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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1999
Page
6
The Microsoft antitrust trial concluded after over 20 weeks in court. Economist Richard Schmalensee argued Microsoft was not an entrenched monopolist, while government officials accused it of illegal monopolistic tactics.
Ethnic Albanians torched Serb houses and looted Serb-owned shops in Kosovo amid rising retaliation after NATO bombing. Washington offered a 5 million dollar reward for Milosevic and other war crimes suspects. Belgrade parliament debated wartime measures despite lifting the state of war.
Davis Industries, a California gunmaker known for cheap Saturday night specials, filed for Chapter 11 protection in May. Cities suing gunmakers fear bankruptcies will pause large pay outs as attorneys warn the industry could be controlled by a bankruptcy judge during reorganization.
Patricia Furlong, parent of two Duchenne patients who died young, started the Parent Project in 1995. It has raised over 1 million dollars to fund research centers at major universities and supported a New York hospital clinic, while parents still confront care gaps and skepticism from some doctors.
In Charleston a concrete layer was removed from beneath The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium exposing soil above a Confederate naval cemetery. Archaeologists, led by Jon Leader, expect days to uncover any remains and weeks to confirm if they are Hunley crew members as work progresses at a pace described as warp speed.
Rescue workers hunted for a fourth man after a pontoon capsized on the Intracoastal Waterway near Little River while a pipe repair crew were working. One man swam to shore, two were saved, another was rescued, and more than 10 hours of searching followed with no success.
Emmy winner Judi Dench will be unable to perform at least through the weekend as her husband actor Michael Williams is ill. Dench flew to London on Thursday to be with family and said she is devastated to disappoint fans but cannot perform under the circumstances.
Sinead O Connor pulled out of the Feile an Phobail festival in west Belfast saying Catholic organizers told her not to speak about IRA violence Caitriona Ruane denied the claim insisting no such ban existed O Connor said fans understand her action better than the festival. Charlton Heston criticized proposed gun legislation at the Young Republican National Convention calling it made for TV lawmaking and ineffective against crime.
Aretha Franklin and a choir performed a taped rendition of The Lord's Prayer on the United Nations lawn in front of the peace bell gifted by Japan. The event drew hundreds of UN staff and passersby as part of a millennium celebration honoring Pope John Paul II.
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