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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1997
Page
2
At Oslo, over 100 nations approved a draft treaty for an immediate anti personnel mine ban. The United States failed to win concessions including a nine year delay or withdrawal rights. U.S. delegation head Eric Newsom announced the setback as the session adjourned.
Two F-16s on a night flying recertification collided off Atlantic City 30 miles southeast, forcing three pilots to bail or land. Two parachuted into the Atlantic, one guided a damaged jet back to Atlantic City Airport. All three were rescued and reported in good condition.
Paris authorities probe a second car after the Diana crash finding tail light and paint traces not matching the Mercedes. Fiat tail light fragments and non Mercedes paint on a side-view mirror are being tested. Investigators focus on speed, drunk driving, and photographer pursuit factors. Serge Arnal’s Fiat is not linked to the collision.
Los Angeles reports say Dr. Simpson rented a ridge hillside home in the Santa Monica Mountains for about 6000 dollars monthly after leaving the estate. Neighbors resisted media access and voiced fatigue with the publicity surrounding Simpson. He had been acquitted of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s deaths but found liable for 33.5 million dollars in a wrongful death case.
Senate approves Gen Henry H. Shelton, a Green Beret and Vietnam veteran, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 55 year old from Speed North Carolina becomes the first Green Beret to hold the top U.S. military post after service in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, and the Haiti occupation.
GOP fundraisers and pollsters press the IRS controversy as hearings begin to boost campaign cash and solidify the base for next year’s elections. Mitch McConnell urges immediate donor support to “virtually abolish the IRS.” Frank Luntz promotes a new Republican strategy paper. In Arizona, Barry Goldwater confirms early stage Alzheimer’s and prior stroke effects. A highway funding bill is temporarily delayed by House leaders. Paula Jones’s settlement talks with Clinton lawyers proceed with confidentiality agreed.
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