Stephen King launches serialized novel The Green Mile
SANGOR Maine AP reports the first installment The Green Mile will appear in stores this month with monthly parts to follow. Stephen King will not finish the tale by the first release. Penguin USA spokesman Larry Hughes says King is likely the only author to pull this off and King will reportedly earn about $1 million per installment.
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Pope returns from illness at beatification Mass
Pope John Paul II appeared publicly at St. Peter's Basilica for a beatification ceremony honoring Daniele Comboni and Guido Maria Conforti, reading prayers but not presiding. he paused about 30 minutes before leaving. In Washington, Sen. Patrick Leahy welcomed reports that the Pentagon may rethink its use of anti personnel land mines, a policy longtime defended as protecting soldiers.
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The Aiken Standard offers HOME DELIVERY rates of 8.95 per month, 28.85 for 3 months, 53.70 for 6 months, and 107.40 per year. SOUNTY MAIL at 11.20 monthly, 39.60 for 3 months, 67.20 for 6 months, 134.40 per year. OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly, 52.35 for 3 months, 104.75 for 6 months, 209.40 per year. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM. The Aiken Standard, ISSN 0893-2557, established 1867, is published weekday afternoons and weekends by Aiken Communications Inc. P.O. Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken, S.C. 29802. Second class postage paid at Aiken, S.C. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Aiken Standard, P.O. Box 456, Aiken, S.C. 29802.
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Taiwan War Games Prompt Island Defenses
Taiwan reports new Chinese drills around the Taiwan Strait as troops on Wuchiu and Chu Islands bolster positions amid an eight day exercise. Officials say about 300 Chu islanders evacuated to Keelung while hundreds of boats retreated from the area as China shows force ahead of March 23 elections.
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Dunblane funerals begin as grieving continues
Emma Crozier and Joanna Ross both five lead a list of sixteen Dunblane Primary School children killed in Britain's worst mass shooting. Funerals unfold in Dunblane with Abby McLennan Kevin Hassell and Gwenne Mayor among the honored as counselors warn of deep trauma. Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne paid respects as Britain observed a national moment of silence. The school plans to reopen after the funerals amid uncertainty over demolishing the gym where the tragedy occurred.
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Teen-Ager Charged in Tourist Death at Daytona Beach
An 18-year-old Ontario tourist is killed on spring break in Daytona Beach and Donald Shoup of Ormond Beach is charged with murder after stopping a police officer and confessing to the shooting. Police say three teens were with Shoup before the fatal shot near a pay phone outside a beachside motel. A memorial service for the victim drew hundreds, including Campus Crusade for Christ leaders, as the town mourned amid spring break revelry.
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Clinton urges Jewish Americans to back Israel against terror
President Clinton asked Jewish Americans to keep hope for a secure terror-free Israel. He cited the Egypt summit of 29 nations as the start of a unified regional effort to root out those responsible for bloodshed and said a follow-up meeting in Washington is planned this month.
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