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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1998
Page
4
Two bullet trains were short circuited by water intrusion in an undersea Shin Kammon Tunnel linking Kyushu and Honshu. About 800 passengers were stranded for three hours as power failed and heat built inside cars, though officials reported no injuries.
Interfax reports five Austrian relatives of Adolf Hitler among 300 Austrians sent to Soviet labor camps in 1945 for alleged hostile activities. Hitler cousins Maria Koppensteiner and others died in Siberian camps in the 1940s and 1950s. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai orders nationwide toxic chemical exposure survey from Agent Orange use in Vietnam War.
China plans a morning after birth control pill after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. It is from the State Family Planning Research Institute and Beijing No. 3 Pharmaceutical Plant but details on contents and wider availability were not disclosed. Authorities push smaller families amid concerns over abortions and women’s health.
Two Russian cosmonauts Talgat Musabayev and Nikolai Budarin cut short their Mir spacewalk due to a fuel-depleted thruster while stabilizing a bent solar panel. They restored sun alignment after returning to the station, while a damaged panel remains unrepaired and could pose a hazard. NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas stayed aboard to film progress as three more spacewalks are planned this month to repair exterior components.
Palestinian security officials say Mohiyedine Sharif was killed by a rival Hamas member who staged the death with a blast to cover the murder. Hamas disputes the finding and again accuses Israel, while Netanyahu says the probe shows Palestinians can fight terrorism and supports reviving peace efforts.
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