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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1999
Page
3
A Census report finds about 20 percent of Americans struggle to cover essential bills, with the poorest most affected. Even higher income households face instability as expenses rise, and many rely on family or government aid when emergencies occur.
Washington notes say despite 35 years of anti poverty efforts the government has had limited success in geographic pockets like Appalachia inner cities and the rural South. Clinton urges Congress tax incentives and loan guarantees to spur investment in Mississippi Delta Appalachia reservations and inner cities. Experts differ with some praising targeted programs while others warn of misallocation and outmigration. Poverty among children remains near 20 percent though elderly poverty fell thanks to Social Security.
Boston police renew the Strangler investigation using DNA to test evidence from the early 1960s killings. Ex-factory worker Albert DeSalvo confessed but was never tried for murder. he died in 1973. Officers face missing sperm samples logs and other obstacles to conclusively prove one killer.
Briefs recount Apollo 11's third man to walk on the moon John Glenn? No. Other notes cite 1969 achievements with unclear blurbs. Meanwhile in Mushkoh Valley, India reports heavy fighting with scores of guerrillas and soldiers killed, highlighting the high casualties in the disputed region.
Gov John G Rowland signed a new state run witness protection law named for 8 year old Leroy Brown to shield witnesses especially children from retaliation. The measure hailed as the most comprehensive in the country aims to protect those testifying in murder cases following the January double killings in Bridgeport of Leroy Brown and his mother Karen Clarke.
Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi and Chinese leader Zhu sealed an agreement on services access to advance Beijings bid to join the WTO. The pact, expanding a 1997 goods deal, remains secret, with talks to resume later on US and EU terms. Obuchi urged renewed China US negotiations despite Beijing demanding more for NATO bombing reparations.
A 15-year-old, Joshua Phillips, was found guilty of fatally bludgeoning and stabbing 8-year-old Maddie Clifton in Jacksonville. The jury convicts him of murder and he faces a possible life sentence without parole. Clifton family members showed emotion outside the courthouse as Maddie’s mother spoke of justice.
Two Norman Rockwell paintings valued at 175000 were found in Philadelphia, recovered after a Brazilian man tried to appraise and sell them at a local gallery. They had been stolen from a Minneapolis Rockwell exhibit in 1978 along with five other works. The FBI said no charges have been filed and the man is not a suspect. he reportedly came from South America to visit relatives and had the paintings in lieu of a debt.
NATO peacekeepers report a potential mass grave near Pec Ljubenic likely holding up to 350 bodies. If confirmed, it would be the largest among about 100 discovered graves tied to ethnic Albanian killings during Serb forces campaign in Kosovo. UNHCR warns of dire humanitarian conditions as winter nears.
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