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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1997
Page
2
Two elderly women died in six months after nurses injected undiluted potassium chloride stored on patient floors in Sonoma County hospitals. Officials say human error caused the deaths, the drug was removed from patient areas except ICU and ER, and nurses face nursing board investigations not criminal charges.
The Federal Reserve signals a rate increase as it seeks a second soft landing for the $7 trillion economy amid an expanding growth phase. Chairman Greenspan and policy makers may announce higher rates to curb inflation without triggering a recession, following past successes in 1966 and 1986.
Vice President Al Gore lands in Beijing for the highest U.S. visit in eight years. He meets President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng to build trust and push progress on human rights and trade while laying groundwork for a Jiang Clinton summit and four way talks to spur Korea peace negotiations.
The article notes a high ranking US official visiting China, marking the first since President George Bush in February 1969. It recalls the subsequent 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and describes the long fluctuating US China relations since then.
Israeli security officials warn of further terrorist assaults after a Tel Aviv bombing. Maj. Gen. Moshe Yaalon says militants have tacit support, while authorities ban Palestinian entry from the West Bank and Gaza. Netanyahu demands a new Palestinian violence policy to resume talks. Arafat accuses Israel of bowing to extremist factions. Netanyahu promotes a plan for east Jerusalem neighborhoods.
Extended forecast indicates Wednesday rain with a 60 percent chance of thundershowers. The high reaches near 70 and the low around 50. Thursday and Friday turn partly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and lows in the mid 40s.
Former South Carolina state Rep. Luther Taylor who was cleared in the 1990 Operation Lost Trust vote selling sting died of pancreatic cancer at Baptist Medical Center. Taylor, 47, had been ill for months and was expelled after his 1990 conviction, serving 18 months before the conviction was overturned.
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