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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1998
Page
3
Washington reports that Iran tested a Shahab-3 missile capable of about 800 miles range, potentially reaching Israel, Saudi Arabia, and U.S. forces. Officials say the launch failed late in flight. cause under review, with possibilities of deliberate detonation or accidental explosion.
An international analysis of 2128 patients over 30 years shows those given post operative radiation were 21 percent more likely to die than surgery alone. The Lancet study challenges routine use and calls for reassessment by hospitals worldwide.
Gazi Ibrahim Abu Mezer, 24, convicted in federal court of plotting to blow up a busy New York subway station after testifying against legal advice and declaring his intent to kill as many Jews as possible. He shouted Allahu Akbar and held up a Koran as verdict was read. another Palestinian, Safi Khalil, was acquitted of the death by own action bombing.
A federal judge ruled MLK Jr I Have a Dream speech belongs to the public, a potential financial blow to Coretta Scott King and heirs. CBS News won copyright infringement suit after O Kelley found no copyright before distribution. Clinton named Joe Lockhart as McCurry successor in White House briefing room.
The Justice Department inspector general found no evidence tying the CIA or the department to the crack cocaine epidemic or to three men central to the drug trade, countering 1996 Mercury News allegations. The probe involved over 200 interviews and 40,000 documents. Separately, rail regulators approved a $10 billion Conrail divestiture, paving the way for CSX and Norfolk Southern to split routes by Aug. 22 pending challenges.
In Guatemala City the Rev Mario Leonel Orantes Najera and Margarita Lopez were jailed at San Sebastian church in the killing of Bishop Juan Gerardi. Gerardi, found April 26 beaten to death with a cement block, had just issued a human rights report. An international outcry followed and military links were suspected.
The Republican controlled House voted 296 to 132 to override President Clinton's veto of a ban on partial birth abortion. The chamber split across party lines with 77 Democrats joining 219 Republicans. The measure would ban the procedure with health exceptions challenged as unconstitutional and carry penalties for practitioners.
Washington AP report says leaders of top tech firms depicted Microsoft as a software saboteur and back-stabbing bully. They accused Windows dominance of pressuring makers to drop rivals while Microsoft declined to testify. Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Television Host Inc. executive Michael Jeffress criticized Microsoft’s conduct.
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr used two grand juries simultaneously to hear testimony from White House adviser Harold Ickes and Secret Service agent Larry Cockell. Cockell testified for about an hour and was told he would not have to return, while Ickes predicted limited questioning. The move comes as debate swirls in Justice and Congress over appointing an independent counsel to probe campaign fundraising in 1996.
Washington AP reports that farmer personal income fell 35 percent in Q1 1998 versus 1996, from 272 billion to 17.8 billion as exports faded and big crops arrived. Daschle Gephardt urge GOP support for relief, amid drought affected farmers and ongoing bids for price supports and emergency aid.
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