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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1998
Page
2
Thirteen survivors were located by rescue teams in dense jungle after a charter Boeing 737 with 87 aboard crashed in northern Peru. Occidental Petroleum had chartered the flight to the Andoas oil field 625 miles north of Lima, from Iquitos, with 79 passengers and eight crew.
Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp confirm talks on a potential merger with an estimated price around 35 billion dollars. Daimler stock rose eight percent in Germany after the joint statement. Chrysler directors hold a board meeting amid the talks.
Indonesian mobs clashed with police in Medan as rioters attacked Chinese owned shops amid government price hikes. Tear gas and live ammunition were used to deter looters, with dozens injured and about 100 detained. Security forces patrolled streets as storefronts burned and vehicles were attacked.
A federal judge denied President Clinton's bid to invoke executive privilege to block testimony by senior aides in the Monica Lewinsky inquiry. Prosecutors also finished their Arkansas grand jury work and questioned Vernon Jordan a third time in Washington, as the White House weighs an appeal.
The Clinton investigation and Starr's inquiry into sex, lies, or urging lies face delays as courts seal the issue. White House and Starr decline comment. The report recalls the 1974 Nixon case when the Supreme Court upheld Sirica's ruling, leading to Nixon's resignation amid impeachment proceedings.
A New York Times report says a 3 inch by 1 inch pistol disguised as a key ring can fool airport X ray machines. The $20 device fires two .32 caliber bullets from 20 yards, cocked by a ring pull and fired by a button. It has appeared in Australia England and Greece since September, likely made in Bulgaria.
In Buffalo New York a 30 year old woman Galiema Begg and her 57 year old uncle Mohamed Tahir Toffie were sentenced to time served and ordered deported to South Africa for the March 18 smuggling attempt during which 8 month old Mohamed Hadi Begg died. Achmat Begg was placed on probation.
National brief outlines House Speaker Newt Gingrich agreeing to headline a King County Republican picnic on Aug. 22 at an island estate tied to Thomas Stewart, a businessman recently convicted of illegally laundering donations and facing a $1 million fine. Navy takes administrative action on officer posing for Playboy. Jury awards $8.3 million Lotto ticket to store clerk Sau Thi Judy Ma.
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