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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2000
Page
3
Washington AP Nearly a million low income parents have lost Medicaid coverage due to welfare overhaul. A study by Families USA shows 945,880 adults with children dropped from 1996 to 1999 in 15 states, a 27 percent decline. States blame implementation and low income eligibility rules.
Helicopters dropped water on scattered smoke plumes as calm weather aided efforts to contain two wildfires. The Bobcat Gulch fire burned 10,600 acres and 22 structures about 50 miles northwest of Denver, while the Hi Meadow fire scorched nearly 10,500 acres and 42 structures about 35 miles southwest. About 1,600 firefighters built lines and terraces as a light rain fell, with containment hoped for today or Wednesday.
Four years after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island relatives urge TWA to fund and build a $1.5 million memorial overlooking the crash site. Association chairman John Seaman says calls and letters to then president Bill Compton went unanswered. a TWA spokeswoman says the airline is still considering the request.
An F-14 Tomcat from Squadron 101 based at Oceana Naval Air Station crashed during the Willow Grove Sounds of Freedom air show near Willow Grove Pennsylvania. Both crew members died. no civilians were harmed though spectators witnessed the tragedy.
Witnesses describe a Tomcat landing that faltered and plunged into trees near a civilian area. Officials from Maus and the FAA will investigate with naval aviators. families recalled the scream of fuel and smoke as a child asked who hit him.
In CORTARO Arizona a sanctuary called Pigs a Lot houses about 150 potbellied pigs and other pork varieties rescued from owners who tired of them. Booger Arnie and Oreo the 1000 pound big pig live there along with Petunia the 11 year old. Warren raises funds has screening adopters and plans to keep most residents for life.
In Dover England authorities uncovered 58 bodies in the rear of a Dutch registered truck. The dead, believed to be asylum seekers, may have died by suffocation. Two survivors were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. A driver suspected of involvement was arrested as investigators examine the route from Zeebrugge.
Bashar Assad, son of the late Hafez Assad, wins unanimous Baath party backing as party leader on the eve of a conference expected to nominate him for president. The plan calls for parliament to endorse the nomination and set a referendum date. Abdullah Al-Ahmar praised Assad’s natural leadership and public concern.
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