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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2000
Page
3
Japan’s national election yielded a governing coalition with 271 seats in the 480-seat lower house, a 56 percent share, preserving public spending driven economic policy. Voters also boosted opposition and increased women’s representation, signaling a shift from the long dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party.
In Maluku, sectarian clashes rise with 4000 Muslim fighters attacking Duma on Halmahera while 2500+ deaths in 18 months mark a cycle of religious violence. Street signs in Ternate urge jihad and combat spills into public spaces as weapons and improvised items appear in the fighting.
In San Francisco the 30th annual Pride Parade drew an estimated half million attendees from waterfront to City Hall. The rollicking march featured dancing nuns, all male cheerleaders, and drag queens amid celebrity appearances. Police reported a peaceful event with no counter demonstrations.
President Clinton addressed 7000 veterans at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, calling the conflict a war not a police action. He announced two more DNA identifications, bringing the total Kore an War remains identified to a growing number, as U S searches resume in North Korea with a $2 million aid agreement.
The Thermon 1916 Hudson Speedster driven by Dick Burdick of Rosanky Texas and navigator Wayne Bell of Winter Springs Florida won the 18th History Channel Great Race despite mechanical issues. The 4000 mile event started June 11 in Boston with 100 cars and ended in Sacramento with 88 finishers. Burdick and Bell earned their fourth title and first with car No 120 defeating two time defending champions Rex Gardner and Gary Kuck. The race passed New Castle June 14 where the city vied for Best Lunch Stop, an honor New Castle took in 1998 with the Public Library receiving 5000 dollars.
London and Washington announcements from the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics report a draft mapping 90 percent of human DNA. The milestone promises genetic based medicine, with debates over patent rights and ownership of the genome.
The Guzzo family pressed the VA to honor Agostino Guzzo with a grave marker for his military service. After years of effort led by his widow and son, Sen. Christopher Dodd backed an amendment to the defense authorization bill to allow grave markers for unmarked mausoleums, though House action and VA objections remain.
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