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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1998
Page
2
Four Marines face negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter charges after their EAB Prowler jet cut a gondola cable at an Italian Alpine resort, sending 20 skiers plunging to their deaths. A Pentagon official said the crew also faces dereliction of duty charges as tensions rose between the US and Italy over the incident.
UN arms experts return to the Radwaniyah palace complex in Baghdad to check whether Iraq still manufactures banned weapons amid tightened security. Milosevic snubs U.S. envoy in Belgrade while signaling openness to European talks on Kosovo crisis.
Nelson Mandela lauded President Clinton as having correct instincts on major international questions and urged critics to “go and throw themselves into a pool” over his Cuba and Libya ties. Clinton, visiting Cape Town, praised Mandela’s rise from prison and pledged to work together to harness winds of change in Africa.
Washington debate rages over credit unions expanding services and memberships. Rep. Steven LaTourette says luck favors numbers as banks push for tighter rules. The issue follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting outside members and a House committee vote to overturn it. The banking industry floods Capitol with bankers and a $1 million lobbying effort.
Rep. John Kasich convened Republicans to outline the 1999 federal budget. The group aims for a $1.7 trillion plan with deeper spending cuts and larger tax relief, signaling a rightward shift as Congress tackles major bills. Some conservatives seek moderates due to high poll ratings.
Clinton AIDS adviser Sandra Thurman urged support for needle exchange at the National AIDS UPDATE Conference. She noted 33 Americans contract HIV daily from injections and pressed Health Secretary Donna Shalala to release federal funds when the March moratorium ends, a proposal opposed by Barry McCaffrey.
National roundup reports Leonardo DiCaprio, 23, filed a lawsuit to stop Playgirl from publishing nude photos in its July issue, alleging the images were obtained without consent and would be offensive, with the lawsuit seeking damages and noting use on the magazine’s Internet site.
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