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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1999
Page
6
Police say Emiko Taira, 48, was killed on a sidewalk in Okinawa when Namie Amuro’s mother was run over multiple times. The suspected killer, the singer’s brother in law, fled and was found dead in an apparent suicide. an empty powder insecticide container was in his car.
Ethnic Albanians sign a U S sponsored peace plan as negotiators press Serbs to accept an accord on the fourth day of Kosovo talks in Paris. Albanian leaders pledge unity and anticipate a one sided deal while Serbia resists and NATO threats loom.
Pentagon leaders warned that U S casualties could occur if NATO strikes Serb positions to press Milosevic toward a peace accord. Gen Michael Ryan and Gen Charles Krulak noted mobile Serb defenses, rough terrain, and adverse weather complicating targets. Senate debate focused on Kosovo funding and possible U S troop involvement.
In Colombo suburb Kelaniya a 5 1/2 pound bomb was found on the main rail line minutes before morning trains. Police removed it safely as clashes in other regions left 10 dead. The insurgency, seeking a Tamil homeland, has claimed over 57,000 lives since 1983.
Northern Ireland leaders David Trimble and Gerry Adams met in the White House after talks with President Clinton as efforts to form a governing coalition under the Good Friday accord continued. Both stressed serious discussion on decommissioning and disarmament amid a looming April deadline.
Catholic attorney Rosemary Nelson was killed by a bomb in Lurgan. An independent inquiry is urged as family and clergy condemn the attack. Police bring in an English chief to supervise the probe amid tensions over policing and political upheaval in Northern Ireland.
A federal judge ordered more than 2 million dollars owed to Cuba by U.S. phone firms be paid to the families of three men killed when their stall planes were shot down by Cuban jets in 1996. The ruling directs AT&T and MCI to transfer funds to Havana's ETECSA, part of Cuba’s long-distance revenue.
A prototype from Electrolux unveils a front door flat screen fridge that reads bar codes to display recipes, show a chef video, and allow email and television. It can place orders, send voice messages, and start the oven by a phone call. It warns when items run low and notifies users to buy eggs or milk.
Guardsman from BASF promises season long control of broadleaves and grasses, staying active in wet conditions and activating with less moisture when dry. It supports an early preemergence to eight- inch corn window, offering wide application and crop safety across tillage systems.
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