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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1997
Page
2
Protestants stay away as Sinn Fein joins east Belfast peace talks following IRA truce. Despite Protestant abstentions, hopes grow that three of the five Protestant groups may end opposition to a process now led by Sinn Fein in the peacemaking effort.
Washington reports Chelsea Clinton, headed to Stanford for premed ambitions, blends with other teens while maintaining privacy. The president's daughter overstuffs a backpack, shops, and stays up late yet avoids typical teen stereotypes. Secret Service notes describe her as poised, sociable, and private, with code name Energy and a vigilant midnight shift detail.
President Clinton and the first lady dined with Chelsea at a private Indian restaurant near the White House before she leaves for Stanford University. The outing included two other couples and their children, Chelsea's longtime favorite meals, and a brief, private gathering.
In Austin, UT leaders condemned Lino Graglia's claim that Black and Hispanic students cannot compete with whites and lack cultures of achievement. Demonstrations planned as critics call for his ouster while defenders cite free speech, and UT says it cannot dismiss him for expressing an opinion.
NASA researchers warn that El Niño could trigger the worst weather pattern in 150 years as satellite data show a vast warm water mass in the Pacific expanding to 1 1/2 times the continental U S. Meanwhile Medicare computer upgrade is canceled and other major news follows.
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