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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1998
Page
2
Guerrillas in south Lebanon fired Katyusha rockets into Israel's north injuring at least 13 and damaging property. In Kiryat Shemona a rocket hit a bank causing cash machine damage as electricity flickered and streets lay in broken glass. Some areas later restored power.
Matthias Hoffmann, organizer of the Three Tenors concerts, received five years eight months in prison for evading about $9 million in taxes. Judge Meyer said Hoffmann siphoned concert proceeds via offshore paper companies to enrich himself. The Tenors Pavarotti Carreras and Domingo were named suspects. soprano Montserrat Caballé was also named and under investigation. Pavarotti canceled a Jan. 25 Deutsche Oper concert and a New Year’s Eve Berlin Philharmonic appearance reportedly on lawyer advice.
Iraq ordered the United Nations to cancel a scheduled UNIKOM flight carrying observers on the Iraq Kuwait border from Amman. Syria denied clearance for the same flight, signaling heightened friction as US led strikes continue and Cohen and Zinni visit Gulf forces. UN humanitarian workers resume duties to assess bomb impact.
Economists see few more Federal Reserve rate cuts after three quarter-point reductions from Sept. 29 to Nov. 17, with policy makers keeping the benchmark rate unchanged as US growth appears durable. Some expect a later cut if the trade deficit and economy slow markedly.
Baltimore police work overtime to keep murder tally below 300 for the year as 16 year old Donte Brooks becomes murder victim No 300. Mayor Kurt Schmoke highlights the goal to avoid crossing the benchmark while officers handle increased street duty.
Eight babies born to a Texas couple remain in critical condition at Texas Children's Hospital. Doctors report stable but fragile status with no dramatic changes, while the team monitors minor heart issues in the smallest infant and notes small progressions as the outlook gradually improves.
Woody Allen calls the Clinton sex scandal a distraction and says the president is persecuted by the extreme right for an affair with a consenting adult. Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell loses his job as charity work shifts to managing funds. Deion Sanders faces a suit from a repairman claiming injuries caused by Sanders’ daughter with a toy car.
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