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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1998
Page
5
Occidental Chemical Corp agreed to drop multi million-dollar claims against Niagara Falls to settle 19-year-old Love Canal evacuation lawsuits. The company will also pay 250000 to fund parks in the resettled area, reimbursing the city for part of the evacuation costs.
Lexington AP two former Davidson County jail guards Christian Sherman Williams and Kenneth Lee Wood, both 30s, were jailed on $50,000 bail each after indictments accusing improper sexual activity with women inmates. Williams also faces charge of stealing four silver dollars from an inmate. Sheriff Hege alleged District Attorney Morris engineered the indictments to embarrass him. Morris denied it. Meanwhile, Washington AP Republicans and conservatives backed a bill ending the marriage penalty, arguing tax relief for married couples.
The Navy continues dredging sand to create a megaport for nuclear powered aircraft carriers near downtown San Diego. Environmentalists have sued twice to stop the project, warning the three 1,000 foot carriers could raise disaster risk. Laura Hunter of EHC cites vessel repairs and fluid draining as concerns.
Hundreds of students in Surabaya join protests calling for President Suharto to step down as inflation and unemployment surge. In Jakarta and other cities, campuses press for democratic and economic reforms during Indonesia's worsening financial turmoil. The movement follows a rupiah collapse last year.
Italian court in Miami hears Pietro Venezia, accused of killing Florida tax collector Donald Bonham on Christmas Eve 1993. Venezia, an Italian citizen, fled to Italy and was extradition-blocked. eight Italian judges in the Miami proceeding will decide guilt and civil damages, with the trial to resume in Italy. Bonham’s widow testified via translator about the fatal shooting as groceries spilled outside the North Miami home.
In Denver a three judge panel of the 10th U S Circuit heard Timothy McVeigh’s attorneys urge a new trial for the Oklahoma City bombing case citing juror misconduct and a prior purport ed confession story. Prosecutor Sean Connolly defended the trial’s impartiality and diligence. The ruling is not expected before summer.
The ban on direct marketing in China sparked unrest in Zhangjiajie and a riot in Wuhan as hundreds protested. Authorities reported injuries and arrests after cars were smashed and stores looted. U S trade chief Barshefsky criticized the crackdown while Amway Avon and Mary Kay cited investment and income for millions of Chinese.
Jacquie Walker, serving two terms as mayor of Drummond, loses office due to being an American citizen. A Maine native living in Drummond 31 years, she learned in February that provincial law bars non-Canadians from voting or holding municipal office under certain rules, despite prior allowance for non-Canadians to participate locally.
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