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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1996
Page
2
Os Angeles report cites George Miller comparing Babe the pig to Mad Max as two lone wanderers seeking meaning and change. He says both characters share the same hero journey despite divergent worlds. Babe earned an Oscar nomination for best picture in its breakout story.
The Birdcage remains the nation’s top film for a third straight weekend, earning about 13.7 million dollars. Executive Decision adds 9.8 million in its second weekend while Diabolique debuts at 5.7 million in third place and Spike Lee’s Girl 6 ties for sixth with 2.9 million.
Pace in Houston reports crews of the shuttle Atlantis and station Mir shuffled supplies as NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid settled into her new Russian outpost. Linda Godwin described the clutter and space constraints saying not everything is put away yet. Lucid joined the Mir crew on Sunday.
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Bellevue Washington AP report notes Bob Dole says he personally likes Bill Clinton but criticizes the president's performance. The piece covers a three day West Coast swing with emphasis on public remarks and political positioning.
Hillary Rodham Clinton met Federation readers in Tuzla and heard Katarina Mandic describe Sarajevo as a vast graveyard with dead bodies and destruction. She then met acting Bosnian President Ejup Ganic before heading to U S posts outside the base for an USO event featuring Sheryl Crow and Sinbad.
The first widely redesigned U S currency in seven decades starts to reach banks and cash drawers. About 850 million notes were printed as officials warn it will appear gradually, with nationwide availability expected within weeks. The new design counters high tech counterfeit methods and other denominations will follow over five years.
Deloris Jordan speaks publicly about her husband James Jordan’s murder in July 1993. Two Robeson County men, Larry Demery and Daniel Green, were charged. Demery pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next month, Green was found guilty and given life in prison. She says she channels energy to support disadvantaged children, believing the killers lacked nurturing and love.
CHICAGO AP Young adults 18 to 30 show risky drinking patterns in an American Medical Association survey. Five percent drive after drinking every time, 40 percent drink to levels impairing judgment, and about 20 percent are binge drinkers. Men drink more heavily than women. 31 percent of men binge drink versus 16 percent of women.
Two Massachusetts men died in an avalanche on Mount Washington in the Gulf of Slides remote gully. A survivor escaped by sidestepping and stepping to the right, aided by a four to five step escape. Searchers faced avalanche danger as they recovered the bodies after seven hours. Names not released.
AP reports a study showing cancerous prostate cells latch onto male hormones via androgen receptors. By linking a gene that stops cancer to an androgen hormone, researchers aim to deliver a therapy that could shut down prostate cancer cells that survive hormone treatment and spread, offering a potential new approach when current therapies fail.
In Greenville AP report, health maintenance organizations expanded 58 percent from 1994 to 1995 with about 112000 enrollees in South Carolina. Kathy Bartlett of HealthSource South Carolina says the state lags behind California’s HMO rate of 35 percent, citing strong service and lower costs as drivers of growth.
Brown & Williamson executives discussed buying a nicotine patch maker but rejected the idea after a warning the move would mark the firm as simply in the nicotine delivery business. CBS said 60 Minutes learned of the proposal during its review of documents.
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