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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1998
Page
6
Wakaf Macksaen, deputy provincial administrator of Enga, said seven people were killed in a dawn landslide at Pafalangus village southeast of Maramuni Station in Enga Province. One young girl survived as earlier reports of 140 dead were dismissed as incorrect.
ABC News cites officials that Swissair Flight 111 pilots sensed a smoky odor about an hour after leaving New York, crew cut cabin power to locate the source minutes before crashing off Nova Scotia on Sept 2 with 229 dead. Cockpit smoke was confirmed by the captain after a three minute search.
U S envoy Richard Holbrooke pressed Slobodan Milosevic to accept international demands to avoid NATO airstrikes as Kosovo unrest escalated. Milosevic remained defiant citing foreign media campaigns while Clinton urged crackdown end and negotiations. NATO warned of possible action as Russia warned of broader bloodshed in the Kosovo crisis.
Washington health officials report a near 50 percent drop in AIDS deaths in 1997, the largest single year decline for a major cause of death. The rate fell to 14th place among causes, with about 15,000 lives saved versus prior trends. The annual death rate overall dropped 3 percent to 478 per 100,000.
The record lists the top fifteen causes of death in 1997 with accompanying death tolls. Heart disease leads at 725,790, followed by cancer 537,390 and stroke 159,877, then lung diseases 110,637 and accidents 92,191 among others such as pneumonia and influenza, diabetes, suicide, kidney and liver diseases, blood poisoning, Alzheimer's, homicide, HIV/AIDS, and arteriosclerosis.
The House passed a $27 billion Treasury and agencies bill 290 to 137, dropping a provision that would have required most health plans for federal workers to cover prescription contraceptives. A Democratic bid to revive the provision failed 226 to 202. House Republicans also removed two other contentious items, including easier permanent residency for 40,000 Haitian immigrants and a potential firing action against FEC counsel Lawrence Noble. Leaders hoped for Senate approval and Clinton signature to avoid a shutdown. Democrats argued the contraception clause would affect 1.2 million women. House Republicans said irritants were removed to move the bill.
About 30 Ramirez Canyon homeowners sue the Streisand Center for Conservancy Studies over noisy commercial events at the Streisand property, now donated to Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in 1993. They seek a court order to stop intrusions citing privacy concerns and lack of environmental studies. The center has not commented.
Phil Wilke compiles a roundup from wire reports highlighting brief items across agencies. The capsule mentions multiple briefs on politics economics and society with concise notes and neutral tone.
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