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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1998
Page
9
In West Valley City Utah five young girls aged 2 to 6 died after entering a parked car trunk to play during a 96 degree day. Police Lt Charles Ilsley called the deaths heat exposure and autopsy results were pending.
The Blassie family in St Louis presses for the Medal of Honor for Air Force Lt Michael J Blassie whose remains were moved from the Tomb of the Unknowns to his hometown after DNA testing identified him. Military officials say the medal symbolically honors the Unknown Soldier and should stay at Arlington. Blassie fell in South Vietnam in 1972 and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after reburial.
Navy researchers unveil a nonpolluting propellant using alcohol to ignite hydrogen peroxide. Major aerospace firms are discussing energy extraction from concentrated hydrogen peroxide for rockets and potential automotive use. The peroxide is touted as nontoxic when diluted with water and could aid satellite launches and spaceflight.
Saddam Hussein told Iraqis on Saturday the United States would reap only thorns in its drive against Baghdad. He urged Iran to normalize ties, criticized U N arms inspectors, and marked victory over Iran with 101-gun salute. He warned against sanctions relief without verification and named a hard line in Tehran resisting reform.
President Laurent Kabila attends a peace summit in Zimbabwe while Congo mobilizes at Kinshasa base recruiting hundreds to the army amid warnings of a Rwanda-backed rebellion in the east. Kigali accuses Kinshasa of aggression, with talks in Victoria Falls dim.
Catholic youths attacked two police officers after a Protestant Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry. Police fired two shots to disperse crowds as rioting continued for hours. officers were hospitalized in stable condition. The event followed tense negotiations between Protestant leaders and Bogside residents over the Diamond march.
Fresh rains unleashed more mudslides and floods in Seoul as a storm from China battered South Korea. At least seven died, including two American soldiers buried at their camp south of Seoul. Twelve injured, ten hospitalised, with names withheld pending relatives. The 304th Signal Battalion of the 8th Army's 1st Signal Brigade confirmed casualties. The storm has now left 212 dead nationwide.
Former MI5 agent David Shayler alleges Britain’s foreign intelligence service financed about 160000 dollars to an Islamic group to assassinate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The BBC interview follows denials from the government and ongoing extradition efforts in Paris.
AP reports peace talks for Kosovo province back on track as a Western diplomat notes a heavy Serb crackdown waning. A KLA faction agrees in principle to an alliance with politicians to form an ethnic Albanian negotiating team. Milosevic backs restoring autonomy while KLA insists on full secession.
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