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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1998
Page
4
The State Duma postponed consideration of the 1993 START II treaty until spring, driven by anger over U S and British airstrikes on Iraq. Talks have been stalled for almost six years as Moscow faces a shrinking nuclear arsenal and debate over further deep cuts.
Navy Lt. Kendra Williams, 26, became the first of a group of female pilots to drop bombs in a combat mission during the U S attack on Iraq launched from USS Enterprise in the Gulf. Enterprise has 16 female aviators aboard and Williams trained at Kingsville Texas, graduating jet training in 1997.
In Grenoble a French court ruled an 82 year old widow must pay about 20000 to a crematorium wrecked when her husband’s implanted pacemaker detonated during cremation. The doctor was fined 40000 for failing to warn officials of the device.
Amid warehouses restocked with aid, Mitch survivors in Honduras and Nicaragua report hunger, fear for Christmas, and corruption fears over distribution. Churches run depots under government, but rural areas lack access as officials say roads are destroyed and aid delays persist.
Balloonists Richard Branson Steve Fossett and Per Lindstrand in the ICO Global craft drifted north of the planned path as they sought the fastest exit from Chinese airspace. After China initially balked at their northerly route officials granted permission to cross and requested rapid departure.
Sixteen weeks after Swissair Flight 111 sank off Nova Scotia, police announced all 229 victims have been identified by DNA. Over $1 million in U.S. currency was recovered from the wreckage as investigators probe the cause, with dental records proving less useful. RCMP urge airlines to keep DNA and fingerprint records for easier future identifications. Investigators note heat damage near the cockpit and a reported smoke event minutes before the crash.
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