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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1996
Page
2
Rapper Dr Dre says a 180 day jail stint after probation violations changed his thinking. He cites his mother’s blessing in disguise remark and notes focus on life choices. In May he married and plans to move to a hilltop suburban home.
Cher spoke to over 1,000 people at a National Coming Out Day rally about the difficulty of accepting Chastity Bono's homosexuality. She said she was very un-Cher-like in accepting her daughter's choice and publicly addressed the topic for the first time.
Subscription and mail rates for the Aiken Standard are listed as HOME DELIVERY eight ninety five monthly three months twenty six eighty five six months fifty three seventy and year one hundred seven forty. COUNTY MAIL rates are eleven twenty monthly three months thirty three sixty six months sixty seven twenty and year one hundred thirty four forty. OTHER MAIL costs are seventeen forty five monthly thirty six months fifty two ninety five six months one hundred four seventy five and year two hundred nine forty. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard BM Subscription. the paper details its ISSN, founding year, address, and postal information.
FBI findings show violent crime in large U S cities fell 8 percent in 1995, with the murder rate at its lowest in a decade and violent crime at its lowest since 1989. President Clinton and Republican rival Bob Dole react amid debate over causes and anti crime measures.
A 1,500 foot transmission tower collapsed near Cedar Hill Texas injuring three workers from Doty Moore Tower Services. The device used to hoist materials broke a guy wire during high winds, leaving a twisted metal ruin. Bodies were recovered as emergency crews freed two from the wreckage and winds aloft were stronger than at ground level.
Thousands of Hispanic Americans gathered in the capital for a national march to demand simplified citizenship procedures and a $7 minimum wage. The rally near the White House featured a Spanish national anthem and a call for unity amid welfare and immigration-law concerns.
Police say freeway window attacks in the Los Angeles area have fallen since two men were arrested. No injuries were reported in the latest Friday to Saturday incidents, part of a rash totaling 247 breakouts.
Candidates for high office avoid or reject debates, with quotes from Ed Crocker and Giovanni Cicione criticizing J C Watts and Patrick Kennedy. The article notes historic debates from ancient Greece to Nixon vs. Kennedy and cites Richard Lamm on the value of public exchanges. Thurmond questions spending on debate exposure.
In 1995 a surge of black men gathered on Washington Mall for self affirmation and renewal. By 1996 the World Day of Atonement in New York drew far less attention with organizers capping crowds at 50,000 and Spike Lee’s Get On The Bus drawing more media interest. Benjamin Chavis led the revision of plans amid a subdued anniversary note.
Investigators consider mechanical failure as the likely cause of the TWA Flight 800 explosion with officials citing higher probability than bomb or missile theories. A senior NTSB official in Washington supported the mechanical theory, saying the team knows the sequence of events.
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