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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2000
Page
8
Congress eyes a defense bill provision to require public high schools to permit military recruiters equal access to students. The Pentagon says about 2,000 high schools bar recruiters from one or more services, as enlistments drop.
In Todos Santos Guatemala a mob attacked a bus of Japanese tourists amid rumors of a satanic ritual. A bus driver and one tourist died as hysteria spread about an outsider-led sacrifice at the local soccer field. Reports say rumors claimed a Los Angeles satanic leader planned an all-night ceremony, fueling panic about child abductions.
Indonesian government and Aceh rebel representatives signed a joint understanding on a humanitarian pause, marking their first formal cease-fire in 25 years. Hassan Wirayuda and Zaini Abdullah participated in the talks in Geneva, with civilians in Aceh praying for success.
Beijing confirms Li Fuxiang, director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, died after falling from a Beijing hospital window. Hong Kong media cite Ming Pao alleging suicide related to health worries or a corruption probe. An administration official declined further comment while awaiting instructions.
A whale tooth once presented by John F Kennedy to Greta Garbo will be shown in JFK Library’s John F Kennedy Man of the Sea exhibit from June 3 to November 1. The tooth bears a sailing boat carving from Kennedy’s maritime collection, added after Garbo’s March letter to Jacqueline Kennedy thanking them for a White House dinner and the gift.
Thick smoke and 1000 firefighters battled winds as a brush burn-turned-wildfire ripped through Bandelier National Monument area and 280 homes, forcing 25,000 residents to evacuate. Crews worked with helicopters, bulldozers, and trenches to halt the fire near the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a plutonium storage area amid asbestos and radioactive waste concerns.
An American Airlines Airbus with 263 aboard diverted to Charleston Airport after hydraulic problems. Three people injured, minor, transported to area hospitals. one woman with a broken arm and a man with chest pains. Flight 1416 was en route from San Juan to New York when the issue arose and the gear operated normally during the 5 15 pm landing.
Groundbreaking on the 1.1 million African American History Monument on Statehouse grounds coincides with House approval to move the Confederate flag from the Capitol dome. Sculptor Ed Dwight reports eight panels done, two ready to cast, two beginning. 985000 paid for the project. The monument honors black history from slavery to space travel and will be near the flag's new site. Governor Hodges calls it a daily reminder of past and present African American toil and triumphs in South Carolina. Funding goal set at 300000 to 350000, with current needs closer to 210000, and Dollars for Dignity organizers push fundraising.
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