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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1998
Page
2
In Dar es Salaam the FBI chief investigator said over 100 people have been questioned in the US Embassy bombing but most interrogations yielded no clear results. He declined to confirm if two suspects remain in detention and warned he will not draw conclusions yet.
Steve Fossett, pursuing a globe-circling feat, fell 29000 feet in a ripped balloon into shark-infested seas near the Coral Sea. Rescued by the New Zealand naval ship Endeavour, he described fearing death as the balloon pitched wildly during the descent.
Nairobi scene braces for danger as barbed wire sandbags and sniffer dogs guard the temporary U S embassy. Officials vow lessons from Aug 7 attack will guide future plans and a memorial site near the damaged downtown building is deemed unlikely.
Washington observers foresee a tense pre election budget fight between President Clinton and Republicans but expect no full scale shutdown. Veto threats loom over seven of 13 spending bills as battles over education and environmental cleanups unfold, with elections a month away and blame shifting between parties.
Desmond Tutu will teach at Emory University in Atlanta after a Truth and Reconciliation Commission session in Cape Town. A spokesman said he will depart for Atlanta that night.
The Justice Department is again reviewing whether Vice President Al Gore violated federal election laws by using White House phones for fund raising. Attorney General Janet Reno faces pressure from Republicans to consider appointing an independent counsel for the 1996 campaign.
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