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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1998
Page
2
Iranian hard line student groups post a bounty near 335000 dollars for Salman Rushdie in a move seen as contrasting government distancing from earlier fatwa and a later reward. The report notes diplomacy between Iran and Britain as Kharrazi and Cook exchange statements.
Taliban planes hit a northern Afghanistan stronghold killing 10 members of a family and wounding several. Opposition sources said the alliance captured a strategic airport in Takhar during overnight fighting. They reported over 200 Taliban killed or captured near Tajikistan borders, a claim the Taliban denied.
Oprah Winfrey attended the Philadelphia premiere of Beloved drawing hundreds of fans including Amy Hendry who paid 250 for a film viewing and reception with the cast. The event, shot in Philadelphia Lancaster and Elkton Maryland, highlighted Winfrey as producer and star. James Taylor sells 100 acre farm for conservation along the Housatonic River with Housatonic Valley Association. Nelson Riddle estate donates 2 million to University of Arizona music school boosting prestige and map status.
Belgrade's Milosevic appears to soften his Kosovo stance during intense shuttle talks with US envoy Holbrooke. Sources say he offered to meet six Western conditions to avert NATO air strikes, while refusing a call for an international monitoring force. Washington boosted military readiness as NATO pondering action grows.
Rebels shot down a Boeing 727 over eastern Congo near Kindu killing or injuring civilians. Officials said 40 evacuees or government troops were aboard while rebels claimed the plane carried soldiers. Rescue teams searched wreckage as conflicting accounts emerged.
The House ethics committee dropped the remaining charges against Speaker Newt Gingrich and found a Rule 15 violation occurred while he was GOP minority whip in 1990-91. The panel said there is no ongoing evidence of Rule 15 violations in his office and anticipates future compliance.
Clark M. Clifford longtime Washington insider and adviser to four presidents. defense secretary under Johnson. prominent attorney and ally of Truman, Kennedy, and Carter. died at 2 a.m. Saturday at age 91 leaving a wife Margery Pepperell and large family.
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