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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1998
Page
2
Zimbabwe reduces its nationalization plan by striking 512 of 1,400 farms from the list, responding to aid donor demands for better land management as rural development minister John Nkomo announces a scaled approach to redistribution.
Jed Johnny Carson telephoned Logan mayor Aug 31 to pledge 150000 for a community center in the town where his grandparents lived. Carson born in Corning grew up in Nebraska. his grandfather Kit Carson was Logan mayor 1944–48 and ran several local businesses. Logan, Iowa, population 1400, is described as sentimental to Carson.
In a remote West Bank cottage a raid by Israeli troops on a Hamas hideout killed two top fugitives linked to planned terror acts. Protests followed as Hamas supporters clashed with troops. Israel shut the West Bank and Gaza, raising Palestinian tensions as US envoy Dennis Ross pushes to bridge gaps between Israel and the Palestinians.
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia nine days after the crash that killed 229. The device, found about 180 feet down near the earlier location of the flight data recorder, will be analyzed in Ottawa to uncover additional cockpit discussions or noises.
In Oklahoma City, Jacquelyn Ledgerwood, a 68 year old Norman homemaker who died July 15, still appears on the runoff ballot for the Democratic U S Senate nomination. Her family urged votes for her, while officials note state law keeps her name on ballots if she has won the primary. Don Nickles faces Ledgerwood in a November general contest.
William Clay Ford Jr., 41, great grandson of Henry Ford, was chosen to succeed Alex Trotman as Ford Motor Co. chairman in Dearborn Michigan. Ford said the company will be led by someone with a long term vested interest and his family has an enormous financial stake. He added that what is good for Ford Motor Co. is good for the Ford family.
Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Frances battered the Gulf Coast from Texas to Louisiana. High tides and floods closed schools and forced evacuations, with one death and multiple injuries in Lafourche Parish Louisiana. Corpus Christi evacuated as Frances surged ashore, its impact widespread across the region.
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