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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2004
Page
9
A protester in a Batman costume climbed Buckingham Palace front wall and stayed on a ledge for over five hours near the balcony area. Police used a cherry picker crane to rescue Jason Hatch, 33, from Gloucester, a Fathers 4 Justice activist, as no royals were present.
Virginia and West Virginia governors offices intercepted rigged letters that would ignite when opened. Return addresses claimed Nevada's Ely State Prison. Similar letters were found in at least 16 other states last week.
A small Cessna crashed on Howell Island in the Missouri River after circling the Spirit of St. Louis Airport runway. Pilot Mark Kaplan 56 and wife Phyllis 56 of Chesterfield perished along with Ralph Supinski 57 and wife Carol 58 of Bradenton Florida. FAA said witnesses saw the plane circle before going down.
In Chicago and beyond the ban’s expiration passes with little surge in interest. Gun dealers report no flood of orders as 19 listed weapons remain restricted by import rules and grandfathered sales continue. ArmaLite, G A T Guns, and McBride’s Guns see cautious post‑ban activity and warn of possible future stock changes.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot features Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five as the first rap acts nominated alongside U2 Randy Newman and the O Jays. Other nominees include Buddy Guy Wanda Jackson the Pretenders Percy Sledge the J Geils Band and Conway Twitty.
Damon Porter and wife Morgan Porter welcomed a son born in the emergency lane of Interstate 71 as a car ride to the hospital turned tense. Morgan weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces at birth with a due date once set for September 16.
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