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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1998
Page
2
Beijing reports a record flood season as dissidents and lawmakers condemn government policies blamed for environmental harm. A 309-person petition calls for abandoning costly policies amid widespread homelessness and Yangtze flooding.
Japan faces a sharp market fall as the Nikkei sinks below 14,000 and closes at 13,915.63, a bottom not seen since March 1986. Tokyo investors hear calls to avoid panic while Russia's crisis and a six year low weigh on sentiment, with U S markets dropping sharply.
The United Nations Security Council, in a 15 to 0 vote, suspends UN sanctions on Libya if Tripoli hands over two suspects in the Pan Am 103 bombing. The council warns of further measures if the suspects do not appear for trial in the Netherlands before a three judge panel. The suspects are Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah.
Names in the news report a new nature center in the capital named after Princess Diana opening next spring. Paris Mayor Jean Tiberi weighs renaming a street to Diana despite a five year waiting period after death and a rising poll showing 70 percent support.
Sources familiar with accounts say Monica Lewinsky and Betty Currie give conflicting recollections about how gifts from President Clinton were retrieved from Lewinsky's apartment. Currie says she retrieved the gifts at Lewinsky's request, while Lewinsky says she did not ask Currie to pick them up.
In North Little Rock Deluxe Video Services makes millions of Titanic copies for Paramount with tight security. Workers are off limits for interviews and no copies are lost, according to a company spokeswoman. DermaBond FDA approval promises faster wound closure with less pain and cost. Diesel exhaust to be listed as toxic pollutants in California. Missing Texas victim search ends with raccoon found. relatives wait in Del Rio. Penn State pigs retire to sanctuary after teaching by professor and computer icons.
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