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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1998
Page
5
The Census Bureau reports 29.7 million Americans of Hispanic origin in 1997, up from 28.9 million in 1996. Of these, about 55.8 percent were born in the United States and 68 percent of Hispanic families are married couples. Nearly 24 percent of Hispanics work in technical, sales, and administrative roles.
Training missions for B 2 stealth bombers were suspended due to a potential problem with initiators in the air crew ejection system. Ten bombers are at Whiteman AFB and eleven more in production at Edwards AFB will be repaired. Authorities expect the suspension to lift in seven to ten days.
In Calcutta and other Indian cities thousands march for peace amid India and Pakistan nuclear tests. Demonstrations praise restraint and criticize weaponry while noting economic strains and renewed border tensions.
In Nazca Peru archaeologists warn the desert glyphs face rapid decay from careless tourists looters and dumping trucks. Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici calls the lines the worlds largest hieroglyphics dated 1 000 to 2 000 years ago. The site receives only 10 000 this year for protection with no ongoing funding.
Congo's government accuses Rwanda of masterminding the uprising as Banyamulenge Tutsi rebels and Rwandan troops push across eastern Congo toward Bukavu and Goma. Fighting rages in Kisangani and Kitona while Kinshasa protests intensify amid protests in Kinshasa and foreign mediation efforts.
In Mexico City police detained a 13 year old suspected of killing 11 year old Carlos Armando Villegas after neighbors confronted him at his home. The slain boy disappeared on July 29 and was found July 31 in a cardboard box, with blood stains reported at the suspect’s house. The town youth was moved to a detention center for minors.
Monsoon floods and landslides have killed 113 people in Nepal since June with rescue teams distributing aid in lowlands near the Himalayas. About 8,000 families lost homes or crops and damages reach about 1.8 million dollars. The Home Ministry warned of more rain for two weeks. The same report notes Vatican Radio says Vatican has exclusive rights to the pope’s voice and Italian court orders withdrawal of the compact disc Forgive Us.
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