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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1996
Page
2
Preliminary returns from Nicaragua show Arnoldo Aleman of the Liberal Alliance with 49 percent to Daniel Ortega's 38 percent with 87.5 percent of precincts tabulated. A runoff requires 45 percent. results signal Aleman ahead.
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After a month at Betty Ford for substance abuse Grammer resumes filming. The actor voluntarily entered the clinic following an auto accident as he begins work again. Separately Woody Harrelson faces possible jail over hemp seed test of Kentucky law equating hemp and marijuana.
Tehran researchers plan to introduce Sara in a chador and her brother Dara in a cleric turban as Iran's answer to Barbie. The dolls aim to counter Western culture, with officials noting Barbie as a Trojan Horse. Prohibited imports linger while shopkeepers display both Barbie and Iran's new figures. The price for Barbie ranges from 40 dollars to a 3 foot tall bride model at 700 dollars.
Bob Dole sought to have Ross Perot withdraw and endorse the GOP ticket, sending campaign manager Scott Reed to Dallas. Perot aide says he will stay in the race, and Perot plans a National Press Club appearance as the matter unfolds.
Washington based study released by the Independent Women’s Forum argues women lack top positions due to fewer educated experienced candidates, not an inherent barrier. It notes executive roles rise for women while senior ranks grow modestly and compares to a 1995 Glass Ceiling Commission finding on white male predominance in senior management.
Forecast calls for mostly sunny skies today with a high in the mid 70s and west winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will turn cloudy with a low in the mid 50s. Friday brings more clouds but another mid 70s high. Sunset 8 44 pm and sunrise 7 40 am. Yesterday's high 73 and low 54.
Firefighters warned high winds could rekindle wildfires in Southern California with Santa Ana gusts to 60 mph this weekend. Crews were sent to dry brushy areas in Malibu and the Antelope Valley to guard land, after previous gusts up to 71 mph scorched property and charred 37 000 acres. Airplanes and helicopters battled hot spots, dropping retardant as smoke drifted over the Santa Monica Mountains.
Washington parents of air bag victims say the public still does not know children up to age 12 should ride in the back seat. Ken German of Houston recalls his 9 year old son killed by an air bag and Albert Ambrose notes his Frances, 9, was knocked unconscious in Nashville before dying. Officials say Frances was properly belted when killed by the bag’s force, prompting calls that warnings remain inadequate and stronger safeguards are needed.
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