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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1998
Page
2
Alejandro Jose Grant, who requested the death penalty but received life for shooting a woman after a car bump, hanged himself in Prince George's County jail. He was found during a shift change, pronounced dead, two days after a court hearing where he urged a death sentence.
Northwest Airlines resumed operations after a 15 day pilots strike ending Saturday. About 430 flights were planned Wednesday with full service back by Monday at 1,700 daily flights. At Mall of America arrivals, employees handed out coupons as tourists and travelers welcomed the return of the carrier.
President Yeltsin vowed Russia was returning to normal while the ruble slid to 13 16 to the dollar in street trading, marking a drop from 7 5 and leaving the currency worth less than half a month ago. He named two more deputies to Primakov's cabinet, Vladimir Ryzhkov and Vladimir Bulgak, both viewed as moderate reformers amid political tension with Communists.
In nine states and DC Republicans found little evidence that Clinton Lewinsky woes lowered Democratic turnout in Tuesday primaries. Apathy and a strong economy kept voters home. New York showed 15 percent turnout in competitive races. Analysts said Lewinsky mattered little but could affect November.
Dan Marino, the NFL quarterback, gave his 9-year-old son Joey an autographed Mark McGwire bat for a birthday on July 26 in Miami. McGwire’s son Matt received a Dolphins jersey in return as the Cardinals concluded a road trip.
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