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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1997
Page
2
ALAMO Calif AP Alan Ecker spots a Suburban identical to his stolen vehicle in traffic and calls police while following it. CHP Sgt Cliff Kroeger says it’s unusual for a victim to see his stolen car on the road. Officers stopped the driver. the car was in good condition with 800 extra miles. Ecker then drives it home.
Senate's No 2 Republican, Richard Lugar, said on ABC's This Week he would back an end run around Sen. Jesse Helms to force a Weld ambassador hearing. Weld resigned Massachusetts governor post to press his Mexico bid, while Helms withholds a hearing citing drug policy concerns.
Ramzi Yousef and Eyad Ismail go on trial in Manhattan facing conspiracy charges for the 1993 WTC blast that killed six and wounded more than a thousand. Judge Kevin Duffy will hear voir dire on potential pretrial prejudice as the case looms over a related subway plot.
Israel imposes a tough blockade and deploys soldiers, bomb squads, and police in major cities after a double terror attack and a deadly West Bank shooting. A 57-year-old Palestinian man was killed near Hebron's Carmel settlement. Security forces detained 37 more Palestinians suspected of terrorist activity, bringing total detentions to 116 since the Jerusalem bombing. U S citizens were advised to avoid central areas.
Beat Generation writer William S Burroughs, Harvard class of 1936, died Saturday at age 83 after a heart attack. His novel Naked Lunch reshaped prose with rambling stream of consciousness. Burroughs, famed as visionary by some and depraved by others, led a tumultuous life across multiple countries and, in 1951, killed his common law wife in a liquor glass incident.
Firefighters gained the upper hand across Southern California as heat topped 100 degrees. Two San Diego County fires were expected to be contained by Monday. A 720 acre San Diego blaze grew from downed power lines, while another 480 acre fire caused 81.75 million in damage and destroyed eleven homes, 15 outbuildings, and three vehicles. A separate 100 acre fire burned north of Santa Barbara, and 260 firefighters battled another 100 acre blaze in Los Padres National Forest northwest of Santa Barbara.
George Soros plans to spend at least 25 million in Baltimore over five years through a local branch of the Open Society Institute. Mayor Schmoke has advocated drug treatment on demand, positioning the philanthropy to expand needle exchange and economic development. The institute headquarters are in New York.
Delta MD-90 passengers were held on a remote runway for over an hour after a bomb threat note found in a magazine aboard Flight 858 from Phoenix to Dallas Fort Worth. Four people injured minor during emergency evacuation. note read Youre going to die on this flight. Dana Keeton, a passenger, recalled the frightening scene.
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