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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1998
Page
3
Nationwide search for Mark Anthony Christeson 18 and Jesse Carter 17 follows the killings of a woman and her two children whose bodies were found dumped in a farm pond. Authorities say wounds indicate a violent death and the teens face multiple murder and armed crime counts.
In 1964 The Beatles began their first American tour a milestone in rock history. The note recalls key space and political events from 1984 1986 and 1991 including the first untethered space walk the fall of Duvalier and Aristide’s election in Haiti.
President Clinton and Prime Minister Blair vowed to act if diplomacy fails, sending eight British Tornado jets to Kuwait and expanding U S and allied aircraft deployments. They stressed solidarity while aiming for a diplomatic solution and warning Saddam Hussein. Military moves include three U S carriers and a British carrier in the Persian Gulf.
Residents and rescuers battle to save lives and homes as a new El Nino storm lashes California. Winds reach 60 mph, highways flood, hillsides erode, and 280000 PG&E customers lose power. Gov. Wilson tours the affected Monterey region and 22 counties are declared disaster areas.
U S Marine Corps F 18 fighters collided over the Persian Gulf near Kuwait, killing one pilot and rescuing the other. Both pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron 251, based at Beaufort South Carolina, were aboard the USS George Washington when the incident occurred about 80 miles east of Kuwait City during patrol operations toward southern Iraq. The crash is described as an apparent mid air collision and is under investigation with identities withheld pending family notification. One pilot was transported to the George Washington and the other to HMS Invincible.
Colorado Governor Roy Romer acknowledged a private and very affectionate relationship with former aide Betty Jane Thornberry saying it began 16 years ago. Romer denied a sexual affair and said his wife and family have accepted it amid Clinton sex scandal coverage.
Walker Merryman, vice president of The Tobacco Institute, testified he quit smoking about 18 months ago after a heart attack and bypass surgery. He cited reducing health risk and lifestyle changes, noting the institute disputes direct proof that smoking causes disease while acknowledging its statistical association.
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