Twelve killed in attacks in Burundi
Hutu rebels killed twelve Tutsis and wounded five in two attacks in eastern Burundi. Army spokesman Col Isaie Nibizi said five died at a camp for displaced Tutsis near Gitaza, south of Bujumbura, while Mayor Pie Ntiyankudiye reported seven killed in Cibitoke quarter with two wounded. Ethnic violence has killed over 150,000 since 1998.
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Bujumbura
Burundi
Gitaza
Isaie Nibizi
Pie Ntiyankudiye
Cibitoke
Helms Controls Hearing as Weld Nomination Fades in Mexico
In a showy Senate Foreign Relations Committee session Sen. Jesse Helms scolded critics and blocked William Weld’s ambassador nomination to Mexico. Weld argued for support, calling the Senate a despotic institution, while President Clinton and Sen. Trent Lott clashed over timing and drug policy.
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Senate
Jesse Helms
William Weld
Mexico
Weld
Republican
Helms
Republican Party
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Massachusetts
Mexico City
Main Street
Clinton
White House
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Lott
America
Senate Foreign Relations
Capitol Hill
Air Force defends B-2 myths with cockpit access tour
At Whiteman Air Force Base reporters toured the B-2 Spirit cockpit as officials rejected claims the stealth bomber is not combat ready. Brig. Gen. Thomas Goslin stressed the aircraft is flight capable in varied weather despite GAO criticisms and debate in Congress over future production.
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Whiteman Air Force Base
Air Force
Thomas Goslin
Whiteman
Washington
Lic
Congress
Jeff Long
General Accounting Office
Northrop Grumman Corp
Goslin
509Th
City councilman accused in Seattle spitting spot
Brier Washington reports City Councilman Ed Walker is under investigation for allegedly spitting on a neighbor during a dispute over a political yard sign. The Knowltons claim Walker spat on Katya Knowlton on Sept. 1, though Walker denies spitting and cites the heated argument over a campaign sign for former Police Chief Jim Palmer, a council candidate.
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Brier
Wash
Seattle
Ed Walker
Steve Knowlton
Katya Knowlton
Walker
Sharon Walker
Knowltons
Jim Palmer
National roundups and notable incidents from the week
A national roundup reports two women caregivers charged with exploiting an elderly friend in Florida, siphoning 188000 from her savings to pay debts and travel, while a separate Marshfield Wisconsin trip recounts Henry Kissinger arriving by pickup after a deer collision. In Kentucky, six die in an apartment fire including a man and his infant daughter. several others injured as crews recover bodies.
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Tokyo
Akihito
Toshiko Arai
Arai
Japan
Michiko
Izumino-Sono
Itabashi Ward
West Palm Beach
Fla
Leslie Knutts Butler
Patricia Butler
Lillian Keller
London
Walt Disney World
Cancun
Mexico
Leslie Butler
Keller
Butler
Butlers
Palm Beach
Kissinger
Marshfield
Wis
Henry Kissinger
Wisconsin
Mosinee
Catlettsburg
Kentucky
Rodney Raby
Aiken Standard offers contact and subscription details
The notice lists office hours and switchboard numbers, subscription rates for home county and other mail, delivery expectations, and circulation customer service hours. It also provides editor contact extensions, publisher information, and postal details for the Aiken Standard published by Aiken Communications Inc.
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Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
Editorial
Scescape
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
S.C
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