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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1997
Page
2
Swiss voters rejected a proposal to ban weapons exports, arguing it would cost jobs amid recession. Backers touted setting an example despite a government and industrial group pushback, while Defense Minister Ogi praised the outcome.
Foreigners flee Congo capital Brazzaville amid four days of urban warfare between a militia loyal to Gen. Denis Sassou-Nguesso and government forces. Clashes halt evacuations. at least one French and two government soldiers dead as looters carry televisions and furniture through the streets.
In the Oklahoma City bombing sentencing phase, Timothy McVeigh’s defense will present friends teachers and family to urge jurors to spare his life. They will depict him as a model Gulf War veteran shy around women and hardworking, contrasting the government’s portrayal of an angry extremist.
The jurors who convicted Timothy McVeigh face deciding between death or life without parole for the 1995 Oklahoma City blast that killed 168. The defense plans to show a 15 minute childhood tape narrated by McVeigh’s father and testimony from neighbors about his early ambitions and military career.
COLOGNE Germany Two men who hijacked an Air Malta flight from Malta to Turkey surrendered to police at Cologne airport early Monday and freed about 80 passengers and crew without incident. The hijackers left the aircraft at 7 40 a m after surrendering weapons. An elderly heart patient and four others were among those released earlier. The pilot was praised for aiding negotiations while one hijacker claimed a bomb.
Indiana representative Steve Buyer urges a congressional review of basic training quality, saying it fails to meet toughness expectations for both genders. He leads an ongoing inquiry into alleged misconduct on bases worldwide and notes a pattern of perceived softness in training programs.
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