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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1998
Page
4
U S officials say the embassies in Accra Ghana and Lomé Togo were shut on Monday due to security threats and all non emergency services suspended. The Accra statement urged the public to avoid official American facilities unless necessary. A Marine guard confirmed closure in Togo.
In Gaza City a firing squad put to death two Palestinian security officers after a feud with a rival clan. The act drew protests from rights groups though most West Bank and Gaza residents supported Yasser Arafat’s stance. The execution occurred in the Gaza City central jail courtyard with over 500 onlookers. In Quito, President Mahuad called a review of the Cuban airliner crash that killed 79, as survivors offer clues on the cause. A tremor and steam emissions marked heightened activity at Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, with a 2,000 to 3,000 foot steam plume and crater glow.
Flooding across northern Uttar Pradesh left about 1.5 million villagers isolated as rescue efforts struggled. At least 32 people died in the latest days, with 34 more fatalities from a cholera outbreak tied to the floods. Officials said hundreds of localities were flooded, crops and homes submerged, and relief was hampered by a shortage of motorboats. Air force planes planned to deliver 300 boats, while helicopters dropped food and tarpaulins to rooftop survivors.
Former au pair Louise Woodward spoke against televising trials during a panel at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, saying cameras turned her case into a soap opera. with American lawyer Barry Scheck, she argued TV coverage should be allowed only with full consent, while she insisted TV should never be allowed.
Amsterdam based biographer Melissa Muller argues in a new Anne Frank book that housemaid Lena Hartog betrayed the Frank family. Muller cites German and Dutch archives and interviews, but scholars caution that much evidence is circumstantial and Hartog, who died in 1963, remains a debated figure.
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