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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1998
Page
2
In Eschede Lower Saxony a high speed intercity train travelling Munich to Hamburg derailed this morning killing at least twenty people and injuring many. About thirteen cars left the track and some struck a bridge base, suspending rail traffic. Cause not yet clear.
President Arnoldo Aleman reiterated that Nicaragua will take 191 Cuban rafters but will not automatically accept other Cuban arrivals. The moves come as the region faces shifting refugee policy and regional tensions.
California voters fueled the year’s most expensive primaries as politicians beat millionaires across top races with spending over 100 million dollars. Jay Kim became the first Korean American in Congress to lose a primary, Gray Davis won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, and Matt Fong edged Darrell Issa for the Senate nod. Brown and Dornan reset careers with new roles in Oakland and a Sanchez rematch, while Californians rejected bilingual education expansion and union contribution limits.
Indonesia's new president B J Habibie says Indonesians should prioritize economic and political reforms over pursuing Suharto's alleged riches. He rejects a Western style asset seizure and defends his family wealth as earned, while noting safety concerns after Suharto's resignation.
SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court refused to block the execution of triple murderer Horace Kelly who was found sane by a jury despite gibberish talk and belief he's in college. Kelly, 38, is set to die June 9 for killing two women and an 11 year old boy in 1984 amid a six day span. The court in a 5 2 decision would not review his attorney's appeal alleging numerous legal errors and irregularities in the sanity trial.
National roundup reports that after 18 months of speculation police and prosecutors in Boulder Colorado agree a grand jury could help identify the killers of a local girl. Police Cmdr Mark Beckner and Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter indicate support for moving forward with a grand jury.
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