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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1997
Page
2
United Nations members debate strategy as divisions surface over responses to Iraqi defiance. Diplomats report mending gaps while emphasis remains on sanctions and possible further steps.
Security Council members debated how Baghdad might rescind its order expelling American arms inspectors. Russia rejected force and new sanctions, the council split on countering Iraq, with France urging a high level emissary while the US and Britain resisted to avoid protracted negotiations.
A tractor trailer struck a crossing school bus on US 50 in dense fog, killing bus driver Wardell John Brice Sr. The 32 pupils aboard were mainly headed to elementary schools. 27 were hospitalized with 10 admitted for broken bones. The truck driver, Huey Leon Lamb, was charged with speeding and failing to grant the right of way.
Cambridge Massachusetts authorities convict Louise Woodward a 19 year old British nanny in the death of 8 month old Matthew Eappen. She receives a mandatory life term with 15 years before parole. Judge Hiller Zobel schedules a hearing on defense motions for a new trial or verdict reduction.
U S economic growth accelerated over summer and fall keeping alive the possibility of a late yearFederal Reserve rate hike despite stock market turmoil. Consumers spent the most in 5 1/2 years supporting the expansion while higher borrowing costs could cool price pressures. Economist William Dunkelberg notes odds of a rate increase are higher but Fed policy may resist market volatility.
ALPINE Texas Republic of Texas leader Richard McLaren and a top lieutenant were found guilty Friday of organized criminal activity in the April 27 abduction of Joe and Margaret Ann Rowe at the Davis Mountain Resort. The week long standoff with about 300 state troopers and Texas Rangers ended May 3 when weapons were laid down. McLaren and Otto face possible life terms and a $10,000 fine.
United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson urged Congress to pass legislation paying the nation's one billion dollar debt to the U.N. before year end. He argued UN actions save American taxpayers money by pooling resources to tackle global problems including polio smallpox poverty and nuclear proliferation.
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