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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1999
Page
1
The Air Force says it will spend 54 million on television ads to lift enlistment to meet a 33,800 goal for the fiscal year. This marks its first use of paid ads in recruitment and expands the advertising budget to 76 million with planned March and October campaigns featuring a private agency.
The U S National Institutes of Health funds the first human AIDS vaccine test in Africa, conducted in Uganda. The Canarypox based vaccine carries three HIV genes and cannot cause disease, seen as a key step for hard hit regions.
Snowmobilers found 50 year old George Back after 11 days lost in rugged Washington mountains. His dogs Keeper and Justine stayed with him as others fetched help. His wife Diane McManus died, likely of hypothermia. Back rests in Harborview ICU. autopsy cites hypothermia for McManus.
In RAMBOUILLET France ethnic Albanians demand a formal cease-fire for Kosovo while Serbs seek a pledge that Yugoslavia's borders will not change. Mediators led by Christopher Hill shuttle between rooms at a 14th century chateau as talks begin, aiming to drop side issues and reach a settlement. Hashim Thaci calls for an immediate cease-fire to be guaranteed by the United States and the Kosovo Contact Group. The Serbs insist on signing the basic principles that protect existing borders, a move viewed as essential to avoid Albanian independence demands. Negotiators say principles are non negotiable.
The Clinton administration proposed lifting caps on flights at Chicago O'Hare and New York Kennedy and LaGuardia within five years, with unlimited 70-seat regional jets allowed by Sept 1 2000. Current limits would expire Sept 1 2004, to improve service to underserved small and mid size cities, with Congress retaining ultimate control.
Rod Stewart says in USA Today that reconciliation with wife Rachel Hunter is possible but unlikely soon. The couple separated in January after eight years of marriage, with Stewart stressing there is no animosity and both are moving on. Hunter, 21 when married, has two children aged 6 and 4. Hunter's agent did not return calls.
Susan Hess compiles concise LW Wire reports into a brief summary roundup, collecting key notes and updates from the wire service for readers.
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