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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1998
Page
3
India begins six day balloting with 600 million registered voters as 4.5 million officials run polling at 850,000 stations for 543 federal seats. First day includes voting for 222 seats amid a contest seen as a test of democracy amid regional instability.
California flood officials keep close watch as more rain threatens rivers and hillsides. Jeff Cohen notes runoff and high waters despite a sunny day, with levee repairs underway and emergencies ongoing from Dockweiler Beach sewage spill and Ventura County oil spill after a landslide.
Kenneth Starr pursues possible perjury charges against President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky for alleged lies under oath about a sexual relationship. Nationally 1 percent of criminal prosecutions are perjury cases, a tiny fraction based on alleged lies.
The text notes civil perjury is rarely prosecuted in the United States and cites Paula Jones’s case against Clinton as part of Starr’s inquiry. Experts, including E. Michael McCann, say perjury in civil suits is hard to prove and undercounted. Critics question Starr’s focus on a rarely pursued crime.
On February 16 events include Decatur burning the Philadelphia in Tripoli 1804, Tutankhamen tomb chamber unsealed 1923, nylon patent to Wallace Carothers 1937, Castro becoming Cuba premier 1959, first US 911 system started 1968, and Joan Demjanjuk trial 1987 in Jerusalem. These notes summarize AP chronicle of notable dates.
The Clinton administration plans to drop annual drug certification in favor of a Western Hemisphere treaty to combat production and trafficking. The pact would form a regional alliance with a secretariat to monitor compliance and will be a key topic at the Summit of the Americas in Santiago in April. The move faces mixed support.
The ILO study found the United States offers the narrowest maternity benefits among 152 industrialized nations. It notes only unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act leave, with some states offering partial paid benefits, while other countries provide longer mandated leaves and additional nursing breaks.
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