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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1998
Page
5
Police say nine men aged 26 to 54 assaulted a homeless woman and restrained her boyfriend under a railroad bridge near a car wash. The victim was hospitalized and released. Six accused offenders were reported homeless. charges include aggravated rape kidnapping and assault.
In Englewood Colorado a brother and sister aged 8 and 9 suffocated after entering an unused horizontal chest freezer with an outside latch while in the care of a babysitter. The freezer was not plugged in and they were found unconscious after about 20 minutes.
A judge refused bail Friday for Kenneth Kimes aged 23 and his mother Santo 63 in a suspected mother and son con team under investigation in Irene Silvermans disappearance. They remain held on Utah bad check warrants since July 5 and are being questioned though not charged with the missing woman case. Police say they had some of her identification cards and more of her financial documents were found in their Lincoln Town Car.
Russia's State Duma adjourned for summer without passing key elements of the austerity package. Prime Minister Kiriyenko said the government would decree the rejected measures. IMF and World Bank demand the plan before $17 billion in new loans. The Duma still approved a 5 percent sales tax. rejected income tax and social cuts. The economy, hit by the Asian crisis and oil price falls, shrank again this year. The budget due August 26.
The FBI seeks authority to obtain exact cell phone locations for up to two days without court approval in felonies or emergencies, with tighter language under review after a Justice Department official warned the plan may not meet its goal of universal court orders. The proposal ties to a 1994 law on digital wiretapping and echoes earlier assurances by FBI Director Freeh and Attorney General Reno.
Indonesian women activists rallied outside the defense headquarters denouncing the military for failing to prevent mass rapes during May riots. They cite 168 women and girls raped, 20 killed, and homes burned, amid a crisis that toppled President Suharto after 32 years in power. A national inquiry is to be set up and a $3.7 billion compensation suit was filed against Gen Wiranto and police chiefs.
An AP report describes a 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Alishan Taiwan triggering landslides and bridge collapses. Four killed, 19 injured as mountain roads and a tunnel exit are buried. Rail and power lines damaged, with worst southern Taiwan damage since 1964.
In Zamboanga del Norte province, heavy rain caused a mountain mudslide that buried several houses in Sergio Osmena. Two bodies were recovered Friday, with at least five more people still missing. three neighbors rescued hours after the slide reported seven others buried.
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