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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1998
Page
5
Cody Johnston, 22, sues a weekly newspaper and the court system, claiming a computer glitch turned a traffic ticket report into a deviate sexual conduct conviction. He seeks unspecified damages after learning of the error from his parents, wife, and sister.
A Navy EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft crashed in the desert about 14 miles north of Prince Sultan Air Base. The four man crew ejected safely and were being recovered by rescue helicopters, according to Joint Task Force Southwest Asia. The air base lies southeast of Riyadh.
Mark Hatterer, a septic tank cleaner in York, rescued a drowning Scottish Terrier from a septic tank. He performed mouth to snout resuscitation and chest pumps after pulling the unconscious dog from the muck.
At Mount Herzl in Jerusalem a torch ceremony and fireworks greeted Israel’s 50th anniversary as Prime Minister Netanyahu praised a “modern miracle.” Yet regional tensions and domestic divides shadowed the occasion, with Palestinians recalling “al naqba” and calls for peace lingering over the celebrations.
Thousands of students marched from the campus to downtown Harare in the largest protest yet against President Robert Mugabe’s 18 years in power. The High Court had ordered police to permit the demonstration, which halted downtown traffic for over two hours with no violence reported.
Washington AP Brazil announces a two year plan to expand government protection to about 62 million acres of Amazon and Atlantic Forest lands in a World Bank WWF led alliance. Decrees protect new areas totaling almost 4 million acres as partners pledge funding and broader action.
In British Columbia a human rights tribunal ruled Glacier Park Lodge owner Gordon Robson discriminated against Rico Micallef and his three children by suggesting they eat in the cafeteria rather than the main dining room. He must pay $840, sparking vows to avoid doing business in B C. In Paris, an Ariane rocket launched Egypts first satellite Nilesat 101 and a Japanese satellite from Kourou, marking the 108th Ariane success.
In central Italy, about 3000 churches and historic buildings damaged by September quakes in Umbria and Marche may fall to organized crime as attention shifts. Antonio Paolucci, former culture minister, warned that looting could increase once focus moves away. In Vienna, an Austrian exile was arrested in a sting for seeking 15 million dollars from Mohamed Al Fayed over documents alleging Dodi and Princess Diana were murdered.
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