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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1997
Page
2
U S ambassador Aubrey Hooks boarded a private charter plane as the capital fell into civil war. A fragile three day ceasefire held as gunfire threatened renewed fighting once it expires, with Hooks warning that an accord is needed for both sides to control the airport.
John Kennedy Jr attended the funeral of Paddy Kelly, a jailed IRA truck bomber, in Kilmarden County Laois as part of a several hundred mourners gathering. The Kennedy family has deep Irish ties with Jean Kennedy Smith as ambassador to Ireland and Edward Kennedy active on Northern Ireland issues.
Mir Aimal Kansi, a Pakistani suspected killer of two CIA employees in Langley, faces arraignment in Fairfax County after a four year international manhunt aided by Afghani citizens and Pakistan. He was captured last weekend and escorted from a helicopter to court. The 33 year old, once on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, allegedly fired an AK-47 during the January 25, 1993 rampage that killed Lansing Bennett and Frank Darling and wounded others. Authorities linked his gun to the killings after a roommate led investigators to an apartment with the matching weapon.
The Senate Finance Committee backed a sliding scale for higher income Medicare beneficiaries, boosting physician fee contributions for those earning over 50,000 dollars. The measure passed 18 to 2 as amendments were debated into the early hours, with concerns over private Medigap impact and a rejection of the House's medical savings accounts proposal.
Senate leaders press TV industry to finalize a strengthened program ratings framework within a week or face possible congressional action. After two weeks of talks on adding violence, sex, and crude language codes, negotiators remain divided though progress is reported. Leaders warn that failure could prompt mandatory legislation.
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee foresee a bipartisan bill to cut taxes by 35 billion dollars, presenting a contrast to the House tax debate that highlighted sharp partisan divisions. The panel aims to craft a measure that garners broad support among members across parties.
Senate Finance Committee chairman William Roth releases a tax bill similar to last week’s House plan with a $500 per child credit and capital gains and estate tax cuts. Sen. Moynihan praises bipartisan direction as a possible shared bill emerges.
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