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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2000
Page
4
Sierra Leonean rebels releasing 139 of the 500 UN peacekeepers into Liberian custody. Fifteen freed captives flown to Monrovia, 124 others to be evacuated from Foya. UN spokesman David Wimhurst called it a sign the crisis may be ending, as renewed fighting endangers the peacekeeping mission.
In the worst violence in four years Israeli troops and Palestinian police exchanged heavy gunfire. Three Palestinians were killed and 273 injured, many from rubber coated steel pellets, while nine Israeli troops were wounded. A Palestinian official said one protester and two policemen died as protests spread across the West Bank and Gaza. The clash followed Israel approving the transfer of three West Bank villages near Jerusalem to Palestinian control to aid peace talks.
Yugoslavia's government threatens a major crackdown after the slaying of a ruling Socialist Party leader. Officials promise arrests for those participating in today's anti-government rally in Belgrade asInformation Minister Goran Matic warns action against street activities.
Javo Alarcon of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia describes massacres used to seize control of a northern region along the Magdalena River. He says the group is willing to seek peace but rejects returning land they claim as theirs, challenging guerrilla concessions in the stalled process.
Mass turnout on the National Mall accompanies a wave of gun control advocacy as mothers and families demand universal background checks and handgun licensing. Speakers include Dawn Anna and Veronica McQueen, invoking Columbine and Kayla Rolland's deaths while Hillary Rodham Clinton joins briefly. Crowds span blocks from Smithsonian to Capitol amid nationwide events.
In Greenville enrollment at South Carolina two year technical colleges climbs as four year colleges become more selective. Greenville Technical College reports a 22 percent rise in its university transfer program from 2,657 in 1997 to 3,240 in 1998. Many students shift from direct entry to four year colleges to the transfer track.
Charleston AP. The new South Carolina Aquarium opens Friday offering grade specific science lessons aligned to Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test. Forty two Education Learning Partners helped craft curricula after tours of the facility and local ecosystems. Teachers must attend a three hour training before bringing classes to see sharks and loggerhead turtles.
Thousands evacuated from Los Alamos return to see 260 homes destroyed by Cerro Grande fire while thousands more in White Rock gain glimpses of spared houses. Firefighters push an eight mile containment line amid winds 20 to 30 mph. Separate fires near Ruidoso and in Sacramento Mountains inch toward containment.
Former Sumter High School football coach Tom Lewis, who won two state championships, faces trial on charges he embezzled more than 200000 from Sumter School District 17. Prosecutors say he used stolen funds for travel, gambling, cars, home improvements, and paying aides, while Klein and others plead guilty or await trial.
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