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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1996
Page
2
ARIS AP reports that Peter Falk known as Columbo on television has been named a Chevalier of Arts and Letters, France's top arts honor. The ceremony underscores Falk's popularity in both American and French TV.
The FDA approved ritonavir, a new protease inhibitor, in 72 days to treat severely ill AIDS patients. Commissioner David Kessler said the drug offers real hope and could extend lives, following advisory input less than a day earlier.
LAPE CANA revels reports the runaway satellite on a rope died after batteries failed, ending its silent return of science data during a close pass by the shuttle Columbia. Italian astronaut Umberto Guidoni, heartbroken, recalls nearly a decade on the project while Maurizio Cheli describes the empty cargo bay as a personal loss as Columbia flew within 53 miles of the dangling module.
Subscription rates are listed for Home Delivery, County Mail, and Other Mail. Advance payments can be made to Aiken Standard PBM. The Aiken Standard, ISSN 0893 2557, is published by Aiken Communications Inc. P.O. Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken, S C 29802. Postmaster address changes to P.O. Box 456, Aiken, S C 29802.
Hundreds of relatives watched from a ridge as firemen lined up bodies on a hillside after a Faucett Air lines jet crashed five miles from Arequipa. 128 aboard, 103 bodies recovered by noon. Officials noted the plane was en route to Tacna with a stop in Arequipa and said the cause would be investigated using flight data recorders.
In Pontiac Michigan Jack Kevorkian, 67, testified in his assisted death by own action trial that his sole aim is to ease pain, not cause death. He described questioning patients to deter suicide and recalled tears when patients choose death anyway while denying intent to hasten death.
President Clinton sat with 13 parents and children in the vice president’s office to discuss a new ratings system and electronic chip aimed at shaping television content. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore attended as part of an administration push to curb violence viewed by youths, with industry officials promising a ratings plan.
Cuban exile flotilla leaders vow to stay in international waters to honor four people killed when Cuban fighter planes shot down two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft. Seaborne participants face rough weather with 5 to 7 foot seas, possible 9 foot waves, and 23 mph winds. Coast Guard inspection and key West departure planned amid warnings from Clinton admin and Cuban authorities.
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