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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1998
Page
7
Daniel Edward Harrell II, 30, was indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges for allegedly selling signal descramblers for five years from a Raleigh warehouse. The case reflects strong industry and federal efforts against cable piracy.
In Medan, about 700 PT Latex Indotoba Perkasa workers on strike faced police guarding the plant as they sought to return to work. At least five injured and 35 detained after officers pushed the crowd. one worker hit by a bayonet, four shot with rubber bullets, and another reportedly beaten after detention.
Governor George W. Bush met with residents at Cuero High School shelter as floods from the Guadalupe River left 29 dead and thousands homeless. FEMA reported 6,000 aid applications while 14,000 statewide evacuated and several hundred in Wharton displaced by the Colorado River. Bush promised help and a path to hope with rapid relief checks expected within days.
In Boston on a Friday, over 100 Japanese companies and U.S. firms with Japan business interests recruited American school trained students to teach risk management and potential downsizing. Deloitte & Touche recruiter Daisuke Fujita says global markets demand USA trained experts, while Carnegie Mellon's Richard Florida notes past misses by American schools. Japan's weak 15 month performance underscores need for better management and policy.
A St Petersburg officer collected a spit sample from a suspect, yielding DNA matching semen from two 1990s Tampa area rapes. Charles Peterson, an ex convict, is charged with the Valentine Day store rapes and linked to other robberies and a Christmas Eve killing. The FDLE confirmed skin cell DNA from the cheek matched evidence at the crime scenes.
Tokyo AP reports Japan's full time weekly hours fell to 39.4 from 1996, the first drop below 40 since government tracking began in 1966. Labor Ministry credits more firms adopting 40 hour weeks and five day schedules, noting no stated recession impact. Overtime curbs rise as economy remains sluggish.
AP reports 20 killed across Binh Dinh Khanh Hoa and Quang Ngai as 12 to 20 inches of rain in three days floods rivers and swamps large areas. One hard hit region, still without damage estimate, suffers from ongoing drought.
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