Frasier wins third consecutive Emmy for best TV comedy
NBC's Frasier captures its third straight Emmy for best comedy at the 48th Primetime Awards in Pasadena. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Helen Hunt win best supporting and lead comedy acting for Seinfeld and Mad About You, while John Lithgow and Kathy Baker earn drama acting honors.
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NBC
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TV Academy
America
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Helen Hunt
Louis-Dreyfus
Elaine
Hunt
Jamie Buchman
Paul Reis 2
Paul Reiser
John Lithgow
Kathy Baker
Jill Brock
Dennis Pranz
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Postal Details
Aiken Standard lists home delivery rates of 8.95 monthly 26.85 for 3 months 53.70 for 6 months 107.40 per year. County mail 11.20 monthly 33.60 6 67.20 134.40 yearly. Other mail 17.45 monthly 52.35 6 104.75 209.40 yearly. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PBM 8. The paper, ISSN 0893 2557, established 1867, is published weekday afternoons and weekends by Aiken Communications Inc. Postmaster address changes to PO Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
Netanyahu Clinton Meet in Washington Weighs Security Shifts
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Clinton and senior officials in Washington as the United States signals a shift toward a tougher line. Netanyahu signs toward accommodation, meeting Yasser Arafat and insisting the era of one sided giving is over. Secretary Christopher calls for concrete steps, including redeploying troops in Hebron to advance peace efforts.
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Flooding continues as North Carolina deals with Fran damage
Flood threat lingers in inland North Carolina with power restored slowly. coast faces renewed floods and damage. Wilmington streets flood again while Raleigh and northeast Cape Fear area islands report submerged roads. Officials estimate Fran damage at billions and a $9.2 million repair bill for Raleigh.
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Buraw
Fran
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Dan
U.S. Limits Role in Kurdish North Crisis Policy Shift
U S officials on Sunday stressed focusing on strategic interests in the south near Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. They warned Saddam Hussein of consequences but signaled limited use of force in the Kurdish north after Irbil flare up and missile strikes in southern Iraq.
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CNN
William Perry
CBS
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John Shalikashvili
NBC
Meet the Press
Shalikashvili
Hortense Strengthens Near Virgin Islands Puerto Rico
Hortense rose to hurricane strength and hung 120 miles south of St. Croix as forecasters expect continued intensification. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the Virgin Islands through Puerto Rico while a hurricane hunter plane noted sustained winds near 80 mph and tropical-force winds extending 145 miles from the center.
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St. Croix
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Miami
Okinawans vote to cut U.S. forces in Japan
In a non-binding referendum 89 percent of Okinawa voters urged fewer U.S. troops and a change to the legal status of foreign soldiers. The result follows rising tensions and anti-base demonstrations after a 12-year-old girl rape case involving U.S. service members. Governor Ota to meet Hashimoto to discuss the impact.
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Tokyo
Mitsui Marine Research Institute
Broker sues Eurocopter over South African copter deal
In Estoril a Lisbon court case centers on Jorge Pinhol claiming 450 million dollars in commissions for facilitating a French heli copter deal. He cites four retired Portuguese generals and an eight year bid to supply aircraft to South Africa during apartheid. Eurocopter denies wrongdoing.
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Estoril
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Jorge Pinhol
Pinhot
South Africa
Eurocopter
Defense Ministry
Jacques Chirac
China Tightens Internet Control by Blocking Select Sites
Beijing expands censorship by blocking U S news sites and sites tied to Taiwan dissidents and other politically sensitive groups. U S Embassy reports Americans unable to read US newspapers online as China broadens information controls across newspapers and TV.
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China
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Taiwan
Family members support woman's decision to die in Michigan
In Fresno Isabel Correa 60 chose to end her life with Dr. Jack Kevorkian after doctors said no cure for her spinal cord disorder existed. Her family held a final farewell barbecue the night before she flew to Michigan where she died.
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Isabel Correa
Michigan
Jack Kevorkian
Correa
Mary Brisman
Kevorkian
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