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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1998
Page
6
AP reports several passengers aboard a large airliner were injured, possibly due to turbulence, as the aircraft neared Los Angeles International Airport. Fire officials set up a triage unit, with up to nine injuries among 285 aboard, aircraft and airline not yet identified.
Washington AP reports Memorial Day marks summer's start and the government urges the public to avoid drinking and driving. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater cites 501 people died in nationwide car wrecks last year.
A Chicago suburb couple, Frank and Shirley Capaci, claimed they may hold the Powerball winning ticket bought at Lakeside Grocery and Deli in Pell Lake Wisconsin. Lottery officials planned verification as Pell Lake residents gathered outside the store watching for the winner and awaiting confirmation.
After Suharto’s removal the Indonesian opposition argues over how to handle his successor Bacharuddin Habibie. Amien Rais urges patience up to six months for elections while student protesters demand Habibie’s resignation. Megawati Sukarnoputri is notably silent amid growing divisions in the reform movement.
New Delhi accuses Pakistan of firing artillery and mortars across the border to cover militant movements into Kashmir as tensions rise after India's underground nuclear tests. Pakistan denies the charge while both sides weigh potential responses and talks to defuse the crisis.
ITAR TASS cited the Chita region council of consumer rights showing 65 people died in four months from bootleg vodka. Authorities uncovered three illegal production facilities and detected over 426000 dollars in bootleg alcohol. unsafe spirits sold in Russia often contain industrial alcohol or poisons.
In Vatican City AP report Pope John Paul urged American bishops to justify why women cannot be ordained. He said ordination is a gift from God, not a right, and that Jesus chose only male apostles. He framed the issue as not about equality or God-given rights.
Thousands of acres burn in the Russian Far East as fuel shortages ground firefighting planes and helicopters. Fires cover about 22,895 acres, up from 15,400, with the worst in the Kharbarovsk region and smaller blazes on Sakhalin Island. Authorities lack funds to buy more fuel to monitor and combat the fires.
The remains of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos will be buried at Manila's Heroes' Cemetery with state honors, an Estrada aide said. Imelda Marcos has kept the body in an air conditioned crypt at the Marcos mansion to press for the burial at the Heroes' Cemetery.
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