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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1997
Page
2
Israeli security forces patrolled near Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem to deter Palestinian rioting over a decision permitting a Jewish presence in an Arab neighborhood. No injuries reported as tensions rise following the ruling.
In Jerusalem hundreds of officers seal streets around the Old City as Palestinians to prayer pass roadblocks. Separately in Beijing Jiang Zemin leads a reformist leadership shakeup while Milosevic dominates Serb elections and Korea peace talks stall over US troops withdrawal. Wales votes narrowly for a separate assembly amid Britain constitutional debate.
FBI agents traced a multimillion dollar heist from Jacksonville Florida to Mexico City then to Mountain Home North Carolina where about 18 million dollars were recovered in a pre dawn search at a mini storage facility. Armored car driver Philip Noel Johnson faces kidnapping money laundering and robbery charges after his Aug 30 arrest near the Texas border. Mountain Home lies about 15 miles south of Asheville.
A Pentagon translation of Chinese military writings shows Beijing’s leaders expect US power to wane and seek to exploit gaps in weapons and supply lines. The assessment was released to the Senate Intelligence Committee amid questions on China’s growing capabilities and espionage.
U S lawmakers study overseas pensions as Chile ends public pension and Sweden raises questions of longer work life or reduced state benefits. Rep Jim Bunning says foreign reforms offer insight for U S Social Security as 70 million baby boomers near retirement and Clinton aims to act before term end.
The CDC reports 1996 AIDS diagnoses fell 6 percent to about 46,730 from 60,620 in 1995, while AIDS deaths declined 23 percent from roughly 50,140 to 38,780, indicating drugs are slowing the virus.
Florida businessman Meddoff testifies Ickes asked him to shred a donor list. He middlemaned a Texas executive who offered 5 million dollars to Democrats if donations were tax deductible. The claim surfaced as a Senate committee shifts focus in fund raising investigations.
The Aiken Standard announces its history since 1867 and weekday publication with weekend mornings. It lists mailing addresses in Aiken South Carolina and varying subscription prices for city county and other mail, with advance payment options and delivery expectations.
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