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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1996

Page

2

Juliet Prowse Actress Dancer Facing Pancreatic Cancer Battle

LOS ANGELES AP Actress dancer Juliet Prowse is losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. Her manager Mark Murdoch says chemotherapy damaged her kidneys and she is resting at home. Prowse turns 60 on September 25. The cancer has spread in recent months after earlier remission and a Las Vegas performance last year.

Los Angeles Juliet Prowse Mark Murdoch Prowse Murdoch Las Vegas

Judge tosses defamation suit against George Harrison

In Maui Hawaii Judge Shackley Raffetto dismissed the defamation case by Steven P. Gold and Scott H. Whitney claiming Harrison meant the phrase I am being raped by all these people as rhetorical hyperbole. The remarks were in a 1993 newspaper story about a land dispute. Harrison owns a Maui home and the suit was filed in July 1996.

Wailuku Hawaii George Harrigan Shackley Raffetto Maui Scott H. Whitney Harrison

Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Details

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Hurricane Hortense Eyes U S Northeast Turn Threat

Storm with 125 mph winds threatens northeastern United States but forecasters expect Hortense to miss. After battering Turks and Caicos and brushing the Bahamas, Hortense weakened to 129 mph and forecasters say the system will turn northeast within 36 hours, with limited rain and no major strengthening.

Nassau Bahamas Hortense United States Turks and Caicos Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Trisha Wallace National Hurricane Center Miami New England Tia Newfoundland Center Mike Hopkins Hopkins U.S Long Island N.Y Rhode Island Cape Cod Mass

U S and Iraq near showdown as forces mass in Gulf

U S forces shift to the Persian Gulf moving missiles and stealth aircraft toward Baghdad era tensions rise. Kuwait opens airfields to U S jets drawing Iraqi warnings as Patriot batteries and additional carriers join the fleet.

Baghdad Iraq Pentagon Persian Gulf United States Kuwait Enterprise Carl Vinson Gulf Tariq Aziz William

Chief resigns over bar brawl by elite Indianapolis unit

Sixteen drunken white men from an elite Indianapolis police unit intoxicatedly left a downtown bar last month, assaulted a black man after lewd remarks, and sparked tensions. Police Chief Don Christ resigned citing the department and city’s best interests while 16 officers were reassigned to desk duty amid protests from black ministers demanding resolution.

Elite Unit Don Christ Indianapolis Christ Lionel Rush The True Victory Church God FBI Grand Jury Jeff Gordon

Pentagon lax on overseas security questioned after Saudi bombing

Defense Secretary William Perry orders revamping of security measures after two critical reports on Pentagon efforts to protect troops from terrorism. Officials brace for a presidential commission report due next week on the June 25 terrorist truck bombing that killed 19 US airmen in Saudi Arabia.

Washington Pentagon Defense William Perry Saudi Arabia Presidential Commission

Government officials dispute claims on Khobar Towers attack

A Senate Intelligence Committee report rebuts Perry and military leaders, saying ample warning existed of a Khobar Towers style attack. It cites June 13 and June 17 intelligence advisories and notes blame on intelligence alone is unfounded. Specter dismisses such claims as preposterous.

Specter Khobar Towers Pentagon State Department

Shuttle ready to return stranded astronaut home

Atlantis aims to lift off before dawn Monday to rendezvous with Russia's Mir then back to Earth on September 26. Shannon Lucid, 53, would set a US space endurance record with 188 days in orbit, a world record for a woman. Commander William Readdy voiced cautious optimism amid weather delays.

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