Dole to Lead $100 Million WWII Memorial Fund Drive
Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole will headline a $100 million fundraising push for a World War I memorial on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. He will announce his involvement Wednesday with several corporate leaders at the planned site as the memorial design debuted in January. Dole, 73, is a World War II veteran who was gravely wounded in Italy, losing use of his right arm.
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Love selling Cobain home in Seattle amid death anniversary
Seattle residents recall Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain as Courtney Love says she is selling the Seattle house bought with Cobain before his death. A source confirms the property is for sale though not listed publicly. Nearby visitors light candles at Viretta Park. guards at Pantex Plant in Amarillo strike over benefits, with supervisors replacing them.
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Judge refuses to delay McVeigh trial in bombing case
U S District Judge Richard Matsch refused to delay Timothy McVeigh s trial despite recent reports of a purported confession. Jury selection remains set for March 31 with about 1000 jurors summoned. The judge cited prior reporting and confidence in impartial jurors to deliver a fair verdict.
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Albanians flee Albania for Italy in mass Exodus
Refugees from Albania flood Italian shores with more than 6,600 aboard 130 craft and on land. Brindisi hosts 101 civilians from a wrecked Albanian navy vessel as authorities shelter women and children and arrest men. Italy, led by Prime Minister Prodi, struggles to move evacuees north to reception centers.
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Catheters Replace Scalpels in New Surgical Era
Washington AP reports on interventional radiology IR, a catheter based approach that stops life threatening bleeding after childbirth without hysterectomy. A doctor treated the patient within fifteen minutes, enabling organ preservation and shorter recovery. The method cuts infection risk and can halve surgical costs.
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Jerusalem crisis looms as side eye Har Homa clash nears
Israelis and Palestinians posture over Israel’s plan to build 6500 apartments on Har Homa in east Jerusalem. Netanyahu pledges to proceed while Arafat and Erekat seek renewed talks prodded by the United States and Jordan. US pressures for goodwill gestures persist as talks miss a May 1999 deadline.
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Diana and Mandela praise each other amid AIDS and land mine talks
Princess Diana said she was absolutely thrilled to meet Nelson Mandela who said he was still trembling. Mandela credited her AIDS outreach with reducing prejudice and her Angola mine children visit with shaping South Africa’s mine destruction decision.
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