Van Damme Fourth Wife Files Divorce Again
Los Angeles AP report says Jean Claude Van Damme's fourth wife Darcy LaPier files another divorce petition claiming irreconcilable differences after a November 1994 battery and sexual abuse filing. Custody of their 9 month old child undetermined. he has two children from a prior marriage. The couple met in Hong Kong and married in February 1994. Publicist did not comment.
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3 Year Old Caught Smoking and Drinking in Ridgeville
In Winchester Indiana AP reports a 3 year old in underwear seen holding a beer can and cigarette. Wayne Hamilton 41 was charged with felony neglect of dependent after welfare workers were told the child’s claim smoking cigarettes is cool. The boy said he had consumed up to three beers at a time. The child, his mother, and other children lived with Hamilton in a rural Ridgeville home.
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Protestors Arrested In Anti-Government Rally
About 150 protesters and 100 more en route were detained in Istanbul during an anti-government and workers rights rally. One UN conference delegate and three local journalists filming the crackdown were briefly detained as 15,000 foreigners attended a 12 day UN conference on cities.
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Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Contact Info
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL are listed with monthly and annual prices. The Aiken Standard, established in 1867, is published by Aiken Communications Inc. address and box provided. Advance payments may be made to the Aiken Standard PEM.
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Dole attacks Clinton over FBI files disclosure
Sen. Bob Dole blasted the Clinton administration for disclosures that a White House aide obtained secret FBI background files on 341 people including top Republicans. He called for an apology and compared the matter to Watergate while labeling the White House as evasive about the so called innocent mistake. The dispute centers on the White House aide's use of the files to probe former Bush officials.
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Clinton denounces church burnings across the South
President Clinton condemned racial hostility fueling a wave of church arsons that have damaged 30 black houses of worship in eight southern states since 1995. FBI and ATF agents coordinated the probe with arrests including two Ku Klux Klan members. An ATF hot line and arson prevention guidance were announced, alongside plans for bipartisan federal legislation and a national task force to accelerate prosecutions.
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Liberian Refugees Seek Port of Refuge in Ghana
A Russian freighter with hundreds of Liberian refugees was turned away for 14 days as Ghanaian authorities warned the captain of arrest if he forced entry. The Zolottsa, carrying about 450 Liberians including many children, sailed toward Takoradi after requesting docking. UN refugee agency said conditions aboard were dire with limited food and water. Deputy foreign minister Mohamed Chambas said arrest could follow if the ship tried to force into port.
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Icebreaker Delivers Supplies to Russian Base in Antarctica
An American icebreaker chugs through polar night to reach Mirny.Base Russians marooned by a delayed resupply ship Akademik Fyodorov. Nathaniel B. Palmer carries emergency rations and plans to offload 4 to 6 tons of cargo for the base, waiting for the Akademik Fyodorov to arrive.
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Indian Ocean
Mirny
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Fyodorov
St. Petersburg
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China pledges one more detonation before ban
China said it would conduct one final underground nuclear test before joining a global moratorium. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the test at Lop Nor in Xinjiang, with no details, and set the moratorium to take effect after the next detonation, likely before September. Authorities noted this 44th Lop Nor test since 1964, estimated at 20 to 80 kilotons, as Australia monitored from Canberra.
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Election Year Tax Reform Debate Tops Washington Politics
In Washington the 1996 campaign week centers on tax reform as Clinton promotes targeted breaks including a $1,500 college tuition credit while Dole mulls a flatter system. House Leader Dick Armey backs a flat tax, arguing its political appeal despite criticism of Forbes proposal. The year’s debate remains unsettled amid a broader campaign tax-break bidding war.
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