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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1996
Page
2
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an advocate of assisted death, offered golf tips to U S Open competitors at Oakland Hills. He warned players not to gamble with the danger of the treacherous 18th hole, urging caution near the rough and sand traps.
Toni Braxton says a gatekeeper at her Atlanta home questioned her identity due to a new look. The singer recalled the guard calling the front office and doubting she was Toni Braxton, despite her claims and security stiffening after her appearance.
Schenectady New York AP Phil Alden Robinson director of Field of Dreams finally returned two library books he checked out at Union College more than two decades ago. While giving the commencement speech at the school Sunday Robinson repaid the books plus the fine at ten cents a day totaling 101,900.
HOME DELIVERY eight fifty monthly, twenty five fifty for three months, fifty one for six months, one hundred two per year. SOUTHY MAIL ten seventy five monthly, thirty two twenty five for three months, sixty four fifty for six months, one hundred twenty nine per year. OTHER MAIL seventeen monthly, fifty one for three months, one hundred two for six months, two hundred four per year. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription. The Aiken Standard established in 1867, published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Post office: P.O. Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken, S.C. 29802.
A GOP led Senate Whitewater Committee draft report says Clinton administration officials moved to minimize investigations into their business partners savings and loan years after the inauguration. It asserts officials repeatedly hindered investigations and even raised obstruction of justice risks, while White House officials call the conclusions election year politics and unfounded.
Police review security footage from a Manchester shopping center after a 7 ton truck bomb injures more than 200. Investigators seek the driver while a released vehicle image circulates. The Sun cites a man selling the truck. IRA blamed by officials. Sixteen still hospitalized.
An Associated Press poll finds about half of Americans would pay more taxes to fund welfare work programs, with 70 percent backing a five year lifetime limit for those able to work. Sixty five percent want a two year limit for single mothers who can work, while 48 percent support a tax increase to fund training and child care. Clinton vetoes welfare bills. Dole and Republicans praise Wisconsin work program efforts.
In San Francisco about 50 pet owners attended the eighth annual blessing of the animals at Washington Square. A fluffy 11 month old American Eskimo dog nicknamed Devil Dog drew the pews, as owner Jackie Tincher hoped holy water would curb his wild antics.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott calls for speedy congressional hearings into how the White House came to possess more than 400 FBI background files. He questions the administration's claim of an outdated list and notes a pattern of files or papers ending up where they should not be. The dispute centers on files of Reagan and Bush aides, including James Baker II, with the Secret Service saying it regularly updates the access list.
AP reports heavy monsoon rains across India's eastern coast after two cyclones killed at least 123 people in four days. Over 3,000 families were left homeless as floods swelled rivers and overwhelmed drainage systems from Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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