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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1999
Page
3
Karl-Heinz Schaab, a 64 year old German engineer, was convicted of treason for supplying Iraq with plans for a gas centrifuge to produce weapons grade uranium. He received a five year sentence and a $32,000 fine, with time served credit and potential probation upon release.
Teresa Franco of INAH said the government has recovered more than 10,000 archaeological objects looted from sites across Mexico over the past year. The items were seized by the federal prosecutor’s office or returned from abroad to Mexican consulates and embassies, highlighting widespread pillage mostly in non tourist zones near Maya ruins.
Philip Morris Latin America said it would stop shipping Marlboro cigarettes to Colombia due to tariffs it calls inflated and arbitrarily high. Colombia accused the firm of declaring a value for Marlboro one fifth U.S. value, with customs action dating to 1996. imports of other products will continue. Meanwhile Amsterdam police raided IT nightclub shutting it indefinitely after drug dealing was found. three in custody and 12 arrested among 400 visitors as Ecstasy and cocaine were seized.
Russians and others in the former Soviet Union drown at record rates during a brutal summer, with 122 drownings in Moscow from June 1 to 27 and Belarus and Ukraine also reporting steep totals. Officials blame heat, lack of cooling, alcohol, and a culture of risk taking.
A fire and explosion in a highway tunnel under construction near Drammen killed two firefighters and injured 15 others, with two people missing. Officials blamed possible welding ignition and dynamite at the tunnel entrance while the tunnel remained unused.
Herbert Gregg, 51, a Mesa Arizona native and Evangelical Alliance Mission worker, was rescued by Moscow security forces in Chechnya after more than seven months in captivity. No ransom was paid. Gregg, who taught English in Makhachkala, appeared gaunt but cheerful on return, saying God loves the captors.
Kristof Fleurackers returned to school three weeks after being among the first victims in Belgium's Coca-Cola health scare. With 38 other students hospitalized on June 8, doctors remain uncertain about the exact cause. Authorities await an epidemiological report as Coke pays medical costs and the school moves toward possible liability.
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