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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1999
Page
4
An unclothed man with a three foot sword burst into a London Catholic church during Mass injuring 11 worshippers before being subdued by several men including an off duty officer. Eight remained hospitalized including one in critical condition as police questioned a 26 year old man living nearby.
Activists protested across Capitol Hill against the World Trade Organization ahead of ministerial talks. They plan mass civil disobedience, with actions including sit-ins and fence entanglements to block access to the downtown convention center. Aerial banners and protests at Gap stores accompanied by calls to aid the homeless. The campaign, titled The Battle in Seattle, attracts 90 000 protesters from diverse groups.
National Zoo announces the death of Hsing Hsing, the famous panda seen as a symbol of US China detente. At age 28 he faced kidney disease and was euthanized after treatment with his favorite foods. Five pandas remain in U.S. zoos, with ongoing breeding talks with China for future research and conservation collaboration.
The World Commission on Water for the 21st Century reports more than half of major rivers are drying or polluted. The fouling of waterways and river basins helped create 25 million environmental refugees last year, surpassing war-related refugees. The Hague meeting initiates the commission’s push with World Bank and UN backing to secure water for a growing population and protect the environment.
A packed Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall honored Rosa Parks, 86, who refused to give up her seat in 1955 triggering Montgomery bus boycott. Vice President Gore presented the medal as part of a fundraising benefit for her racial harmony nonprofit.
Palmetto State report outlines sites on the African-American Heritage Council trail in the Lowcountry. A pew from St. Stephen's Reformed Episcopal Church, the 1910 Alston School cornerstone, and a freedmen's home at Middleton Place anchor a brochure promoting 14 sites across Charleston Colleton and Dorchester counties to attract visitors.
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