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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2003
Page
11
Two Canadian men Michael Leshner and Michael Stark wed in a civil ceremony in Toronto days after an Ontario appeals court struck down the ban on homosexual marriage. About 50 observers and journalists attended the event, witnessed by Leshner’s 90 year old mother.
Secretary of State Colin Powell offered friendship to Argentina’s newly installed President Nestor Kirchner and said the United States hopes to place relations on a sounder footing. Powell met Kirchner briefly, then flew back to Washington.
Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown launched a campaign to persuade Britons of closer EU ties while reaffirming that Britain will not rush to adopt the euro. Blair stressed Britain must be at the political heart of Europe but that economic conditions will determine if the pound is replaced.
Analysts warn the 2008 shortfall could exceed $400 billion as tax cuts and aid for states, plus revenue declines from a weakening economy, push the deficit above the previous record and reshape budget politics in Washington. The figure marks a shift from Clinton-era surpluses to a growing red ink amid partisan debates and consumer tax relief.
ImClone Systems founder Sam Waksal received a prison term of seven years and three months and fines totaling about 4.3 million dollars for seven counts. The judge condemned his lawlessness and arrogance and ordered reporting to prison on July 2 with electronic monitoring until then.
Michael Jackson was ordered to return to Indianapolis by June 13 for a court-ordered deposition in a copyright lawsuit. Judge Philip Simon warned of a possible 1000 dollar daily fine for delays after Jackson fell ill and was briefly hospitalized May 21. The case alleges infringement over the Ripples & Waves trade name used by a Gary band in the 1960s.
Fred Berry of What's Happening! fame will place two blind dates as Star Dates returns at 9 pm EDT June 17. The show pairs former child actors like Gary Coleman Jill Whelan and Butch Patrick with dating experiences from nostalgia to modern romance. Other lined up names include Leif Garrett Tiffany Jimmie Walker and Robbie Rist with renewed public interest in celebrity dating.
Keller family returns from dinner to find their home and mailbox smeared with eggs and maple syrup while their van is covered in toilet paper duct tape and plastic wrap. Police detain the waiter from a Norco Sizzler, his girlfriend and two brothers after offenses following a dispute over service and no tip.
In Decatur Alabama three work-release inmates Calvin Matsey Barry Rall and Donald Harris are credited with foiling a robbery at Lynn Layton Chevrolet after spotting hubcaps and stereo gear by a fence hole near the Decatur Country Club. Suspects Seth Bond and Charles Wilson both 23 were arrested on auto breaking and entering charges.
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