Tourist ship sinks near Galapagos leaving 1 dead
Navy and private boats scoured the Galapagos coast for three elderly Americans after a charter boat sank. One 70 year old woman was confirmed dead while passengers Richard Sayre 80 Robert Donna 75 and Lyon Zeiler 75 were reported missing. The captain said survival chances were slim and the charter firm said none knew how to swim.
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Quito
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Richard Sayre
Robert Donna
Lyon Zeiler
Puerto Ayora
Galapagos
Jacinto Trivino
Trivino
Guerlain perfumer attacked at home in Versailles raid
World renowned perfumer Jean Paul Guerlain and a security guard were wounded when up to a dozen masked attackers stormed his Versailles mansion. The robbers held the household hostage for hours and looted artworks and valuables before fleeing.
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Versailles
France
Jean-Paul Guerlain
Two Serb police killed as Kosovo militants strike
Kosovo violence widens as ethnic Albanian militants claim a 15000-strong force and attack the Decani region. NATO warns Milosevic to halt offensives while UN notes 60000 villagers flee and Kosovo Albanians rally abroad. Jakup Krasniqi named KLA spokesman.
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Pristina
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Decani
NATO
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
U.N
Albania
Macedonia
AUN
War Crimes Tribunal
Europe
Kosovo Liberation Army
Jakup Krasniqi
Drenica
Clinton expands marine protections with new offshore ban
President Clinton announced a 10 year extension banning new offshore oil drilling and pushed a 224 million package at the National Oceans Conference in Monterey. He urged stronger monitoring of fish stocks with a 194 million boost while stressing oceans global importance and jobs tied to marine activity.
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Monterey
Calif
Clinton
Monterey Bay
Oceanside
Congress
North Atlantic
Pacific
Florida
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Alaska
California
National Marine
White House
FCC cuts back but keeps Internet funding
U S regulators reduce but do not end funds for school library Internet hookups. FCC approves 650 million in subsidies for second half of year two thousand. total 1998 funding reaches 1.275 billion, a 43 percent cut from initial 2.25 billion request.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Michelle Richards
National School Boards Association
Viagra fueled advances lead to beating arrest in Florida
An 8 year old man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly striking a 34 year old woman with a crowbar following Viagra fueled advances. He denies the allegations, claiming the woman fabricated the tale. The woman says Demorest demanded sex for money and attacked her when refused. She had known him for about a decade.
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Orlando
Fla
Harry Demorest
Kimberly Heariet
Demorest
Aiken Standard Office and Subscription Details
The Aiken Standard provides office hours from 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday Switchboard and editor contact numbers are listed along with subscription rates and mailing options for county and other mail. The publisher is Aiken Communications Inc and postal information includes addresses and pricing for various subscription terms.
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Aiken
Scott
Hunter
Scescape
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
8.C
S.C
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