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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1998
Page
2
Auckland University researchers collected hidden samples from sushi shops and supermarkets in New Zealand and found whale meat sold in Japan and South Korea despite a 12 year old moratorium. A sample from a Japanese market matched a humpback whale from Mexican coastal waters.
Jonathan Pollard, serving a life sentence for passing US military secrets, said Israel’s government acknowledging him as an agent may help his bid for early release. He noted the move after 13 years of denial by previous administrations and said he hopes to come home to Israel.
New Delhi conducted a two month old government's first nuclear tests including a thermonuclear explosion and underground shots. US officials condemned the move as a threat to world security while Indian experts argued it responds to fear of China and Pakistan and signals intent to build a credible ballistic missile force within a decade.
Attorney General Janet Reno seeks a seventh independent counsel to examine Labor Secretary Alexis Herman amid allegations of influence peddling and $250,000 in illicit campaign contributions. A five month Justice Department inquiry found no clear evidence implicating Herman.
The head of the National Human Genome Institute said a new faster cheaper method to assemble the human genome must prove itself before adoption. Dr. Francis Collins spoke after a partnership announcement between IRG in Rockville and Perkin-Elmer Corp. of Norwalk.
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