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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2007
Page
9
Lisa Montgomery, 39, was convicted in Missouri of kidnapping resulting in death for the 2004 attack that killed Bobbie Jo Stinnett after allegedly cutting the baby from her womb. Jurors rejected an insanity defense after about four hours of deliberation. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty.
Heavy rains lash flood prone New Orleans forcing Mayor Ray Nagin to close City Hall early and shut schools. The Army Corps of Engineers closed a gate on a suburban canal amid rising flood fears. More rain expected overnight. Harvey Canal in Jefferson Parish placed under new safety guidelines after Katrina breaches.
Fierce desert winds fueled multiple wildfires in Southern California forcing about 265000 people to flee from San Diego to Malibu. Lake Arrowhead saw 128 homes burn as 14 fires burned statewide and at least one person died with dozens injured.
In Islamabad heated exchanges pit Benazir Bhutto against the government as Pakistan weighs restricting campaign rallies after a deadly blast in Karachi killed 26 and wounded hundreds during Bhutto's return. Police question three suspects amid sharp claims by Bhutto and PML Q leader Kaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
An unlicensed shoe factory in Putian Fujian province burned Sunday night killing 37 workers and wounding more than a dozen. Authorities cited an electrical fire as the likely cause and said all 56 staff were affected. Turkish forces are also mentioned nearby.
Turkish forces push toward the Iraqi border with heavy guns and ammo after Kurdish guerrillas killed a dozen soldiers and said they had captured eight. Arab nations with the U.S. and Europe urged restraint while Iraq’s president spoke of a possible cease-fire that rebels say remains in effect.
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