20 Jul 1998
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1998
Page
1
Saturn Corp workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize union leaders to call their first strike against the GM division. The move follows GM strikes at two Michigan parts plants and could affect Saturn’s image amid labor tension. See story Page 2A.
The Reverend Horton Heat drew a crowd at Burcham Park on Sunday while thousands of Warped Tour attendees sought relief from the heat. Temperatures near 100 degrees forced teens and young adults to seek shade and hit mist tents as about 40 bands performed along the riverside venue.
U S District Judge William Osteen in North Carolina struck down the 1993 EPA report linking secondhand tobacco smoke to cancer citing inadequate science. EPA officials say an appeal is likely while Broadner Browner calls the ruling disturbing and notes many indoor smoking restrictions may be at stake.
Lawyers for Secret Service agents summoned to a grand jury said their clients do not know of any facts that would substantiate allegations of improper sexual conduct by President Clinton or a cover up. Agent Cockell expects to testify this week but may have little to say about Clinton’s private moments in the White House.
In far West Texas, park superintendent Brotherton reports mesquite trees dying from water shortage. The drought, unnoticed on some outlets, is altering life across rural Texas and the Southwest as heat worsens and prolonged dry weather extends into August. The piece notes scarce hope for relief from meteorologists and hints at broader regional impact.
Officials fear 3000 dead after a 23 foot wall of water struck the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea, destroying Arop and three other villages. Death toll 99 on Sunday, with rescue teams arriving by RAAF C 130 delivering field hospital, doctors, nurses, and engineers.
Kansas University anthropologists Lawrence Dean and Michelle McKinley have spent a decade with the Urarina in Peru's Cham NBira Basin. They founded APRI to improve indigenous health after witnessing cholera, malaria, and neglect during Peru's 1991 outbreak. The Urarina, under 5,000 in population, live in isolated villages amid dense wildlife and civil conflicts, with Peru's society still stratified.
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