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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1999
Page
2
Three homeless men died in an early morning fire in an abandoned Charleston building. Firefighters battled flames for over an hour as two rescuers were treated for minor injuries from falling plaster. Dennis Murray and Howard Holton Jr were identified. both died of smoke inhalation.
The 7th Marquess of Bristol, jailed twice for heroin and cocaine possession, died in his sleep at 44 after a troubled life marked by addiction and a 1991 drug raid. His death leaves questions over the cost to his family of his years of substance abuse.
Amnesty International says the world lacks political will to ban child soldiers by 2000. The group backs raising the minimum military recruiting age to 18 from 15, as debates at the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva consider an optional protocol. Forty four nations recruit under 14, with most child combatants in Africa and Asia.
Veg groups from 31 countries gathered at the World Vegetarian Congress in Chiang Mai to launch the Asian Vegetarian Union and pledge to convert at least 5 percent of their populations by the millennium. Delegates discussed plant-based diets, environmental impacts, and potential AIDS herb therapies.
Republicans push to call Monica Lewinsky and other witnesses as the White House weighs public opinion and seeks an early dismissal. Senate leaders plan a two week delay on witness decision while prosecutors and the White House present arguments.
Janet Reno ties Homer Cummings for second-longest tenure as U S attorney general after sworn in March 12 1993. President Clinton nominated her amid controversy over independent counsel debates. Rise in youth gun violence cited as at least partial impact of her policy push for after school programs and youth crime resources.
In Calcutta and across India debate swirls after the government outlawed quinacrine pellets used for non surgical female sterilization. Proponents praise access for the poor while opponents flag cancer risks and political motives, noting many women value non invasive, work preserving methods.
The Mormon church bans e mail and faxes for missionary communications with families, allowing limited exceptions for areas with poor postal service. Missionaries, aged 19 to 22, typically phone home twice a year and must not write more than weekly. Bonnie Carter of Orem has relatives on missions and one son in Sweden.
In Sarajevo region five UN police were injured after NATO troops killed Dragan Gagovic, a Bosnian Serb accused of wartime rapes. A crowd attacked a UN station, injuring officers from India, Portugal, Spain, Germany and the US. The incident follows NATO actions near Foca, 30 miles southeast of Sarajevo.
The Clinton administration will seek large funding boosts for open space preservation. The plan proposes spending from 500 million to 15 billion dollars yearly on federal land purchases and state grants for urban parks and conservation, with Gore unveiling a livable communities initiative featuring at least 100 million annually in grants and tax incentives to safeguard farmland and green spaces.
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