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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1998
Page
1
Hurricane Bonnie moves offshore after brushing North Carolina with strong winds and rain. Residents report minor damage and authorities urge remaining precautions while the storm track shifts away from land. Continuous coverage awaits updates from weather services and local officials.
Mexico City AP report says Popocatepetl, an 18000 foot volcano 50 miles southeast of the capital, fired a gas steam plume nearly 5000 feet above its crater. Officials noted little overall change in activity with several isolated exhalations overnight.
Bunny the Asian elephant at Mesker Park Zoo Indiana weighs 7300 pounds after a trim of 1100 pounds from last year. Zoo officials report flawless behavior during Wednesday weigh in and celebrate the healthy drop in weight.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 357.36 points to 8165.99 amid a 12.6 percent summer slide driven by troubles in Russia and doubts over Japan. Trading topped 2 billion shares as the index slid more than 10 percent from its prior high for the first time since October.
Moscow AP reports mounting calls for Boris Yeltsin to step down as Parliament proposes Soviet style fixes including currency controls and fixed prices to stem Russia’s financial crisis. Yeltsin spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembsky denied plans to quit while Washington and the Kremlin confirmed the Yeltsin Clinton summit remains on for next week. Viktor Chernomyrdin, the new prime minister, claimed Thursday night that See RUSSIA on Page 2A.
The California Air Resources Board weighs declaring diesel exhaust toxic as staff say diesel engines cause over half of the state's harmful emissions. Regulators could pursue cleaner fuels or engine tech rather than a ban, with industry warning of higher prices for milk, computers, produce, and other goods.
An NSBF balloon launched from Palestine ended its mission at 3:23 a.m. after an oilfield power outage, landing in an empty field near Andrews. The 2,200 pound telescope, carried by a 28 million cubic foot helium balloon, was tracked by GPS and found by Ron Moose of Moose Electric as fuses blew in the area.
Two suspects in the U S Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania have been brought to New York for trial. Khalid Salim confessed to planning a martyrdom attack and throwing a grenade at a Nairobi guard. Mohammed Saddiq Odeh was later moved to the U S. The FBI charges seek murder and WMD use with possible death penalty.
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