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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1998
Page
3
Crews labored around the clock to fix a four-cable failure that cut power to Auckland's business district and 5,000 apartments, creating food spoilage and fires in overstressed generators amid a looming ten day continuation warned by Mayor Les Mills after urgent talks with power officials.
An American fraud suspect, Harold Lieberman, died in Santiago after plunging from his sixth floor apartment hours before deportation. Doctors failed to revive him. The incident follows Lieberman and his brother arriving in Chile in May 1992 after the Lieberman Corp. collapse in St. Louis. Also in the report, PW Botha faces charges in South Africa over subpoenas and a Chinese dissident Zhao Changaing is freed after a month detention tied to alleged national security threats.
A powerful car bomb exploded in Portadown, injuring no one and wrecking two buildings while sparking fires. Police evacuated moments before detonation after tips warned downtown residents. The attack coincided with stalled peace talks and claims of responsibility by a shadow group Continuity TRA, with Sinn Fein barred from talks temporarily. Police suspect anti-British militants, while Protestants blame the IRA. Local leaders urge restraint amid ongoing negotiations.
Wildfires on Borneo island’s Indonesian sector scorch 34 600 acres of drought hit forest and force Samarinda Temindang airport to shut about seven hours due to low visibility. Governor Ardans says logging and plantation clearing drive fires amid regional haze and travel disruption. Weather agencies plan cross border data sharing to curb future haze.
Torrential El Nino rains overwhelmed Lima beating rivers into streets with up to three feet of water. Panicked residents evacuated their homes as the Huaycoloro River swept away straw shacks and damaged adobe buildings. No deaths were reported. Authorities rushed sandbag barriers and riverbank fortifications as water receded by midday. President Fujimori warned the worst may still come for the next days.
Leftist guerrillas set off a mine killing five soldiers guarding polling stations in Andhra Pradesh as India’s staggered parliamentary elections proceed. The casualty toll rose to 29 over two days with 37 injured. Police suspect the Peoples War Group while turnout hovered around 42 percent in Nagaland and Mizoram. A court reinstated a right wing government in Uttar Pradesh, boosting the BJP’s prospects as violence remains a regular feature of polls.
Government troops stormed Shkodra reclaiming the town after a weekend riot in which demonstrators looted banks and torched the university and municipal library. Police regained control as 10 people were arrested.
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