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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1999
Page
10
A nationwide curfew from 9 pm to 6 am was ordered across the Congo as government officials warn of a major assault by enemies including Rwanda Uganda and Angolan rebels. The move aims to halt boat traffic after 6 pm while rebels and the government trade accusations over a fragile peace accord.
Russian forces hoisted their flag in Gudermes after a house by house search as Grozny endured intensified bombing. Officials said five nine story buildings were destroyed and up to 100 people killed in Grozny and outskirts as Moscow pushes to crush Islamic militants amid international criticism.
The National Urban League’s The State of Black America 1988 notes improving employment and income for African Americans amid ongoing gaps in education health care and incarceration. Hugh Price says strong economy helps yet income gaps linger and discrimination remains influential.
At Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Lake Wylie a service launched THUG Ministry aimed at writing to black men in state prisons. About 80 envelopes from inmates were opened as volunteers read letters aloud, offering encouragement and gospel guidance from Christians beyond prison walls.
CATAWBA representative Dewey Adams told a legislative committee that South Carolina Indians face rights gaps without a state Indian Affairs Commission. A bill to create the commission passed the Senate in May and moves to the House in January. natives complain of denied hunting, fishing, and religious rights without enforcement, while Adams notes the need to prove identity.
London public backs Charles as king if he marries Camilla but 78 percent oppose her becoming queen. One third favor privacy, 49 percent see marriage eventual, 30 percent want them unmarried. Bush wins Franz Josef Strauss Prize in Munich for East-West Germany talks. Santa Ana venue Crazy Horse to close for rework. Owens to bid farewell with Monday concert as Haggard retires.
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