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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1998
Page
5
Penn State students and other youths rioted as bars closed early, clashing with police, lighting bonfires, smashing windows, and tearing street light poles. Fourteen officers were hurt in up to 1500-strong unrest, more than 20 arrests, three storefronts and 33 lights damaged, property damage estimated at $50,000.
Michael Lauria, father of Donna Lauria slain in 1976, asks filmmaker Spike Lee to abandon a movie about the Son of Sam killer. Lee plans Bronx filming for Summer of Sam near Donna Lauria’s shooting site, underscoring community impact of the case.
Kayla Grove, 9, was left behind by her Wrightsville parents who each assumed the other had her after they drove off in separate cars from a Maryland gas station rest stop. She waited nearly four hours before being found, calmly keeping company with staff and visitors.
Three brothers aged 10, 9, and 7 died in a Sunday fire attack in Ballymoney, as sectarian tensions flare over a Protestant march. A neighbor heard them cry, their Catholic mother escaped with her Protestant boyfriend, and authorities urged identification of protesters. A reward was offered and officials called the killings a turning point in the Orange Order march dispute.
The Zapruder film of President Kennedy's assassination goes on sale to the public for 19.98 dollars in a 45 minute video with a 40 minute preamble and six showings of the enhanced clip. The Zapruder family aims to recoup about 350000 dollars and hopes historians and researchers gain access while noting the footage is disturbing and may not be suitable for children. Life magazine previously bought rights for 50000 dollars.
A distraught father shot and killed his two young daughters and himself in Antioch California just hours after holding the pair hostage. Ramirez had been wanted for murder and had forced his way into the home of ex-girlfriend Cami Viramontes. The incident followed a similar 1991 case in the same town, amplifying community unease.
In Tokyo Hashimoto acknowledged responsibility for the Liberal Democratic Party defeat in parliamentary elections. Japan faces its worst postwar recession with rising unemployment and toxic banking conditions as voters express broad anger. North Korea's Kim Jong Il announced the district he will run from in upcoming elections as he contends with consolidating power after his father’s death.
Moscow reports that Russia and the IMF have agreed on all major points of a rescue loan to stabilize the economy. Officials had cited a potential 10 to 15 billion dollar bailout, though the final amount was not disclosed.
Lagos Nigeria AP reports Moshood Abiola, Nigeria's famed political prisoner, died in custody after four years in prison. A letter published Sunday portrays isolation and despair with the line I was like a man put in an open grave. He died Tuesday while meeting visiting U.S. officials, just before a planned release.
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