07 Feb 1998
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1998
Page
1
In the East Room, President Clinton and Prime Minister Blair faced questions about his private life and sealed his stance on resignation. Clinton declared he would never walk away from the American people, addressing the Lewinsky matter and its fallout with firmness during the televised briefing.
President Clinton and British Prime Minister Blair urged unity and reform at an East Room news conference their first since sex allegations against Clinton surfaced in the media Blair praised their radical center approach while Clinton thanked Blair for backing him despite controversy The pair emphasized shared views on Iraq and the information age and dubbed their alliance a strong personal and political bond
Kansas Governor Graves expresses skepticism about a plan costing 140 to 160 million dollars over four to five years to restructure higher education. He backs ongoing work by lawmakers but doubts the House effort to abolish the Board of Regents and create a Kansas Council on Higher Education will yield a workable solution.
The 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics opened with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attending as 2,400 athletes from 72 nations entered Minami Nagano Sports Park in a ceremony featuring Beethoven music and a cherry blossom shaped stadium. Nations marched with flags led by athletes and sumo champions in loin cloths, marking the largest Winter Games to date.
Initial estimates ranged from 2,150 to 4,000 dead after a 6.1 magnitude quake struck northern Takhar and the Hindu Kush Pamir region. Rescue teams faced snow and debris as they worked to reach the epicenter and thousands more were left homeless amid rising casualty figures.
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