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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1998
Page
3
Xinhua reports residents of Zhelaizhai village in Gansu province show Latin physical traits and cultural ties. Archaeologists believe about 6,000 Roman soldiers who survived a 53 B.C. defeat in Central Asia may have settled in northwestern China over two millennia ago.
A Cessna and a Proteus twene ee plane collided over the Atlantic near Quiberon, 300 miles southwest of Paris. Six bodies recovered, nine missing and presumed dead. Rescue teams, helicopters, and speedboats searched as Transport Minister Gayssot visited the scene.
Three U S Navy sailors Damon Hargrove Daryl Benson and Timothy Tolbert were acquitted of 12 charges in Perth Australia after more than a year in jail. They were on leave from the USS Constellation when alleged rape of a 15 year old girl occurred on May 5 1997. The men returned home as witnesses described their release. Meanwhile authorities reported massive Yangtze River floods with millions evacuated as farmers formed a human breakwater and volunteers worked to seal levees against renewed rains.
Two F-14 fighters from the USS Dwight D Eisenhower collided Thursday in the eastern Mediterranean about 150 miles southwest of western Turkey. One pilot was killed, the other injured. both crew from the second aircraft were unhurt and returned to the carrier. The crash is under Navy investigation during routine flight operations.
Keizo Obuchi, supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won a lower house vote for prime minister in Tokyo. The result followed a split with the upper house where Naoto Kan led the opposition. Obuchi pledged decisive reform and an economic cabinet amid market concerns.
A group of 13 machinists called The Lucky 13 claimed the $29.7 million Powerball jackpot after buying 130 tickets near the Indiana line. They will split about $12.42 million each before taxes once Indiana verifies the ticket.
Prosecutors led by Kenneth Starr will grill President Clinton on a wide range of inconsistencies and alleged sexual encounters with other women. They analyze a Lewinsky stained dress and review Clinton's deposition in the Paula Jones case as they seek evidence of contact and motive.
Angela Dickinson, wounded in the Capitol shootout, says she can identify the gunman accused of killing two federal officers. The suspect, Russell Weston Jr., remains hospitalized after a gun battle that killed the officers. Dickinson intends to testify, while Weston’s arraignment was postponed.
Former Gov George Wallace, 78, is serious but stable in Jackson Hospital ICU after a difficult night. Doctors continued oxygen and antibiotics, avoiding a tracheotomy as his condition improves. Wallace may be released in about three days. His son George Wallace Jr cited breathing and white blood cell count as factors.
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