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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1998
Page
3
An earthquake of magnitude around six struck off Sumatra early today with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake occurred about 1 a.m. local time and was centered in the ocean roughly 70 miles west of Sumatra's coast. On Tuesday a separate mild quake of magnitude 4.6 rattled Bali southeast of Sumatra.
Six South Korean special forces troops died of hypothermia during a monthlong field training exercise in central Korea when a sudden snowstorm struck. Four other command soldiers were hospitalized after being found huddled in a tent on a mountainside. The deaths, including one officer and five enlisted men, occurred amid protests by activists noting a 24 day hunger strike over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet.
In Guerrero state southwestern Mexico a gunfight erupted after ten Metlatlaco police officers encountered an army convoy. One police officer died and another was wounded as soldiers returned fire. Local officials confirmed the account while a human rights advocate claimed soldiers fired first, accusing police of belonging to a leftist group.
Germanys Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe unanimously rejected two constitutional challenges to the euro, a decisive win for Chancellor Helmut Kohl who seeks to launch the currency next year. Kohl urged Bonn lawmakers to approve the plan, calling it a historic chance to unite Europe and create jobs. The first challenge argued fiscal rules would not be met, while the second claimed the government violated dissent rights by pursuing the currency.
Defense Secretary William Cohen urges further base closings arguing current force levels will falter without savings. He backs a congressional report claiming billions in unused funds go to unnecessary bases, risking money for aging weaponry and future readiness.
The Food and Drug Administration approves a no calorie sweetener that mimics sugar and is 600 times sweeter. Johnson & Johnson's sucralose is produced from sugar by altering its molecules so the sweetness is intensified yet not absorbed. it passes through the body unchanged.
Federal regulators plan to ease complaints and expand access to telecommunications equipment for people with disabilities. The proposed rules would help filing complaints and broaden devices such as voice activated phones, talking Caller ID, large button keypads, tied keypads for the blind, talking pagers, and phones with volume control or headsets.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich embraces bipartisan action to save Social Security by forming a commission to recommend reforms and exploring private retirement accounts. He spoke before the Ways and Means Committee as Clinton plans a separate presidential forum on the issue amid looming insolvency from baby boomers.
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