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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1998
Page
3
Federal prosecutors urge a life sentence for Terry Nichols for the 1995 bombing that killed 168 and injured hundreds. Nichols' lawyers seek a four to six year term for the crime.
California endures the season’s strongest El Nino storm with hour long rainfall rates near 2 inches, 17 foot waves on beaches, and up to 2 feet of snow in the higher mountains. Damages reach about 475 million dollars as 35 counties declare emergencies and towns from Lakeport to La Conchita face flooding and evacuations.
LAS VEGAS AP Two men arrested in an anthrax scare were cleared of all biological weapon charges after tests showed the material was a harmless vaccine. William Leavitt Jr and Larry Wayne Harris faced conspiracy to possess and possessing biological material for use as a weapon. Harris also faced a new probation violation charge from obtaining plague bacteria by mail.
Ellen DeGeneres insists the ABC sitcom Ellen is being canceled saying the character is gay and the topic too controversial. ABC denies the cancellation and says no decision has been made.
Key events on February 24 include the Supreme Court declaring itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues in 1803, and President Andrew Johnson's impeachment in 1868 with later acquittal by the Senate. Other dates note the Guantanamo naval base agreement in 1903, Voice of America debut in 1942, Charles and Diana engagement in 1981, and a 1983 commission calling internment of Japanese-Americans a grave injustice.
Prosecution rested its sexual misconduct case against Sgt Major Gene McKinney as defense sought to dismiss about half the nine of 19 charges. Prosecutors called 27 witnesses over ten days including the six accusers who described unsolicited come-ons coercion and intimidation by McKinney.
The FDA okays Singulair from Merck as the first once a day pill to help prevent asthma problems in children as young as six. It does not replace rescue inhalers and is a non steroid leukotriene blocker, with adults also eligible. Studies show fewer asthma problems with nightly use.
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