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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1996
Page
2
Leona and Harry Helmsley attended the groundbreaking of Helmsley Pavilion, a new Greenwich Hospital expansion. The couple donated 10 million dollars toward the 117 million project, honoring the hospital where Helmsley was treated for pneumonia in September.
Warner Bros seeks 2,000 extras for My Fellow Americans scene featuring Jack Lemmon and James Garner in a parade escape sequence. The plan to include a gay rights march drew objections from North Buncombe High School which declined its band participation. Casting director Shirley Crumley says the film is not political.
Deezer D. actor Dearon Thompson who plays Malik McGrath on ER resisted deputies at a Yucca Valley Stater Bros market. After an argument with his girlfriend he refused to leave and became combative. Two deputies used pepper spray to subdue him Sunday, about 100 miles east of Los Angeles.
The Aiken Standard lists HOME DELIVERY rates at 30.9 monthly 26.85 for 3 months 53.70 for 6 months 107.40 per year COUNTY MAIL 11.20 monthly 99.60 for 3 months 67.20 for 6 months 194.40 per year OTHER MAIL 17.45 monthly 52.95 for 3 months 104.75 for 5 months 209.40 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription The Aiken Standard ISSN 3893 2557 established 1867 is published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc P O Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802 Postmaster address changes to Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29602.
Navy Chief Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda, 57, died of a gunshot wound at the Washington Navy Yard after leaving his Pentagon office where he faced questions about the legitimacy of Vietnam era decorations. Police preliminarily labeled it death by own action. notes were recovered near the body.
The FDA cleared a battery powered implanted defibrillator to treat patients with rapid or irregular heart rhythms even after a past heart attack. Dr. Arthur J. Moss notes it can monitor heart action and deliver shocks to restore rhythm, potentially saving thousands of lives annually.
Investigators weigh whether dozens of oxygen generators aboard ValuJet Flight 592 were full and volatile, potentially sparking a fire before the crash in the Everglades. Officials say paperwork listed them as empty though verification is uncertain, with probes tracing serial numbers and interviewing workers.
The House passed a balanced budget outline 226 to 195, pledging big tax cuts and major welfare and health care overhauls to cut the deficit by 2002. Democrats promise to block the Republican agenda while the Senate works parallel, aiming to finish by next Tuesday.
A 13-year-old girl was found guilty of first degree murder in the Jan. 17 shooting of Albert Thompson, a veteran Ameritech worker, by a juvenile court jury after seven hours deliberation. She faces up to 12 years in prison, with possible placement in a juvenile facility until 17 before potential transfer to an adult prison. The defendant acted with Danny Conner, who supplied the gun and urged her to shoot, believing Thompson was an undercover officer.
Washington reports President Clinton faces a free speech shift as the Supreme Court extends protection for liquor price ads, potentially shaping challenges to tobacco ad restrictions. Legal experts say the decision redefines commercial speech and may influence FDA proposals to curb tobacco advertising near schools and youth areas.
An 18-year-old woman and Nathan Mixon, 22, were arrested on conspiracy to commit first degree murder after allegedly planning to bomb an Amtrak train carrying Kristen Quaves' parents. They allegedly stole bomb-making materials from Tara and Northeast high schools and hoped to collect insurance proceeds. Bail set at 100000. case tied to Baton Rouge area.
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