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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1998
Page
5
Iran's state television quoted Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani saying Iranian experts tested a missile with an 800 mile range on Wednesday. The weapon could reach Israel, Iraq, and thousands of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
In Orahovac, Yugoslavia, Serb police killed Sheh Muhedin Shehu aka Baba, a 76 year old Rufai Helveti cleric revered by Albanians. The assault followed a week of conquest, killings, expulsions and arson as Kosovo’s independence movement waned. Witnesses reported gunfire after police left the cleric’s house, and locals now fear further reprisals and depopulation.
Gov. Pedro Rossello announced a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico becoming a state amid a 100th anniversary rally. The plan, supported by statehood advocates, faces a divided Congress and uncertain island turnout with polls showing about 40 percent favoring statehood and 40 percent backing the commonwealth.
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