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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1998
Page
3
Daniel V. Jones, 40, halted a truck on a freeway overpass and fired a shotgun at traffic before shooting himself during live TV coverage. Helicopters captured the scene as rush hour traffic crawled for miles.
President Clinton faced sharp Lewinsky questions in a news conference denouncing Starr and GOP attacks as a persistent, high level static. He refused to discuss Lewinsky further, argued Starr overreaches, and warned critics can harm his reputation but not alter his character.
In Carmel Indiana a bank employee Penny Schmidt 32 was killed by a gunman who opened fire after his loan was denied. Three coworkers were wounded as the suspect escaped with cash and later killed himself in a tree top during a police siege. A separate Indianapolis bank holdup left a suspect critically wounded.
A 24 year old man, Carlos Enrique Vielman, was detained for questioning in the slaying of Bishop Juan Gerardi in Guatemala City. Police identified him as a witness-teller in the case as authorities seek motive tied to the activist bishop who published a report on wartime abuses. FBI agents aided the probe with U S help offered by the Clinton administration.
The House approved an emergency bill 242 to 163 delivering 6 billion dollars for U S disaster victims and troops abroad while excluding IMF funding and U N dues. The Senate soon passed the measure, with Clinton planning to sign and fight IMF sums later.
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