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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1998
Page
6
Nationwide average pump price in the two-week period ending Friday at 10,000 stations climbs 6.5 cents from March low. Lundberg Survey publisher Trilby Lundberg notes the rise is notable yet small against past savings. Regular self-serve averages $1.0858, mid $1.1885, premium $1.2724. full-serve $1.4895 regular, $1.5891 mid, $1.6591 premium.
Senate Republicans say the tobacco bill would yield 755 billion to 869 billion over 25 years, far above White House estimates. Critics call it a big government move. In Atlanta, bonobos, not warlike chimps, illuminate human social behavior with peaceful, frequent sexual interactions used to resolve conflicts.
The government grounded older 737 models after inspections revealed extensive wear in power lines through wing fuel tanks. About 15 percent of domestically operated 737s were affected, with some cancellations mainly due to weather at Philadelphia and Reagan National airports. Some flyers praised the cautious move while awaiting alternative flights.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams wins 331 of 350 activists backing his party’s participation in a new Northern Ireland administration. British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomes the move as violence is ruled out. IRA dissidents challenge the truce and some prisoners are released to attend the Dublin conference.
Gaza City. Abu Abbas, longtime PLO guerrilla chief, reappears in Gaza as activists urge Israel to arrest him for the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking. An Italian court convicted him in absentia, sentencing life, while most passengers were freed after a two day siege.
A Sunday power outage blacked out downtown Auckland, New Zealand, the largest city, for about 50 minutes. Mercury Energy officials say the fault may lie in a cable joint, separate from February and March cable failures that also hit the city. The outage disrupted a major commercial strip and the central business district, drawing ire from businesses.
Beijing confirms the release of Zeng Jingmu from a three year labor camp for illegal religious services ahead of President Clinton's China visit. U S officials praise a thaw but decry religious and political repression. In London Jacques Cousteau crew questions authenticity of footage and simulating illness among divers.
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