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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1997
Page
2
London reports Tony Blair sworn in as prime minister with a large Labour majority and vows modest taxes and spending. He stressed the mandate is to accomplish needed reforms, not a return to dogma.
President Clinton and congressional Republicans reached a bipartisan agreement to balance the budget over five years while cutting taxes for millions. The plan shields Social Security, trims Medicare by 115 billion, and includes a 135 billion tax cut over five years with up to 50 billion in offsetting increases. It also promises a per child credit, capital gains relief, estate tax relief, education student breaks, and expanded IRAs.
In Fort Davis Texas a Republic of Texas member who escaped jail to join mountains group surrendered Friday leaving seven still in the hills including leader Richard McLaren. Authorities revised the captured count from 13 to seven and troopers prepared for a possible final assault while negotiators exchanged diplomatic pouches.
Malcolm Wright, a former Fort Bragg soldier linked to a neo Nazi skinhead group, was found guilty of first degree murder in the racially motivated slaying of a Wilmington couple. Jurors deliberated briefly and a sentencing hearing is scheduled. the court denied a death penalty ruling for Wright.
The Oklahoma City bombing trial centers on Terry Nichols as a witness links his alleged accomplice to purchasing two tons of ammonium nitrate for the 1995 attack that killed 168 people. Receipts totaling $457.48 paid in cash were traced to Nichols via the name Mike Havens and a fingerprinted McVeigh connection.
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