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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1998

Page

8

Sweden's Storsjo Monster Elusive To Lake Hunt

In Sweden near the 160 square mile Storsj o lake a flotilla led by investigator Adrian Shine searched for the famed monster. Despite 12 sonar blips and a daylong effort the hunt yielded inconclusive but hopeful results. Locals express belief while descriptions of the creature vary from 15 to 50 feet, with dog or fishlike heads and possible sounds, amid theories from whirlwinds to moose.

Oestersund Sweden Storsjoe Lake Adrian Shine Shine Chessie South Bay Besse Chesapeake Bay Lake Erie Stockholm Olle Mattsson Adrian Hunt Storsjon

Dozens reported killed in Colombia fighting with rebels

The clash in Choco state near Rio Sucio involved about 600 FARC fighters attacking three counterinsurgency battalions. FARC claimed 53 soldiers killed, 30 wounded, and 20 captured, while the army reported numerous deaths and 19 soldiers wounded as fighting stretched from Friday to Sunday.

Bogota Colombia Radionet Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC Rio Sucio Choco Panama The Red Cross Apartado Jorge Cardona Associated Press Andres Pastrana

Ukrainian mine blast leaves at least 17 dead

A methane explosion at a Ukrainian coal mine kills 17 miners and injures several others. Rescue teams search the shaft as authorities assess the cause and safety lapses.

U S Embassy in Albania to be evacuated soon

In Tirana Albania AP reports hundreds of soldiers from the United States and allied forces are preparing for an imminent evacuation of the U S Embassy as threats of attacks intensify. The developing situation centers on security deployments and contingency measures around the embassy complex.

U.S Albania Tirana United States

King Hussein Adds Brother Regent Powers In Absentia

Jordan's King Hussein, undergoing cancer treatment in the United States, grants 51 year old Crown Prince Hassan expanded constitutional authority to act as regent and run state affairs from his Mayo Clinic hospital bed in Rochester Minnesota. The decree aims to shuffle the government as criticism rises over water pollution and opaque economic data.

Amman Jordan Hussein United States Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Hassan

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