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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1998

Page

2

North Korea underground nuclear plant detected in New York Times report

The New York Times cites White House and Pentagon officials warning of a massive underground complex in North Korea linked to its nuclear ambitions. Officials say it could breach the Agreed Framework as Congress delays fuel shipments, complicating Western aid.

New York North Korea New York Times White House Pentagon the Times United States Congress

Five arrested in Omagh bombing case in Northern Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland arrested five suspects at dawn near Omagh, three villages north and southeast of the town, on suspicion of involvement in the Omagh weekend bombing that killed 28 and wounded 220. One arrestee is related to a Sinn Fein member who left the IRA allied party. Charges not imminent. A separate bomb threat at Stormont prompted evacuations.

Belfast Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary Omagh Mountjoy Sixmilecross Dessie Mackey Sinn Fein Irish Republican Army Stormont Department of Agriculture Dundonald House

Rescuers contact downed balloonist Fossett in Pacific

American adventurer Steve Fossett reports he is fine after a balloon crash in the South Pacific. An RAAF Hercules C 130 maintains contact as rescue ships and French and New Zealand aircraft assist near the Chesterfield Islands about 500 miles off Australia.

Sydney Australia Steve Fossett South Pacific Fossett Robin Poke Australian Maritime Safety Authority Associated Press Chesterfield Islands Cmdr Bill Morley New Zealand Defense Forces Poke Atlanta Endeavor Argentina South America Alan Blount Washington University St. Louis

Russia Devalues Currency After Financial Turmoil

Russia sharply devalued the ruble by about 50 percent from 6.3 to 9.5 per dollar as weeks of turmoil pressured consumers and markets. President Yeltsin cut vacation short and held crisis talks with Prime Minister Kiriyenko, who said steps were taken to address the situation amid heavy ruble debt payments ahead.

Moscow Russia Boris Yeltsin Kremlin Sergei Kiriyenko Kiriyenko Yeltsin

Pele becomes reluctant grandfather as daughter’s child born

Brazilian news service Estado reports Pele, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has a granddaughter named Octavio Felinio Neto after a paternity ruling confirmed Machado Arantes do Nascimento Felinto as his daughter Sandra Machado, a Brazilian congressional candidate.

Pele Aoy Estado Octavio Felinio Neto Sandra Machado Arantes Do Edson Arantes Do Nascimento Anizia Machado

Lynn Loses Ground as Northwest Fair Returns Home

Lynn Ld this week at the Northwest Washington Fair in Bellingham won a talent show and 17 canning awards in her youth. Born in Blaine she began singing at Delta Grange hall in 1958 and later at Bill's Tavern near the Canadian border before moving to Nashville with her family in 1961. She says she cannot wait to return though she laments leaving the area.

Bellingham Lynn Delta Grange Hall Bill's Tavern Blaine Nashville

N C volunteers close in on clinic bombing suspect

In Andrews North Carolina former Green Beret colonel James Bo Gritz says some of his 40 volunteers have had second hand contact with abortion clinic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph. He reports positive information from people assisting Rudolph as they prepare to reenter the woods.

Ritz Rudolph Eric Rudolph Gritz

Woodstock crowd roars in Bethel clash with heat and moshing

Promoters estimate Sunday’s Woodstock crowd exceeded 30,000 for headliners Dishwalla, Marcy Playground, Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind and Joan Osborne. Teens crowded the packed venue, temp in the 90s, sparking moshing and crowd-surfing hazards as sound levels climbed.

Bethel N.Y Dishwalla Marcy Playground Goo Goo Dolls Third Eye Blind Joan Osborne

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