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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
3
President Clinton urged states to curb jailhouse drug peddling with tougher penalties and a 197 million dollar program for drug testing and treatment. The initiative ties annual reporting on prison drug abuse to possible use of construction funds for testing and prison penalties.
Iraq says it will block a U.N. weapons inspection team led by ex Marine Captain Scott Ritter, labeling him a spy. The move sets up a confrontation as U.N. inspectors, including Ritter, proceed with their work and sanctions remain in question.
London AP report says the Mercedes in Princess Diana’s fatal crash was traveling at 60 mph half the previously reported speed. Murray Mackay argues crash barriers in the Pont de l Alma tunnel could have saved all four occupants, based on French investigation and tunnel study. Only bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived.
Nineteen Council of Europe members sign a treaty declaring human cloning a violation of human dignity and a misuse of science. Britain and Germany balk at the provisions, citing concerns over rigidity and insufficiency. The move follows Rich ard Seed's pledge to clone a child and calls from French President Chirac and U S leaders for a global ban.
In Maine Scott Croteau stays home with his deer meat in a snow filled cooler and wood for warmth as ice limbs topple around a Civil War era home. Over 400000 Mainers lack power while New Hampshire and Vermont also suffer outages and federal aid is sought.
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