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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1997
Page
2
The UN refugee agency says it has secured permission from Zairian rebels to repatriate about 100000 Rwandan refugees, many in need of food and medical care. The exiles, mainly Hutus, fled Rwanda after the 1994 massacres and camped along a 60 mile rail line between Kisangani and Ubundu in eastern Zaire while seeking safe passage.
Israel strengthens police and military presence in Jerusalem and West Bank ahead of prayers at Temple Mount. Tanks and helicopters possible if violence escalates, per Maj. Gen. Gabi Ofir amid the faltering US mediated peace effort.
In Bridgeport Chicago Lenard Clark 13 was beaten by white teens and left unconscious. Three suspects Frank Caruso 13 Michael Kwidzinski 19 and Victor Jasas 17 face attempted murder and hate crime charges as leaders condemn the attack and residents cite lingering black white divisions.
California authorities identify Marshall Applewhite among 39 Heaven's Gate cult members who killed themselves in a mass suicide near San Diego. Investigators say the group drank phenobarbital and vodka to join a UFO they believed would meet Hale Bopp.
Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., met James Earl Ray in a Nashville prison hospital and says Ray is innocent. The 36 year old asked Ray if he killed his father. Ray replied no. The encounter marked the first time any King family member met Ray, who is serving a 99 year sentence after pleading guilty to the slaying and later recanting.
Charleston prosecutors Bart Daniel and Dale Dutremble seek to appeal a federal judge's ruling that voided five cases from the 1990 state house vote selling scandal. The judge must decide whether to retry the five lawmakers after an error led to their convictions being overturned.
The Union garrison flag of Maj. Robert Anderson heads home to Charleston after storage since 1960 at Harpers Ferry National Park Service. The 33 star wool banner was first flown over Fort Sumter before the Civil War and saluted by Anderson as troops retreated on April 13, 1861.
State Attorney General Charlie Condon argues that set asides and affirmative action programs violate equal protection and should be overturned. He says race and gender based programs are discriminatory and would fail in court. supporters counter that they address historic racism and discrimination.
Religious conservatives push to cancel the Greenville County Library Playboy subscription saying tax dollars fund pornography. Civil libertarians warn moves could set a moral litmus test for public access as back issues include 1949 Marilyn Monroe photos and a Ralph Reed article. Meanwhile a study reports over a third of South Carolina children lack health insurance with most insured parents educated and employed.
The Aiken Standard, established in 1867, is published by Aiken Communications Inc at PO Box 456 526 Rutland Drive Aiken SC. Rates shown include county mail options with various monthly and yearly prices and payment instructions.
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