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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1998
Page
4
Germany approved a blanket pardon for hundreds of thousands convicted as enemies of the Nazis including deserters and resistance fighters. The measure clears names but provides no compensation for victims such as the some 350,000 forcibly sterilized. about 50,000 survive.
Police investigate possible motive in the shooting deaths of Phil Hartman and his wife at their Encino home. Hartman was killed by his wife who then took her own life after officers arrived. Investigators consider marital strife and a new romance as possible triggers. The couple’s two children were safely removed from the residence.
Pakistan announced five nuclear tests amid fears of an Indian arms race and declared a state of emergency over external threats. President Sharif hailed the tests while President Tarar suspended the constitution granting extraordinary powers. Clinton urged restraint and threatened sanctions on Pakistan’s economy.
In Danville Illinois a man linked to a church bombing died in a garage blast four days after a bombing at the First Assembly of God Church injured 33. FBI stated the deceased was on their talk list but not officially named a suspect. The blast, attributed to an explosive device, marks Vermilion County’s third such incident since December. The victim, Rick Shotts, about 40, had a history of mental problems.
National roundup reports billionaire Alice Walton, daughter of Sam Walton, found guilty of drunken driving in Springdale Arkansas. Sentencing set for July 2 as police described a late night single vehicle crash in good weather.
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