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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1998
Page
4
Air Canada canceled all flights as 2100 pilots began the first strike in the airline's history demanding higher pay and better working conditions. The move stranded passengers globally as Air Canada sought help from 15 other airlines with limited availability amid summer travel and Northwest strike fallout. No talks were scheduled after a breakdown Tuesday night.
In northern India, relentless rains have killed about 1,350 people and left nearly 12 million villagers marooned or shelterless in Uttar Pradesh. Food packets drove crowds Wednesday as air force helicopters delivered supplies to villages with makeshift helipads amid flooded terrain.
Government warns of growing disease risk in flood zones along the Yangtze as Red Cross appeals for millions for food medicine and clean water. Floods have killed over 3,000 and left millions homeless. refugees and livestock crowd camps as water levels stay high and typhoid and dysentery loom.
Three Cuban exiles including a Miami lobby director pleaded innocent in a San Juan federal case charging they plotted to kill Fidel Castro. The group of seven indictments marks a potential thaw in U.S. Cuban tension. Bail set at 100000 for Llama and 75000 for Rodriguez and Otero.
Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke in Belfast to 500 women at the Women in Democracy conference. She emphasized peace and women's roles, avoided addressing the Lewinsky scandal, and called the president “my husband” in a gesture of support. The crowd praised her poise as the Clintons planned to visit Omagh.
The first lady spoke at Waterfront Hall in Belfast praising the Northern Ireland peace process and stressing that the Clinton scandal has little meaning there. Local women, while critical of political affairs, said the Clintons’ contributions to peace are valued and personal indiscretions do not erase support.
Iran conducts three day exercises with 70 000 troops near the Afghan frontier involving paratroopers airlifted troops and Cobra helicopter gunships. The drills by the IRGC and Basij aim to display strength over claimed Taliban detentions of 47 Iranians including diplomats and truck drivers. Iran urges UN mission to probe missing Iranians.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania found Jean-Paul Akayesu guilty on nine counts including genocide, incitement to genocide, crimes against humanity, rape, and sexual violence. The ruling acknowledged sexual violence as genocide when targeted at a specific group. Sentencing follows as survivors seek reparations and care.
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