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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1998
Page
5
An explosion at Debruce Grain Elevator in Haysville Kansas kills two men and traps four others, with six injured. Rescue operations used helicopters and a 300 foot crane to reach those at the top and inside the tunnel beneath the mile long complex. Fire officials say grain dust likely sparked the blast.
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to file an antitrust complaint against Intel Corp. Intel is a dominant maker of PC microprocessor chips. The agency announced the action on its website and scheduled a news conference.
After a harsh Serb campaign in Kosovo, diplomats toured Decani and Prilep area amid charred homes and stray cattle among spent ammunition. Officials described widespread house burning and shelling, with Kosovo Liberation Army graffiti seen on shops and hundreds displaced. The United States and EU imposed sanctions on Yugoslavia as NATO considered options.
Gen Sani Abacha, ruler of Nigeria since a 1993 coup, died of a heart attack at 54. His death sparked cheers in Lagos but left no clear succession, risking renewed military rule and ethnic tensions as Nigeria’s oil industry faces potential disruption.
Charlton Heston was elected president of the National Rifle Association at a board meeting in Philadelphia. The actor, previously first vice president, pledged to restore the group's image and return the NRA to the mainstream of American life. Wayne LaPierre, reelected executive vice president, backed Heston’s pledge as security briefly stopped a board member’s husband from filming.
South Africa former regime scientist testified that he crafted concealed weapons including poison tipped umbrellas walking sticks and screwdrivers for apartheid security forces. He implied no knowledge of killings while noting possible use in a James Bond like scenario. He also sent gear to a laboratory for primate fertility studies.
Turkish soldiers killed 37 Kurdish insurgents in stepped-up operations in Sirnak Siirt and Diyarbakir provinces, with one soldier dead. The governor's office issued the report, which could not be independently verified. The Kurdistan Workers Party has fought for autonomy in Turkey's southeast for 14 years.
In The Hague Bosnian Croat para military commander Anto Furundzija faced two war crimes charges over an alleged May 1993 rape during interrogation. Prosecutors say he watched as a Muslim woman was raped. Furundzija, 28, pleads not guilty and denies being present. It is the first war crimes case directly addressing sexual assault during interrogation.
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