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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1998
Page
2
A Cebu Pacific DC-9 carrying 99 passengers and 5 crew vanished after failing to land in Cagayan de Oro. The flight began in Manila, had briefly landed in Tacloban, and disappeared en route to Mindanao. No distress signal was reported during routine air traffic control contact.
Hundreds in Puerto Rico protested NASA plans to launch research rockets at the Tortuguero base near Vega Baja. They demand environmental impact studies before the February 12 launch date and the deployment of up to 11 rockets over about a month to assess upper atmosphere winds and turbulence.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright assured Israel and Arab neighbors a swift and resounding U S response to any Iraqi attack. She met Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and planned talks with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to rally Arab support for possible military action. The Baghdad stance on U N weapons inspections remains stalemate and regional fears grow of renewed conflict.
Amarillo residents flock to Oprah Winfrey's trial over a 1996 mad cow show with reporters and locals trading cap slogans and operating amid a media frenzy. The town, home to 165,000, touts beef pride as Winfrey tapes episodes and marks her 44th birthday amid signs celebrating Amarillo’s beef heritage and local hospitality.
Huntsville Texas AP condemned killer Karla Faye Tucker learns if parole officials deem her reformed enough to spare execution. The 38 year old will face a decision by 18 board members with 10 votes needed to seek clemency from Governor Bush. Her case draws national attention as she awaits possible execution for a 1983 double murder.
The piece highlights Bar ton Benes, an artist known for collecting strange celebrity artifacts. He owns Hagman’s gall stone ring crafted after Hagman’s 1995 liver transplant, a surgical staple, dressing room keys from Dallas, a discarded Clinton throat lozenge, a Geraldo Rivera chewed pencil, and a lock of Mary Martin's hair, reflecting a gallery of quirky memorabilia.
TV Guide notes actress Tiffani Amber Thiessen plans to quit her Valerie Malone role on Beverly Hills 90210, with reasons unclear. The issue also covers a Hollywood casting frenzy for Bruce Willis film Bees and Stephen King’s X-Files rejection, plus a Charlie Chaplin stamp unveiling and notable birthday IDs.
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