Minamata poisoning legacy scars Japanese town and workers
In Minamata, the Chisso chemical plant dumped mercury into the bay from 1932, triggering a disaster that left thousands poisoned and hundreds dead. Despite a 1997 relief push and continuing stigma, the town faces lingering pain, job loss, and decades of compensation battles with Chisso.
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Minamata
Japan
Chisso Chemical
Chisso Co
Chisso
Tsuginori Hamamoto
Hiroyuki Moriyama
Masaaki Kuboki
Jinichi Hamatsuki
Modo
Minamata's Bay
Jerusalem braces for millennium with religious limits
In Jerusalem the millennium party faces strict norms as Dec 31 1999 falls on the Jewish sabbath. Rabbis threaten kosher license penalties for music and dancing while hotels seek low key events to avoid losing revenue. Tourism officials warn of heavy visitor numbers and possible tent cities to house pilgrims.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Jonathan Harpaz
Jerusalem Hotels ‘Association
Tiki Mula
Ramada
Holy Land
Shmuel Borstein
Borstein
David Dassa
Ehud Olmert
Johanne Malka
East Jerusalem
Nabil Kassis
Jesus
West Bank
Bethlehem
Kassis
Palestinian Authority
UN envoy visits East Timor in secret talks in Baucau
U N envoy Jamsheed Marker flew to Baucau on an Indonesian military plane for brief talks with clergy student leaders former guerrillas and local officials amid tensions over East Timor independence autonomy and possible vote. He met Indonesian and Portuguese officials praising restraint and dialogue while violence and arrests continue in the troubled territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baucau
Indonesia
East Timor
U.N
Jamsheed Marker
Pinion
Marker
Bali
Dili
Suharto
B.J. Habibie
Portugal
New York
United Nations
Carlos Belo
Legal Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Ector County Texas
On June 30 1998 the sheriff seized property under district court judgments and will sell on the first Tuesday in August 1998 at the West Door of the Odessa Courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm to the highest bidder the defendants right title and interest in the described real estate in Ector County Texas as directed by the court decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
District Court
Ector County
Texas
Ector
Japan ponders fate of doomsday cult guru and gallows
In Tokyo, Shoko Asahara, founder of Aum Shinrikyo, faces a possible death sentence for the subway nerve gas attack that killed twelve. Courts hear cases four times monthly, with defense arguing against capital punishment as public opinion weighs on Japan's death row. Amnesty International cites about fifty on death row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shoko Asahara
Asahara
Aum Shinri
Osamu Watanabe
Japan
Watanabe
Ikuo Hayashi
Shizue Takahashi
Amnesty International
Legal Notice of Property Parcels and Court Case
Public record notice lists multiple parcels in Odessa and Ector County Texas including Lots 7-8 Block 1 Gillespie Addition and Lot 2 Block 11 385 Ranch Estates 2nd Filing. references volumes 920 and 941 Deed Records with accounts R34069 R17910 R17911 R17912 R17913. case C-6562-T Ector County vs John E Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Addition
City of
Odessa
Ector County
Texas
Ranch Estates
John E. Parks
Davis Heights
Ector County Sues Over Property Parcels and Sale Terms
A public notice from Odessa Texas in June 1998 outlines multiple Ector County cases against Bourg Fleming and others. It details lot descriptions, tracts, and parcels, including 17.00 acre and 6.38 acre portions, with sale to satisfy judgments and rights of redemption per law. The notice is signed by Yearwood and Charlotte Jordan, deputy.
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Eugenie Bourg
Western Hills
Demolition Ng of
Indiana, Inc
Kenneth D. Fleming
Tomey
Yearwood
Charlotte Jordan
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