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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1998
Page
2
Police in FRANKFURT say 16,400 men volunteered for DNA tests and a 30-year-old mechanic linked to Christina Nytsche’s March killing confessed after his sample matched evidence found at the scene. He also admitted a January 1996 rape of another 11-year-old girl.
A quake near Feyzbach registered magnitude 6.9 per USGS. Takhar province clashes report heavy damage in Chinb as rebel groups advance. Cindy Crawford wed Rande Gerber in Nassau Bahamas with security restricting beach access at Ocean Club. Toyota tops 1997 profits list in Japan per Nikkei with electronics and autos dominant. Death toll from Italian mudslides rises to 152 with many missing, notably in Sarno.
Pakistan announces another underground nuclear blast in Chagai hills amid global shock and condemnation. Foreign Secretary Ahmad says tests prove credibility and calls for talks with India to resolve Kashmir, while Clinton urges immediate denuclearization. U.S. sources estimate the yield near two kilotons.
Microsoft Corp donated 100000 to the Republican National Committee in April and 99000 in computer gear to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, filings show. The contributions follow Gates testimony before a GOP Senate panel and Gingrich’s May tech task force, with total near 400000 to both parties since 1997.
President Clinton, in remarks and federal guidelines, argues against amending the Constitution to permit voluntary school prayer. He notes students already engage in broad religious activity and urges Congress to avoid a change that he says would be counterproductive. In Springfield Oregon, Kristin Kinkel mourns as 2000 mourners honor slain parents William and Faith Kinkel, killed by their 15-year-old son Lipland.
National roundup covers Colin Powell calling for compensation for Gulf War veterans illness claims, noting no established direct link between service and illnesses, while urging treatment. Also reports a second destructive device found in Danville, and Mir computer failure threatening shuttle crew as they prepare for a ferry flight.
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