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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
5
France reports a new bovine spongiform encephalopathy case the first in 1998 and the 32nd in the country. Authorities destroyed a 135 cow herd in Normandy over the weekend to curb spread and assess safety for humans amid EU import bans tied to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease concerns.
Sayomchai Vijitwit tayapong, 40, a veteran journalist in Phichit province, was found shot in his car after meeting a mystery caller. Matichon editor Suwapong Juntsungpet called the killing a loss for journalism and urged government action to arrest the murderer and the orders behind it. The report recalls a $56,000 bribe refusal tied to his corruption coverage. In the same week, 1,000 basketball fans clashed with police in Slupsk after a 13-year-old fan died following a nightstick incident. police arrested about 80.
Health officials report 21 more deaths from Rift Valley fever in northeastern Kenya amid the ongoing outbreak tied to mosquitoes and contact with infected livestock. Red Cross urges burning carcasses as a precaution while noting victims contracted the virus from handling sick animals near shared water sources in Shimbirey, 200 miles northeast of Nairobi.
A rare six year snowfall across Jerusalem and the surrounding region closes schools and shops, halts traffic, and brings families outside to enjoy the first winter scene. Snow covers hills, power outages occur in Lebanon and Syria, with six feet reported in parts of Jordan.
Germany announced a $110 million five year pension program for Eastern European Holocaust survivors, dividing about 18 000 recipients roughly $128 monthly. The plan follows pressure from Jewish groups and the United States after decades when Cold War rules blocked East European victims from compensation.
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