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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1998
Page
13
President Boris Yeltsin, 67, canceled his meetings after doctors diagnosed an acute respiratory infection with acute laryngotracheitis. The Kremlin said he had a sore throat and was treated with antibiotics while staying at his country home outside Moscow, not hospitalized. He reported discomfort in speaking.
The Senate unanimously urged creation of a United Nations tribunal to indict and try Iraqi president Saddam Hussein as an international war criminal. The nonbinding 93 to 0 vote reflected frustration over handling Saddam and backed U.N. proceedings despite U.S. policy tensions with the United Nations.
A winter storm slammed northern Indiana with over a foot of snow and 50 mph winds. The Lake Michigan shoreline eroded, destroying homes atop dunes and washing away a beach house. Power restored to most, but about 8,450 customers still dark. A $1.7 million shoreline project is months away, leaving residents bracing for more damage.
The 1050 mile Iditarod trails drivers toward the Yukon River with John Baker leading and Dee Dee Jonrowe close behind after Cripple. Prizes include 3500 dollars plus a gourmet wilderness meal though a 24 hour layover remains pending. Race could finish Tuesday if weather holds.
North Korea announced a wartime mobilization to defend against a perceived South Korean military buildup. Pyongyang distributed the statement to foreign diplomats and aid workers as sirens sounded and residents sought shelter in underground air raid shelters. South Korea, the United States, and China prepared to resume four party talks aimed at peace on the peninsula amid a continued threat state of war since 1950s conflict.
Arafat security forces quell protests in Nablus as Palestinians clash with police and troops. In Hebron, stones and firebombs meet rubber bullets tear gas and stun grenades with five injuries. In Kosovo, Albanian leaders push for firm action amid rising deaths after police offensives.
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