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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1998
Page
9
Marietta speakers urge schools to use testing to keep drugs out, proposing student tests as a condition of schooling. Gingrich says he will begin staff drug testing and supports swift action if behavior is suspicious, addressing about 100 parents at a drug awareness seminar north of Atlanta.
A severe thunderstorm with 70 mph winds killed three people and damaged dozens of homes in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The National Weather Service said no tornado was involved. About 32 houses were damaged Friday night, and large portions of the city lost power, with about 15,000 still without electricity Saturday.
At the San Diego Zoo a rare albino koala named Onya Birri made its first public appearance. The infant clung to its mother and displayed white fur pink nose and pale eyes as it munched eucalyptus leaves born in September and about the size of a jelly bean.
Mullah leads prayer for more than 1200 dead in Dashtak after a May quake. A landslide buried homes and a school, with 140 children among the victims. UN aid limited to three helicopters for 700 square miles and 100 villages as aftershocks continue. Survivors plead for food tents and water amid a vast mountain cemetery. Local residents recount dust, explosions, and personal losses.
Passengers on a Friday evening ICE journey to Frankfurt show calm and confidence despite the Eschede disaster the week before. Commuters defend the high speed network, noting safety and faster travel versus driving, while recall and safety checks continue across Germany.
Amid a rising border conflict Ethiopian jets bomb the military civilian airport near Eritrea’s capital Asmara. Foreign evacuees continue fleeing as embassies tighten exit plans while both sides claim aerial losses and pilots captured.
In Byumba, a northeastern Rwanda court convicted 38 of 51 defendants in a March trial group. Thirty five received life sentences, three were given lesser terms, part of a broader push to adjudicate up to 130,000 genocide-related detainees.
U S Army computers were reportedly breached last week with a commander’s Web site altered, while hackers claiming access to India’s national security network also said they stole nuclear secrets. The Mil worm Group, aged 15 to 18, claimed origins in the United States England the Netherlands and New Zealand.
Jakarta AP report says President Habibie urged a lawful inquiry into corruption under ex-President Suharto to avoid mob violence while outlining reforms. He pledged electoral reforms within two months and elections before December 1999, signaling a clear timetable for political change.
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