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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1996
Page
2
Bill Cosby told 3,300 Boston College graduates at the 120th commencement to value teachers and repay loans. He noted that borrowers who delay repayment make it harder for others to obtain aid and urged action before loans become unavailable.
Terry Adamson says Mel Gibson and his wife are liable after a dog roamed unleashed near their Malibu home last May and attacked her. The suit seeks unspecified damages and does not seek the dog’s destruction.
Nashville AP report quotes country singer Lorrie Morgan saying she would have married Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman if not for tabloids. She blames tabloid reports for driving them apart two years ago and cites miscommunication from afar as damaging their relationship.
Subscription and mailing rates for the Aiken Standard are listed for home delivery county and other mail. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PEM Subscription. The paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc. P.O. Box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29802 with second class postage paid at Aiken SC.
MIAMI AP five divers in heavy suits planned to descend into a 175 by 60 by six foot Everglades crater where most wreckage and the cockpit voice recorder are believed buried since the May 11 crash that killed 110. Rain could hinder visibility as authorities press a ground penetrating radar to locate the recorder and possible wing debris amid questions about a cockpit fire and oxygen canister failure.
Iraq accepts a UN oil for food deal allowing 1 billion dollars of oil every 90 days for 60 days to fund food and medicine amid sanctions. U.N. monitors will supervise exports and humanitarian aid distribution to Iraqi Kurds and the rest of the country. United States warns sanctions stay until disarmament and full cooperation with weapons investigations.
In Laredo Texas an explosion blew out windows of a five story Walker Plaza building housing FBI offices. No serious injuries were reported though one 24 inch ground mark indicated the blast. FBI agents with search dogs studied debris and CCTV footage as investigators pursued tips including a group claiming responsibility.
Manhattan retail clash pits Disney against Warner Bros as Disney opens a 40,000 square foot Times Square style store on Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets, aiming at Looney Tunes’ Warner Studio Store, which expands to nine floors reaching 75,000 square feet.
NASA astronauts aboard Endeavour released a 2000 pound satellite platform with a nearly 50 foot inflatable antenna to test in space. The antenna inflated unevenly and tumbled. it did not broadcast signals. The team hopes future tests confirm viability of inflatable structures for spacecraft.
Washington reports conflicting signs in the economy leave Fed policy makers unlikely to shift rates soon. The Fed last cut funds rate to 5.25 percent after steady evidence of moderate growth with mixed signals including housing strength and wage pressures.
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