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Register Herald

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1998

Page

6

Man sentenced for fatal crash must keep child’s photo in prison

In Spokane Judge Tari Eitzen ordered 23 year old Ryan Quaale to carry a photo of Brandon, the 2 year old killed in the June 27 wreck, in his cell for two years after Quaale received a nearly seven year sentence for vehicular homicide and leaving the scene. In Orlando, hundreds of travelers were sent back through security after a passenger refused a bag check and ran past guards delaying dozens of flights.

Spokane Wash Tari Eitzen Ryan Quaale Quaale Orlando Fla Chuck Agostinelli

Government to buy albacore tuna for distribution nationwide

Washington plans to purchase 1,250 tons of albacore tuna for food banks and school lunch programs across the United States in a $4 million purchase. The move aims to aid American fishermen and address a Western Coast tuna surplus amid El Niño-related harvests and Asian catchers' market disruptions. Senator Wyden calls it a good start to aid struggling fishing families and those facing hunger.

Washington Agriculture Dan Glickman Agriculture Department Ron Wyden D-Ore

Northern Ireland leaders win Peace Prize for Belfast accord

Nobel Peace Prize laureates John Hume and David Trimble, figures in the Belfast peace process, share the award for 1998 for their roles in forging the Northern Ireland accord. The citation praises Hume's consistent pursuit of peaceful solutions and Trimble's political courage in negotiations including Sinn Fein.

Northern Ireland Belfast John Hume David Trimble Hume Nobel Committee Trimble Nobel Gerry Adams Sinn Fein Oslo Nobel Middle East Israel Menachim Begin Egypt Anwar Sadat Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Ulster Unionist Party Irish Republican Army IRA Social Democratic and Labor Party Adams Washington Clinton Francis Sejersted Oslo Alfred Nobel

Russia fears shortages in meat butter and oil next year

A private agriculture group says Russians could face shortages of meat, butter, and vegetable oil by early next year as grain harvests fall and imports drop. The warning comes amid a glum oil sector with about $10 billion in losses since prices declined, per parliamentarian notes.

Moscow Russia United States Institute For Agrarian Market Trends Interfax Institute Vik Tor Khlystun Alexander Lazarev Natural Resources Committee

Funeral marked for Matthew Shepard in Wyoming slaying

Judy Shepard clung to her husband Dennis as Matthew Shepard was remembered at his funeral in Casper. The 21 year old University of Wyoming student died after being beaten and lashed to a fence near Laramie. Two 21 year old men face murder charges with robbery named as a motive and hate crimes legislation moving onto political agendas.

Judy Shepard Matthew Shepard Dennis Casper Wyo University of Wyoming Matt Anne Kitch Shepard Peekskill N.Y St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Laramie

Fugi tive financier Gelli returns to face prison sentence

Licio Gelli aged 79, fugitive central to Italy postwar scandal, lands in Rome under police escort to begin a 12 year bank fraud sentence. He was arrested in September on the French Riviera and will be held in a prison hospital in Tuscany due to heart and health problems. The former P 2 lodge head was granted travel under an extradition agreement on October 7.

Rome Italy Licio Gelli French Riviera Gelli ANSA Tuscany P-2 Propaganda 2

Congo ex-leaders indicted on multiple charges

In Brazzaville, 100 ousted government figures including former President Pascal Lissouba, former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas, and ex-Finance Minister Ngila Moungounga were charged by the High Court with assassination torture rape fraud and theft. President Sassou Nguesso accuses Lissouba of genocide from the 1997 civil war in which about 10,000 people died.

Brazzaville Republic of Congo High Court Placide Eleka Pascal Lissouba Bernard Kolelas Ngila Moungounga

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