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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 2000
Page
6
Thousands of high school students in Belgrade and Nis walked out to condemn President Slobodan Milosevic. The action aimed to spark a national movement echoing Eastern Europe uprisings, with banners opposing Milosevic and a planned Belgrade demonstration.
Barbra Streisand performed what she called her last live show at Madison Square Garden. She said goodbye to this part of her life as fans responded with a long standing ovation and mixed emotion.
An Iranian court suspended two reformist lawyers for five years citing a videotape that allegedly showed links between hard line officials and Islamic vigilante attacks. A vigilante group member was sentenced to two years in jail in the same case. The lawyers deny making the tape.
Congress reached a minor conservation pact that could lift federal land acquisition and preservation spending next year. Rep. Norm Dicks called the agreement the largest resources increase for conservation in U S history, with $1.6 billion set for next year and rising to $2.4 billion by 2006. The accord clears the path for a $19 billion Interior Department funding bill next week.
Mp3.com launches the Million Email March a political campaign to back a bill by Rep. Rick Boucher and GOP co sponsors that would legalize storing and listening to digital music online after proving ownership. The proposal aims to resolve copyright infringement charges against the company by allowing digital copies of recordings to be created and shared via the Internet.
The FDA authorizes mifepristone as an alternative to surgical abortion. The process involves a first pill in seven weeks, embryo detachment, a second misoprostol dose two days later to induce contractions, and a follow up within two weeks to confirm completion.
The FDA approved mifepristone as a non surgical option for early term abortions. Officials predicted doctors will offer it within a month and emphasized office administration to monitor side effects. The decision drew mixed reactions from Gore and Bush amid a heated national debate.
Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau dies at 80 from prostate cancer at his Montreal home. Tributes recall a Kennedy like charisma and vivid public life with images of family and iconic moments. Funeral plans not announced.
Maria Terrones from Wichita says the Lord and James Brown blessed her with a Lincoln Town Car after a late night phone call and a purchase arranged by Brown's team. The gift followed Terrones missing church due to a non starting car and a subsequent meeting in Kansas City.
A former internal affairs investigator says drugs in South Carolina prisons outpace sex between guards and inmates. The corrections chief notes resignations after drug cases are reviewed while conceding the problem persists but is not widespread. He cites a large prison market and high rates of drug offenses among employees.
Charleston officials announce weekend public tours of the H L Hunley begin Saturday October 14 at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston. Tours run for 20 minutes with a history program and access to the tank, as excavation is set to resume in November.
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