe Acres remained under advisories with cautious warnings as heavy rains caused minor flooding and flight delays at Myrtle Beach International Airport.
The Pentagon urged Congress to approve a $31 million plan to replace food stamps for low income service members with in-house debit cards dispensed through a DoD program. Secretary Cohen said the move would reduce rolls and aid families while Congress weighs the proposal and a start date.
Tina Benfield, blinded by retinoblastoma, sought a beach trip with her 2 year old son A.J. Her condition worsened, but South Carolina leaders including Rep Vida Miller and Gov Jim Hodges arranged a stay at Springmaid Beach Retreat. The effort followed outreach from Sheila Breitweiser and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.
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