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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1997
Page
2
Carol OConnell, a skydiving student with 22 jumps, watched a Cessna 210 stall and crash after she leapt to avoid a doomed aircraft. All seven aboard died as investigators probe overloading and weight issues. She later called survival a matter of timing.
In Los Angeles Steven Spielberg's The Lost World Jurassic Park led a surge in Memorial Day moviegoing with an estimated $85.7 million over the four day period. The dinosaur epic is on pace to surpass Mission Impossible's previous four day opening of $56.8 million.
Tornadoes blasted the Plains from Kansas to northern Texas with wide damage while a heavy rainstorm shut down the Indianapolis 500 practice and caused at least one death. In Nottingham Township, Marc Lucas died after being pulled under by floodwater while cleaning a drain. Pittsburgh recorded 2.5 inches of rain and mudslides blocked roads as rescuers pulled two rafters from Loyalhanna Creekabout 40 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Maj Johnny Paul Koroma led a dawn mutiny that took Freetown as soldiers seized the legislature and treasury, sparked by claims the government failed to deliver on a six month peace accord. President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah fled to Guinea amid clashes with Nigerian troops. critics blame government neglect of the north.
In Grand Forks North Dakota Central High and Red River High held graduation ceremonies at the University of North Dakota gym as floodwaters forced a late finish to the senior year. Dale Brown, a Minot native and former LSU coach, addressed about 3,000 attendees while noting the class’ resilience. The Red River floodwaters topped eight feet, shutting schools for two weeks in spring and delaying tests yearbook signings and the prom.
Iran's Friday elections yielded a landslide for former culture minister Mohammad Khatami, 56, a reformist cleric, winning about 67 percent in a four way race. Ali Akbar Nateq-Nour, the parliament speaker backed by hardliners, trailed with roughly 25 percent as voters across the country signaled a desire for change.
Basel based Roche Holdings announced an $11 billion takeover of Boehringer Mannheim of Germany and DePuy of the United States. The merged Roche Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics will become a global leader in diagnostic medical equipment, adding artificial limbs and AIDS drugs to its portfolio.
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