Japan Prime Minister Dissolves Parliament for Quick Elections
Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori dissolves the House of Representatives, with elections set later this month. Mori’s support has crashed after his “divine nation” remark reviving prewar nationalist rhetoric. The LDP holds 267 of 500 seats, coalition partners bring 336, and leaders aim to win at least 229 seats in the reconfigured chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoshiro
Mori
Jowet House of Parliament
Japan
Pany
Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Mor
LDP
Oklahoma City TV ruling overrules Nichols hearings
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned a ruling allowing a camera in Nichols hearings, citing due process, trial solemnity, jury pool tainting, and interference concerns. The White House also blacklisted 12 suspected international drug kingpins to freeze assets and bar American dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma’ Court of Criminal Appeals
Ven Page
Nichols
Oklahoma
Brian: ‘Hermanson
Terry Lynn
White House
U.S
Elr
South- East Asia
St. Kitts‘Nevis
Nigeria
Home-schooled prodigy wins national spelling bee title
In Washington the top three places go to home taught youths. A 12-year-old Missouri boy, trained by his mother, wins with the word demarche after 15 rounds over two days and a $10,000 prize. Fellow home-schooled rivals include Sean Conley of Newark California and Alison Miller of Niskayuna New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Puoro
George Abraham Thampy
Maryland Heights
Bina
George
Demarche
AV Tota
Alison Miller
Niskayuna
N.Y
Danielle O’connor
Montgomery
Washington
Washington (Or
Missouri
St. Louis
K. George Thampy
Denmark
India
Bina Thampy
Thampys
Sean Conley
Newark
Calif
Alison
Jacob Norton
East Junior High School
Traverse City
Mich
Wealih
Clinton presses Mideast peace drive during European trip
President Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in Portugal and pledged full U S effort to achieve an Israeli Palestinian peace before leaving office. He announced a visit by Madeleine Albright to the Middle East and hinted at a Camp David style summit. He also spoke with Yasser Arafat and said both sides show willingness to sacrifice for peace. Later in Germany he will receive the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen and met with German leaders to discuss missile defense plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BerLin
Clinton
Ehud Barak
Portugal
White House
Mideast
Madeleine Albright
Middle East
Camp David
Yasser Arafat
Barak
Germany
Aachen
Johannes Rau
Gerhard Schroeder
Angela Merkel
Schroeder
U.S
EPA bans home use of common pesticide chlorpyrifos Dursban Lorsban
EPA will ban household application of chlorpyrifos, sold as Dursban and Lorsban, under the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act to reduce child exposure. The decision, due June 8, targets home use while most agricultural spraying remains allowed, with Dow AgroSciences defending safety and growers seeking alternatives for apples and grapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Dow AgroSciences
Indianapolis
EPA
Allen Jennings
Agriculture Department
Navy Island sale to Gossett Jr collapses amid pivoting offers
Errol Flynn era Navy Island in Jamaica faced a stalled sale as the government owned assets firm said investor group plans had fallen apart. Gossett had been negotiating about 3 million for the half mile island famed for its beaches, with other offers also explored. In separate notes, Janet Jackson confirmed marriage, then divorce, and Patrick Swayze survived a plane emergency in Arizona. Bob Hope, 97, was hospitalized for stomach pains while doctors evaluated his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Jamaica Island
Louis Gossett Jr
Patrick MacDonald
Navy Island
Jamaica
MacDonald
Gossett
Omar Davies
Donal Panton
Davies
Jackson
Rene Elizondo Jr
Rene
Elizondo
S Aid
San Diego
Vegas
N.M
John Clabes
Federal Aviation Administration
PJ. Janik
Prescott Valley Police
Phoenix
Swayze
Annett Wolf
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Claires
Lea Goodsell
Goodsell
Hope
Palm Springs
Bob Hope
Library of
Conee
Maryland
Grant
Eisenhower Medical Center
Ward Grant
Local Sports Brief Compiled by Phil Wilke
Phil Wilke compiles a brief from J W Wire Reports highlighting a regional score, team note, and upcoming game. The item notes a key matchup and includes one named team and a competing club, alongside a date anchor and venue cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wilke
J-W Wire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oklahoma City
Washington, D.C
Ais Ae
THE
Chicago Tribune
Arafat
United States
Janet Jackson
Patrick Swayze
Arizona
Las
Jodie Foster
Charlie
Sally Kellerman
Stacy Keach
Rolling Stone
Charlie Watts
Marvin Hamilisch
Jerry Mathers
Dana Carvey
Ossett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!