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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1996
Page
2
Ray Charles accepted an honorary doctorate of music from Occidental College in Los Angeles. He urged graduates to keep moving and then left the campus in a golf cart, adding I am not very much of a talker.
Actor Richard Dreyfuss recounts staying in the Lincoln bedroom during a Kennedy Center gala visit. He was invited by the Clintons to an overnight at the White House and greeted by President Bill Clinton at breakfast. Dreyfuss says he woke his kids from the Lincoln bedroom and left everything as is, noting he already has enough of the past.
LaToya Jackson files for divorce from husband and agent Jack Gordon and obtains a protective order claiming he beat her with a bottle and threatens to kill her. The order dated May 7 remains in effect until May 28 when a hearing is set to hear Gordon's side.
Subscription plans listed for HOME DELIVERY COUNTY MAIL and OTHER MAIL with monthly, three month, six month, and yearly rates. The notice notes advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription and provides publication details and postal information for Aiken Communications Inc. P.O. Box 456.
House Republicans advance the Small Business Job Protection Act to blunt 1 per hour minimum wage hikes. The package extends a $5,250 employer tuition exemption and expands small business depreciation while phasing out a Puerto Rico tax break to fund the measure. Democrats oppose labor-law changes.
A police diver recovered a 30-pound data recorder from Everglades muck linked to the DC-9 crash that killed 109. The unit, older and with 11 functions, was sent to NTSB for analysis as divers continue seeking the cockpit voice recorder and human remains.
Christchurch based AP reports mountain guide Rob Hall accepted he could not be rescued after a blizzard on Everest. He called his pregnant wife and urged her not to worry as climber Doug Hansen and Hall ally Nis iteebbea Wall died during descent. Sherpas fought 650 feet from Hall before retreating, leaving oxygen and a thermos on the ridge. Hall’s widow Jan Arnold described his calm final message and peace as she slept hours after the call.
A 7 year old girl near Gila National Forest in New Mexico agreed to take seven rabies injections to spare a baby black bear cub after it bit her hand. Juliette Harris said she didn’t want the cub killed and continues treatment as state officials decide.
Thousands of Liberian refugees disembarked in Takoradi Ghana after a 10 day standoff aboard the Bulk Challenge. UNICEF said the evacuees would go to a temporary camp for medical care while Ghanaian officials and UN health authorities arranged onward help.
Fire officials say a cigarette ignited trash and spread through open basement doors at a fraternity house killing five. Investigators continue to probe while relatives mourn and UNC Greek affairs director notes the Saturday party was planned by fraternity brothers’ parents.
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