Smoke forces emergency evacuation of jetliner
Thick smoke from a ventilation system aboard a Continental Airlines MD-80 filled a Newark bound jet as it pulled from the gate. Passengers and crew slid down emergency chutes to safety and one person was hospitalized for respiratory problems.
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Newark
N.J
Continental Airlines
Matthew McGill
Boston
Newark International Airport
Dave Barger
Continental
Rosalynn Carter Reflects on Turning 70 Strain and Time
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter says turning 70 brings drawbacks like reduced personal time yet she can cope. She notes when duties pile up she begins cutting back to manage her schedule and responsibilities.
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Rosalynn Carter
Jury finds USAir negligent in 1994 Charlotte crash
A federal jury ruled USAir negligent in the 1994 crash near Charlotte killing 37. The airline avoids punitive damages but owes compensatory damages. Damages trials for survivors and relatives may run into seven figures per case.
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Columbia
Usair
Charlotte
N.C
Marc Moller
Charlotte-Douglas International
US Airways
Loggers take spotted owl back to court
A federal appeals court revived a challenge to President Clinton's Northwest forest plan delaying logging reductions. The DC Circuit ruled the case could be heard on its merits, sending it back to Judge Jackson in Seattle. The Northwest Forest Resources Council filed the 1994 suit claiming procedural violations affected logging limits across Oregon Washington and Northern California.
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Washington
Clinton
US. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
District Court
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Seattle
Harry Edwards
Jackson
Edwards
Northwest Forest Resources Council
Portland, Ore
Oregon
California
William Dwyer
Twins Declared Unfit. State Takes Custody in Plymouth Case
In Brockton Massachusetts a probate judge ruled both parents unfit and awarded custody of 12 year old twins Sheena and Tara Raymond to the state. Tara had lived with father Dana Raymond in Wareham and Sheena with mother Jeanne Ardizoni in Plymouth. The judge cited abuse and parental dysfunction as he ordered removal from court as the girls cried and resisted guards.
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Trenton
N.J
Megan Kanka
Superior Court
Andrew J. Smithson
Smithson
Jesse K. Timmendequas
Timmendequas
Kansas
Megan
Brockton
Mass
James Menno
Sheena
Tara Raymond
James Lawton
Tara
Dana Raymond
Wareham
Boston
Jeanne Ardizoni
Plymouth
Menno
Mobutu May See Era End In Zaire Crisis
In Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko, aging and weakened by cancer, faces a pivotal moment as rebels threaten Kisangani and panic fears rise in Kinshasa. Analysts warn his regime’s end could unfold with riots and mass exodus, while others insist he remains the unifying force needed to avert collapse and elections.
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Xinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese
Seko
Kisangani
Mobutu
Kinshasa
Guillaume Ngefa Atondoko
Zairiyan Defense of Human Rights
Europe
France
Laurent Kabila
Aiken Standard Publication Details and Subscriptions
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published weekdays afternoons and weekends mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. It lists mailing addresses in Aiken SC and pricing for home delivery and county or other mail subscriptions with monthly and yearly rates.
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Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
Mutland Drive
Allen
8.C
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