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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1997
Page
2
A Strathcona Mineral Services report says tests found no gold worth mining at Bre-X’s Indonesian site. The firm accuses sample tampering with gold from other sources and offers help for investigations.
White House officials and Republican leaders say the next major challenge is long term solvency for Social Security and Medicare. The balance deal claims spending and income stay near parity for 15 to 20 years, with Medicare cuts of 115 billion and Medicaid 15 billion through 2002 to fund the plan.
Secretary of State Madeline Albright opened meetings with Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Angel Gurria amid tight security in Mexico City as Hillary Clinton toured Merida before joining her husband for two days of talks on immigration drug enforcement and security. High level U.S. officials including William Daley Janet Reno and Barry McCaffrey arrived for the discussions as demonstrations and police presence surrounded the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental.
Richard McLaren leads a secessionist group in a Texas standoff as two armed followers, Richard Keyes III and Mike Matson, flee separate into the Davis Mountains amid negotiations. Keyes faces charges of organized criminal activity and kidnapping tied to an April hostage incident. Authorities report extensive bomb caches and fortified bunkers found in the area.
GOP leaders threaten a contempt citation if the White House withholds documents key to a fundraising probe. Rep Dan Burton says the materials are essential and vows to push for a citation and House floor vote, with court enforcement possible if approved.
Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson of Richburg South Carolina was found guilty of 18 counts of rape and 29 other offenses in a court martial. A sentencing hearing at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland could see him given life in prison as a five member panel weighs leniency requests from the defendant and supporters.
8.C. Simpson, 92, sat mute as victims aged 20 to 23 recounted brutal sexual encounters in his office, barracks, and on-post apartment. Defense argued consent, little proof of resistance, and possible fear of job loss for a 20-year-old private from Tennessee. Simpson faces life for rape. Bakker seeks prison return after parole. Weather and regional items followed in Greenville and Myrtle Beach briefs.
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