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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1996
Page
2
New York AP reports Jim Carrey moves from slapstick to serious acting. In Entertainment Weekly he says fans may lose some but gain others as he plays in The Cable Guy and The Truman Show, films that showcase a more restrained performance and a premise about life borrowed for television.
A Stradivarius valued at about 1 million dollars and a second violin by Jakob Steiner were stolen from the Glinka Musical Culture Museum in Moscow in what police call a commissioned theft. The theft occurred May 25, with the Stradivarius dating to 1671 and the Steiner valued around 200 thousand dollars.
Ukraine announced that it has shipped the final nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union to Russia. President Leonid Kuchma said the move completes Kyiv’s removal pledged under a 1994 agreement tied to economic aid from Russia and the United States. Officials had warned funds could delay completion.
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President Clinton expressed optimism that peace efforts in the Middle East would continue under Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu. He noted U S determination remains unchanged and cited Netanyahu and Peres as well as King Hussein offering support for the peace process.
Thousands of Americans gathered at the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool to back a pledge that every child should have a healthy safe path to adulthood. Organizers Marian Wright Edelman and celebrities urged focusing on just government and children's future amid counter criticism from conservatives.
FBI maintains power to the Freemen ranch as armored vehicles arrive for the standoff in Jordan Montana. Electric cooperative says no disconnect order yet while two armored FBI marked vehicles are shown to reporters but remain at the Garfield County fairgrounds.
Residents observe FBI armored vehicles and an unmarked helicopter at the Freemen ranch near Jordan as agents prepare for possible rescue or occupation actions. The Freemen, including 18 people and three children, face state and federal charges over fake checks and threats to a federal judge.
On the first day of the cease fire in Chechnya both sides accused the other of violations. Russian commander warned of a possible decisive destruction of rebel bands. Yeltsin’s re election hinges on progress as clashes flare in Shall and Suani with casualties reported.
Officials report 87 elderly Croats were exhumed from 21 sites around Zadar and Knin. Autopsies indicate close range gunshots. The victims refused to flee as Serb rebels took their villages in the 1991 war. total deaths and disappearances cited at 10,000 and 2,800.
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