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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1998
Page
4
Naokatsu Ogawa surrendered 3.71 acres to the Narita International Airport Authority after decades of resistance. The airport still seeks 22.7 acres to finish the runway, with officials targeting completion by 2000 though success is not assured.
Philippine officials seek an American who fought Estrada in 1953 to invite him to the president’s inauguration. Foreign Secretary Siazon, Estrada’s classmate, said the 1953 fistfight helped shape Estrada’s path to politics and warned the incident may have redirected his life.
Israeli actor Giuliano Mar who plays Othello in Haifa Municipal Theater was suspended after he knocked out the lead actress Maya Maoz and slapped Desdemona during a performance. The company canceled Monday and Tuesday shows citing his onstage violence and his claim it was part of his acting.
Four skinheads attacked a 37 year old Roma man near a disco in Orlova. A truck then hit him, killing him in a suspected hit and run. Police arrested three attackers and seek the fourth suspect and the driver.
A seven member team from the U S Forest Service Texas Forest Service and USAID with Mexican officials is evaluating fires in Oaxaca to plan coordinated actions allocate resources and decide priority fires amid drought and a surge in blazes. Fire startings are blamed on farmers clearing fields and a disaster declaration request is being considered.
Israel worries India's nuclear tests could spur Iran to pursue a bomb and endanger the Arab-Israeli peace accords. Some commentators suggest showing nuclear capability, though officials in Prime Minister Netanyahu's government deny plans. Netanyahu warns an Iranian test would alter the regional balance and jeopardize peace deals. He says occupied territories could serve as a buffer in a future conflict, underscoring survival in a nuclear era.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl, aiming to revive a flagging bid for a fifth term, pledged to fight Germany’s record unemployment and criticized his rival Gerhard Schroeder. About 1,000 party faithful cheered as Kohl framed himself as a steady leader for the next millennium amid a center-shift by the Social Democrats and ongoing economic recovery. He proposed cutting labor costs and a welfare-to-work program to prevent jobless workers from taking low pay.
Israel defended the use of moderate physical pressure during interrogations of Palestinian militants as necessary to fight terrorism. Shin Bet argued for its methods in a Supreme Court filing on behalf of two Palestinians, Abdel Rahman Ghenimat and Fuad Quran, who allege torture. Hearings start in two days as UN experts in Geneva urged Israel to end torture in line with the global treaty.
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