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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1998
Page
3
President Clinton will issue an executive order to permanently ban imports of 58 modified military style rifles used to bypass the 1994 assault weapons ban. The Rose Garden announcement applies to mainly AK-47 and Uzi variants, per a White House official speaking on background.
Rob Pilatus, once half of Milli Vanilli, is reported dead at 32 in a Frankfurt hotel room after consuming alcohol and pills. An autopsy is pending to confirm the cause. Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan won the 1989 Grammy for Best New Artist before the lip synching scandal.
A towboat pushing barges struck a bridge near the St Louis Arch sending three barges into the President riverboat casino. Fire Chief Newsome said 2,500 passengers were aboard and 30 people had minor injuries while five or six had chest pains. Passengers described the ordeal as scary though the day ended calm.
A Palestinian negotiator criticizes Washington for withholding public details of its proposal to break the Israeli Palestinian impasse. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu cites a Hamas factory raid in Ramallah as proof of insufficient Palestinian action against terrorism, while Saeb Erekat says secrecy harms chances to advance signed agreements.
Gretchen Woodard told Time magazine her 13-year-old son Mitchell Johnson never meant to hurt anyone in the March 24 ambush that killed four students and a teacher. She alleged accomplice Drew Golden, 11, prompted the attack and that Mitchell lacked target intent. Both youths face five counts of murder and ten counts of first-degree battery in juvenile court.
A chronology of events includes the 1830 organization of the LDS Church in Fayette New York, the 1862 Shiloh Battle, the 1896 Athens Olympics opening, Peary and Henson reaching the North Pole in 1909, Congress declaring war in 1917, and a 1983 decision over Beach Boys’ Fourth of July performance amid concerns about crowd elements.
A Justice Department study finds alcohol a factor in about 37 percent of violent crimes where perpetrators alcohol or both are cited. It notes higher links in intimate partner violence with two thirds to three quarters involving alcohol. About 36 percent of 1996 offenders jailed or on parole reported drinking at offense time. One in five victims suffered financial losses.
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