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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1998
Page
2
Serb police clashed with ethnic Albanian insurgents near Pec, one of Kosovo’s largest cities, gaining ground according to anonymous Serb sources. Fighting began Monday with heavy shelling of Lodja village, near Pec, and phone lines and the main road were cut off, complicating confirmation.
Japan's JAXA linked two satellites via remote control from Earth in a 15 minute zero gravity rendezvous. The operation, conducted 341 miles above Earth, used signals relayed by a U.S. satellite after separation and rejoining.
Palm Coast residents faced widespread damage as fires wrecked homes and scorched 49,000 acres. David and Martha Stump returned to find their four bedroom house leveled, while evacuees elsewhere in Florida faced multiple blazes and ongoing flare ups.
Protestants attacked police and set cars ablaze in Belfast in the fiercest violence since April's peace deal. Police reported 19 officers hurt including one with a fractured skull and more than 50 rioters arrested as Orangemen blocked roads and staged a 24 hour protest outside Mo Mowlam's home.
In Miami the first class action by smokers against the tobacco industry shows bias against smokers. Nine potential jurors were excused as tobacco attorneys sought to remove those with smoking related diseases or who are children of deceased smokers. Judge Robert Kaye allowed the excusal of an ex-smoker who quit because smoking was unhealthy and would kill him.
Jasper County grand jury indicted John William King Lawrence Russell Brewer and Shawn Allen Berry on murder charges in the kidnapping and killing of James Byrd Jr. The suspects, held without bond, face possible death penalty if convicted of capital murder and federal hate crime charges are being considered.
National roundup shows GM dealers nationwide facing tight new car inventories as UAW strikes affect key plants in Flint. Dealers like Hansen Motor Co in Roseburg, Oregon predict being out of new cars by August, shifting emphasis to late model used cars and service department promotions to offset losses.
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