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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1998
Page
3
Sweden reports 62 dead in the worst modern dance hall fire as two more youths die. About 400 people were present when an explosion sparked the blaze late Thursday, leaving 25 in intensive care and many teens among the victims.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP John Glenn 77 aboard space shuttle Discovery wears 23 sensor black and blue sleep suit taking nearly an hour to don Researchers compare his sleep with a younger astronaut He woke after seven hours of sleep marking a first night in wired pajamas as he adapts to weightlessness saying easier to sleep up here since electrodes do not dig into skin on Earth
Eight threatening letters sent to abortion clinics across Indiana Kentucky Tennessee and Kansas were declared a hoax after tests found no anthrax or other bacterial agent. FBI said no suspects and a brownish powder remains under investigation. Envelopes bore Cincinnati postmarks. A ninth clinic in Knoxville also reported a suspicious envelope.
Iraq blames the United States for pressuring Baghdad to sever contact with U N weapons inspectors and blocking any reference to lifting sanctions in a review of Iraqi compliance. Nizar Hamdoon says Iraq seeks a comprehensive review that could ease sanctions if Saddam's regime eliminates weapons.
In a phone call on a day the accord was to take effect, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat agreed implementation would be delayed. Israel aims to meet the Nov 16 troop pullback, but a Palestinian terrorism action plan is needed by today for Cabinet ratification and may push the timeline further. In east Jerusalem clashes erupted as Arab residents opposed a new Jewish enclave, with 3 Palestinians and 5 police hurt. Netanyahu said Israel will continue settlement expansion despite reports of U.S. assurances.
A Stanford University study of 1,533 ninth graders finds that higher TV and music video viewing increases the risk that non-drinkers start drinking within 18 months, with movies linked to reduced risk. Rented movies and video games showed divergent effects while current drinkers were unaffected.
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