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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1999
Page
4
Ukraine's President says Chernobyl reactor will stay online until promised funds from the G seven and other donors materialize to complete two new units. Official delays and slow aid hinder plans to shut Reactor No. 3 by 2000 and remove Chernobyl from service.
Jamaican protests over a 30 percent gasoline tax escalate with barricades of tires and furniture, police firing warning shots and tear gas as at least six people are reported killed. Airlines and cruise lines cancel trips amid widespread unrest tied to the $100 million tax plan. Resort owner Gordon Stewart calls the tax a loss for tourism.
Retired Col Bernardo Ruiz, former head of the 20th Intelligence Brigade, was arrested in Bogota on charges of arranging the 1995 assassination of Alvaro Gomez, a three time presidential candidate and Conservative Party leader. The manhunt began after Gomez was shot outside a Bogota university.
Hans Wallner, 48, a former German state legislator, was convicted of defrauding taxpayers over nearly 15 000 in calls to a telephone sex line. A Munich judge handed a one year suspended sentence and ordered about 11 000 to charity after finding he made the calls himself.
Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed a broadly worded peace pledge by East Timor factions aimed at ending regional violence. Leaders from rival groups, military officials, and police signed as UN talks on autonomy resumed, though disarmament and militia issues remained unresolved.
In Paris Galeries Lafayette moved its Festival of Lingerie display indoors after an orchestrated campaign sparked controversy. Models in bras and panties performed tasks in six window rooms drawing varied opinions from security guards, shoppers, and locals. Some praised the show as stylish satire, others called it inappropriate and harmful to female imagery. The store defended the display as tasteful theatrical presentation, noting past counterpoints to similar events.
Telecom Italia SpA formally accepts a proposal to merge with Deutsche Telekom AG to thwart Olivetti bid. The deal, backed by German assurances against government takeover, would form the world’s second-largest telecom company with about $63 billion in revenue and a market value around $117 billion for Deutsche Telekom.
Russia's Boris Yeltsin loses his second bid to dismiss Prosecutor General Yuri Skuratov in a 79 to 61 Federation Council vote. The move highlights Yeltsin's waning political power and raises questions about who leads federal law enforcement amid a contested corruption probe.
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