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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1997
Page
2
Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clashed with leftist hecklers as eggs and rocks were thrown during the final day of campaigning for Sunday's parliamentary runoff. The atmosphere turned violent on a day that saw both sides push to mobilize the one third of voters who abstained in the first round.
Golkar dominant victory in tightly controlled elections for a largely ceremonial parliament. About 300 people died in pre vote violence including 133 at a Borneo mall fire.
In Freetown Sierra Leone mutinous soldiers occupied streets while looters took TVs. U S helicopters evacuated about 900 Americans and other foreigners from the Mammy Yoko hotel to a warship, leaving hundreds still stranded as chaos continued.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said no settlement should shield cigarette makers from liability. He and four other lead state negotiators warned liability protections could doom a settlement, signaling a tough stance ahead of continued talks on other issues.
U S GDP rose 5.8 percent in Q1 at a pace not seen in a decade, surpassing 5.6 percent initial estimates. Economists say such rapid expansion could quickly exhaust excess capacity and slow the economy, signaling a projected slowdown after the record pace.
Five Eastern European states pressed to join NATO at Sintra as officials in Portugal launched the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. Leaders cited Bosnia threats and aimed for a July invitation, with Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic as front runners and Slovenia and Romania seen as hopeful outsiders.
Staff Sgt. Vernell Robinson Jr., 32, of McComb Mississippi, cried on the stand and pleaded for mercy as a jury sentenced him to six months in jail and a dishonorable discharge for having sex with five women under his command at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. He called it the work of the devil and asked to remain in the Army after 12 years of service.
Los Angeles prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Mikail Markhasey 18 for the murder of Bill Cosby's son during a roadside robbery. District attorney's office cites age and evidence flaws as factors. Megan's Law case in New Jersey involves Jesse Timmendequas 36 convicted of raping and strangling 7 year old Megan Kanka. Redondo Beach flasher case yields two year sentence. Amelia Earhart successor Linda Finch faces multi million dollar violations over nursing home operations in Dublin Texas.
The Aiken Standard lists contact options including switchboard 648-2311 and editors extensions. It provides subscription prices for home delivery and county mail with monthly, quarterly, and yearly rates and states publication details and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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