Officials call off search for crash survivors
WINDHOEK Namibia The US Atlantic Command called off its search for survivors two weeks after a collision between a US and a German plane off southwest Africa A multinational search recovered debris and one body among 33 aboard the planes No survivors were found and no further bodies were spotted per South African Air Force remarks from Laverne Machine The decision came from McGuire Air Force Base Wrightstown New Jersey
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Namibia
Atlantic Command
Africa
South African Air Force
Laverne Machine
McGuire Air Force Base
Wrightstown
N.J
Quake damages basilica of St. Francis in Assisi
A 5.5 magnitude quake struck central Italy, hitting Assisi and Foligno. The Basilica of St. Francis suffered severe ceiling collapse killing four people and injuring many. Dozens were rescued from debris as 2,500 were left homeless. Others monuments were damaged. plastered frescoes and rust-covered artworks required assessments by restorers.
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Italy
St. Francis of Assisi
Foligno
Umbria
Rome
Plinio Lepri
Russia passes law restricting foreign religions and favors Orthodoxy
President Boris Yeltsin signed a bill that designates the Russian Orthodox Church as the dominant faith and limits activities by foreign religious groups. Critics call the move a major setback for religious freedom, while officials defend it as protecting Russia's history and public order.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Vladimir Zinchenko
Evangelical Christian Church
Japan
Alexy I
Itar-Tass
He Law
Man executed for killing ex wife and stepdaughter
Benjamin Stone, 45, died by injection in Huntsville Texas after saying he sought execution since strangling his ex wife Patsy 34 and his 12 year old stepdaughter Keitha Lynn Van Coney at their Corpus Christi home. A jury convicted him in July 1995 and sentenced him to death after a seven minute deliberation. Stone refused legal help and appeals. his execution was Texas 28th that year.
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Huntsville
Texas
Benjamin Stone
Stone
Corpus Christi
Patsy
Keitha Lynn van Coney
LeAnn Rimes parents announce divorce in Dallas area
Wilbur and Belinda Rimes, LeAnn Rimes' parents, confirm they are divorcing after weeks of rumors. A Dallas publicity firm issued the statement, offering no further details. As of Friday no divorce papers were filed in Dallas County and the family resides in Garland, Texas.
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Dallas
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Belinda
Dallas Morning News
Rogers & Cowan
LeAnn
Lyle Walker
Dallas County
Garland
Texas
Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Rates Notice
Local office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday Switchboard number 648 2311 For subscriptions call 649 5315 Editor contact 648 2311 ext 219 221 or 220 Publisher Scott B Hunter extension 203 Postal address and postage rates included Delivery costs listed Monthly and multi month rates for home and county mail with daily and weekend options provided Regional timing notes for publication hours listed as 6 30 p m to 7 30 p m weekdays and weekends
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