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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1999
Page
2
A 5.1 magnitude quake struck central Japan near Suzuka at 4 43 p m local time with focus about six miles beneath the surface. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami threat. Nearby quakes on Sunday caused minor damage on islands south of Tokyo.
Iraqi Airways flew an Ilyushin 76 from Al Rashid base south of Baghdad to Saudi Arabia with 110 passengers including the Haj party led by the religious affairs minister. The INA report notes possible U.N. sanctions violation as no approvals were sought.
BEIJING reports an expedition on Mount Everest to retrace the 1924 Mallory and Irvine ascent. They were last seen 8000 feet from the summit before Hillary and Norgay achieved the first documented conquest, leaving a famed unanswered question.
Actor John Dennehy, aged five, was hospitalized around 3 a.m. Sunday with high blood pressure and fatigue. The matinee performance was canceled as Dennehy has no understudy. the next show is set for Tuesday.
A derailment south of Chicago on the City of New Orleans killed at least five people and injured over 100 as Amtrak crews searched the twisted wreckage. Up to 21 were missing as authorities, hospitals, and rescuers assessed 214 aboard, with most injuries in a sleeper car.
In Brussels the European Union chief executive Jacques Santer and 19 senior officials quit amid a probe accusing some members of abusing aid programs and hiring friends and relatives. The move spotlights the bloc’s governance as leaders plan budget talks in Berlin and mark the euro launch.
New York Times delayed a front page report on China miniaturizing U S nuclear weapons using Los Alamos data at the FBI request to allow an interview with the main suspect. a second request was denied. The article noted stolen information and a lie detector result.
Steve Forbes announced his candidacy for president in 2000 via an Internet address from Manchester New Hampshire. He plans a traditional campaign tour of New Hampshire and frames the bid as a new information age campaign focused on ideas and enduring values. He says the Internet will set a new standard for high technology in politics and return power to the people away from mass media.
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