08 Mar 1998
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1998
Page
1
North Korea and South Korean officials scrambled to probe a Thursday clash among troops in Pyongyang. Officials cited too little evidence to confirm cause or any coup link to Kim Jang Il, while Seoul suggested it could be a training exercise or routine event.
A Navy SH-60 Seahawk from North Island Naval Air Station crashed in the snow packed San Bernardino Mountains during a training flight to Nellis Air Force Base. Five aboard were killed after a fog shrouded descent. Ground teams faced wind, ice, and rugged terrain to retrieve the bodies.
President Clinton urged quick action on anti tobacco legislation promising penalties on cigarette makers for luring kids. Republicans countered that illegal drugs pose a bigger threat while criticizing Clinton’s focus. Clinton warned of 3,000 first time smokers daily with about 1,000 dying from smoking related causes.
A Minnesota judge ordered major cigarette makers to surrender 39,000 confidential documents. The master report outlines industry attempts to hide health risks and addiction tactics over four decades, including a 1957 memo calling smoking a lethal habit and research on starting smoking in children as young as five.
In Donj Prekaz Kosovo ethnic Albanians describe brutal attacks by Serbian forces including random shootings and arson as police and troops press a third day offensive. Villagers fear mass casualties with many hiding in forests while others' homes burn under tanks and armored vehicles amid international pressure and Albright warnings.
Celine Dion grew tense while recording the love theme for Titanic after a long studio layoff and two coffees. James Horner produced the track despite James Cameron opposing a pop song, and Dion describes shaking and sweating as she found it hard to control her voice during the session.
Actress Connie Stevens wins a new trial as Superior Court Judge Reginald Dunn voids a $4.3 million verdict. The former manager Norton Styne claimed a 10 percent share from profits of Forever Springs cosmetics but was not licensed under the California Talent Agencies Act. An April 17 hearing is set to schedule the new trial. Stevens, 59, starred as Cricket on Hawaiian Eye from 1959 to 1963 and appeared in Dragstrip Riot Palm Springs Weekend Never Too Late.
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