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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1996
Page
2
Atlanta welcomes TV game show stars as Pat Sajak Vanna White and Alex Trebek pitch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune as contributions to the Olympic movement. Merv Griffin hails the shows as Olympic for the brain and urges integration with athlete profile.
Police stormed a Lille home after finding a car bomb outside a police station. At least four suspects were killed, two officers wounded, and a booby trapped car contained three 28 pound gas canisters. The fire while searching for bodies spread near a mosque. In Indonesia a three story market building in Bogor with 2,900 kiosks burned killing about 70.
Subscription rates for HOME DELIVERY, COUNTY MAIL, and OTHER MAIL are listed. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PEM. The paper, ISSN 0893 2557, was established in 1867 and is published weekday mornings and Saturdays and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Address changes go to P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29802.
Congress sent Clinton a debt extension through September 1997 allowing the $5.5 trillion cap. White House aides expect a signature as Treasury plans $50 billion in securities auctions. Lawmakers also advanced line item veto authority, Social Security work incentives, and small business regulatory relief while pressing a $160 billion spending measure.
The House passed a bill to allow Americans to keep health insurance when changing jobs but faces obstacles from Republicans seeking medical savings accounts and malpractice limits. Speaker Newt Gingrich urged support while signaling possible concessions to avert a presidential veto. The bill aims to protect coverage for workers who lose or switch jobs, including those with pre existing conditions, by maintaining affordability and access. The measure heads to the Senate where Clinton backs a simpler alternative sponsored by Senators Kassebaum and Kennedy.
President Clinton plans to sign the line item veto bill as Congress gives final approval. The measure, heading to the White House, allows the chief executive to strike specific budget items but takes effect January 1. House and Senate actions followed GOP promises under the Contract With America amid parliamentary tactics debate.
Congress approved a historic farm bill ending the long standing linkage between farm prices and subsidies. Senate vote 74 26 with Senator Bob Dole praising the shift, House support 318 89 in a late session as farmers are said to plant for the market rather than the government.
San Francisco report notes that over the counter ibuprofen containing drugs such as Advil Motrin and Nuprin could lower Alzheimer's risk by up to 60 percent in a Johns Hopkins study of 2065 older adults. Co author Walter Stewart cautions dosage and trials are needed and NSAIDS carry gastric bleeding risks.
Boston researchers report citicoline may protect the brain after a stroke offering a possible new standard therapy. Earlier TPA showed reduced brain damage in heart attack patients and might complement stroke care. If results hold citicoline could become a routine treatment for most stroke patients.
Shuttle Atlantis and its crew parted company with the Russian space station Mir after five days docked about 250 miles above Earth. Mission Control moved the landing up to Saturday due to Florida weather and a descent-system leak. Pilot Richard Searfoss guided Atlantis around Mir for a photo, then the crew prepared for landing while Mir faded from view.
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