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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1998
Page
6
In Jacksonville, a minivan ran off I-95 and landed upside down in a watery ditch. About 25 bystanders rushed in, punched through a window, and rolled the vehicle upright on the third try. the driver, Karimbhai N. Maredia, 51, was listed in critical condition.
Stone Mountain Park police arrested Gary Griffin 48 Thomas Flynn 35 and Michael Davidek 29 after they parachuted from a Stone Mountain cable car about 500 feet above a field below. They stuffed parachutes into a bag and were charged with reckless conduct.
In Fort Lauderdale Florida a Sikh temple leader Paramjit Pannu age 44 opened fire after a prayer service killing Gurtej Dhaliwal 39 in the temple parking lot and wounding two others before fatally shooting himself in an dispute over seating chairs.
Kinshasa protests target France after diplomats are expelled as student marches surround France's embassy. Western blame spreads amid war with rebels in the east and the West blamed for Congo's exploitation dating to colonial times. A former Mobutu ally’s ouster frames U.S. and French influence, with Kinshasa's media echoing suspicions of Western meddling.
The United States and Britain proposed trying two Libyan intelligence agents in a Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands to end a decade-long impasse. If Libya cooperates, UN sanctions from 1992 would be suspended or lifted. otherwise, existing measures would tighten. The plan, praised by Madeleine Albright as “call the Libyan government's bluff,” awaits Libya's response with no immediate reply from Tripoli.
A federal appeals panel struck down the Census Bureau plan to use statistical sampling for the 2000 census. The court held that using sampling to determine population for apportioning representatives violates the Census Act, signaling potential Supreme Court appeal by supporters.
In Tamil Nadu, a locally brewed drink served at a village party in Paruveedhi reportedly poisoned guests. Police say methyl alcohol taint caused multiple deaths, with about 45 dead, 25 blinded and over 100 hospitalized.
An Air Force F-16 based at Osan air base crashed 1,000 yards off Anin port 125 miles east of Seoul. Pilot David Murphy, 31, parachuted to safety and was picked up by a South Korean fishing boat. About 37,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea under a mutual defense treaty.
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