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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1997
Page
2
Seoul reports North Korea declares its food shortage has reached a serious stage and rejects foreign “ill boding campaigns” while denying plans for a war to divert attention. It accuses bellicose elements of spreading rumors to justify alleged pre emptive attacks.
A pre-dawn quake near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh killed 27 people and injured about 150. Rescue teams used earthmovers and shovels to pull victims from debris as hospitals struggled with the injured in central India.
In Kinshasa Laurent Kabila postpones naming a new cabinet as aides insist the reconstruction phase will take time after overthrowing Mobutu. Talks with opposition Tshisekedi aim to include him, though his stance remains cautious and rivals fear weakened opposition.
Congress battles over a balanced budget deal with a Senate vote 55-45 rejecting a 43 cent per pack cigarette tax aimed at expanding children's health coverage. President Clinton intervened to block amendments, while Hatch and Kennedy led earlier attempts to add health and transportation funding.
In Denver the McVeigh defense argues a lean case attacking every prosecution point. Lawyers expect to call 30 to 40 witnesses as the government finished with bomb destruction images and victim death certificates authenticated by dental records fingerprints and scars.
On the Texas Mexico border a high school student, Ezequiel Hernandez Jr, was shot during a drug patrol incident as four Marines faced an armed teen. The Border Patrol and task force leaders ordered a suspension of military activity while officials review the fatality and briefing is planned.
National roundup reports Jay Leno marks five years as host of The Tonight Show on NBC. Leno says the king title retired with Johnny Carson while noting his continued survival in a crowded late night field. The piece also covers nicotine control talks and basic training policy.
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