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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1998
Page
2
Washington AP reports Attorney General Janet Reno postponed a decision on appointing an independent counsel to probe Harold Ickes. Reno sought up to 60 more days to review evidence amid perjury allegations tied to the Diamond Walnut strike and Teamsters support.
President Clinton met Yasser Arafat and pledged to nearly double U.S. aid to the Palestinians as part of a donors conference flags. About 32 billion in aid was pledged by multiple nations. Clinton announced extending a 100 million per year program plus 400 million more for Gaza and the West Bank. Arafat urged independence while criticizing Israeli closures that harm the Palestinian economy.
NASA starts countdown for Thursday launch of Endeavour to place the first American ISS module Zarya in orbit. Two spacewalkers will link the U S component Unity to Zarya, with docking and power connections planned two days after liftoff amid 40 percent weather odds.
Texas death row inmate Martin Gurule remains at large four days after a suspected escape with six others from Ellis Unit near Houston. Guards and tracking dogs search heavy woods and swamp as authorities confirm a hacksaw blade was found and that he likely climbed fences onto the roof, entering fog and disappearing.
A Washington AP report outlines the European Union compiling a 311 term list from ABM to Y2K to clarify UN General Assembly Sustainable Development documents. It includes FBI, CIA and EU acronyms like ARAS MUS EURERA SPRINT and MANPADS with EU presidency in Austria guiding the effort.
In Chicago a 35 year old man clung to the luggage rack of his sport utility vehicle as two teenage thieves drove off Sunday. Police chased for 20 minutes through the city, hitting a light pole and fences before stopping on an expressway. The man, Charles Gardner, 35, was hospitalized in fair condition with minor cuts and burns from electrical wires. The teens, ages 15 and 16, face pending charges.
Five people, four of them family members, were found slain at a Dalton Township home near Muskegon. A 12 year old relative and a second teen were arrested as investigations describe a brutal crime scene. Seth Privacky, 18, was later arrested about a mile away. an acquaintance, also 18, was detained earlier near the home. The prosecutor called it a mass murder with two suspects believed responsible.
In Louisa Virginia AP reports a year after a series of booby trap bombings that killed Tammy Baker and wounded Sabrina Brewer, residents fear everyday items like a golf ball. No arrests made. investigators see possible links to multiple attacks. Town fears a serial bomber as cleanups become harder.
The Clinton administration urged the Supreme Court to allow statistical adjustments to the 2000 census to offset minority undercounting, arguing the plan meets constitutional goals of allocating House seats and federal aid. Republicans counter that only a 100 percent head count is lawful, and the Court signaled division over whether actual enumeration permits estimates.
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