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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1997
Page
2
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Dangerously strong wind and technical problems forced NASA to delay the Saturn probe Cassini launched by a Titan 4B rocket powered with plutonium. A new launch window was not set before Wednesday as officials resolve computer and weather issues.
Pacific Grove California singer John Denver aged 53 perished in a fiberglass single engine two seat aircraft that crashed into Monterey Bay after takeoff from Monterey Airport. Witnesses heard a popping sound before the craft plunged straight down into the water. Denver, known for Rocky Mountain High and Take Me Home Country Roads, was a licensed pilot with a prior accident in 1989.
President Clinton, in Caracas, touts anti-drug agreements and pro business pacts with Venezuela as part of a broader push to strengthen democratic ties in Latin America. He meets with President Rafael Caldera to discuss a drug-fighting alliance and oil trade, vows education and science cooperation, and plans a wreath at Simon Bolivar's tomb.
Dry weather boosted the South Carolina State Fair to its highest attendance in years with 601,743 visitors over 11 days. Officials said the total fell short of the 1992 record of 612,000, though manager Gary Goodman welcomed the result. Football games on Saturdays during the fair likely kept numbers down slightly.
Charleston case sees State Attorney General Charlie Condon urging the state Supreme Court to restore a 1978 murder conviction for Kirk Duckwitz. The reversal stemmed from missing words in the indictment, with the appeal arguing the two words malice aforethought are essential to elevate homicide to murder.
Aiken Standard lists office hours and switchboard, subscription numbers, editor extensions, and publisher contact. It details mailing addresses, publication schedule, and home delivery rates, county mail, and other mail pricing with advance payment note.
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