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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Page
2
A Kisoro district cholera outbreak on Uganda's southwest border, reported by Capital Radio, has left about 100 feared dead. Officials have not confirmed the epidemic, and parents are removing children from school amid fears.
President Clinton led a Houston town hall with 11 sports figures to discuss race, noting a large opportunity gap. Jim Brown urged black agents for black college stars while John Moores and Dennis Green questioned minority coaching blocks and recruitment.
Paraguayan man Angel Francisco Breard, 32, convicted of the 1992 Arlington murder and attempted rape, was executed by injection in Virginia. The World Court urged a stay citing Vienna Convention notice failures, while Secretary of State Albright warned of dangers to Americans abroad. The Paraguayan government and critics condemned the action, saying it undermines international treaties.
In Macedonia Ohio six young workers aged 15 to 20 began a three day picket outside a shopping center McDonald’s after a supervisor reportedly yelled at an elderly crew member and caused her to cry. They cited Easter scheduling requests as part of their complaints with work conditions.
Boston reports restrooms at Manchester by the Sea High School were locked during class for three weeks. Students protested while health officials ordered toilets reopened. Other schools including Arkansas and Maryland are pursuing similar measures to curb smoking.
Robert S. Langer, 49, a Newton biomedical and chemical engineer with 320 patents, receives the Lemelson MIT prize for American invention and innovation for synthetic materials and tissue research including artificial skin. Manny the Hippie goes to court in Ohio on resisting arrest and littering charges linked to a mall incident and past probation violations.
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