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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2000
Page
4
In Bengkulu and across Sumatra, 103 people have died after a powerful earthquake. Authorities fear higher casualties as aftershocks linger and remote areas remain unreached. Emergency teams report 64 bodies recovered in Bengkulu town as hospital patients are treated in a ruined facility's parking area.
The FCC approved AT&T Corp for the MediaOne acquisition, creating the nation’s largest cable operator. The deal requires AT&T to divest some cable assets to meet ownership caps, following DOJ approval on a $58 billion transaction. Final completion targeted by May 19, 2001.
In Washington the AP reports millions in campaign style ads funded by mysterious groups and secret donors swaying George W. Bush and Al Gore. The ads rely on a tax code provision allowing groups to conceal sponsors while financing political messaging.
In Yars City Utah Butterfly a three year old speaks Paiute and counts to ten in her tribe’s language learned through the Paiute Preschool Language Immersion Program. Fewer than 40 of 74 Utah Paiute members fluent, elders passing away, program director Gloria Venson says the tribe has lost many elders in recent years.
Demonstrators shouted against Dr. Laura Schlessinger's new TV show on Fifth Avenue near Paramount offices, calling for sponsors to withdraw. Paramount defended its stance on civil rights and responsible programming while awaiting comment from Schlessinger.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speeds up peace efforts with Yasser Arafat in Jerusalem and Ramallah as Ehud Barak signals readiness to surrender large parts of the West Bank. Barak hints at keeping many settlers while dismantling up to 60,000 homes to seal a deal.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled local governments owe no duty to pay medical bills for inmates awaiting trial, denying a $300,000 claim by Grand Strand Regional Medical Center against Myrtle Beach. The decision excludes preexisting conditions but allows hospital liability for doctors' independent malpractice under hospital authority.
Government documents describe a Miami raid on April 22 in which a Border Patrol agent faced Elian Gonzalez with an MP5 while Donato Dalrymple was restrained. The report says no threats or force were used inside the home and the weapon was kept on safe, though critics cite the image as excessive force.
Cpl. Dennis J. Lyden 44 was beaten with a flashlight, then shot with his own gun during a traffic stop on Highway 544 between Conway and Socastee. Lance V. Clark 40 and James Nathaniel Bryant III 29 are charged with murder after a standoff and arrest nearby. Lyden leaves a wife and five years on the force.
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