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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1999
Page
5
Rescue workers pull apart twisted metal after a head on collision of two trains in northeast India. At least 226 bodies removed and nearly 200 more feared inside wreckage. Officials say one train was on the wrong track for unknown reasons. Railway Minister Nitish Kumar cites human error and resigns.
Jerusalem reports rising tensions as Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian leader Arafat exchange sharp remarks on the Wye agreement. Arafat accuses Barak of reneging on a 13 percent withdrawal while Barak's office rebukes Palestinian rigidness against Israel's restructuring.
Floods batter South Korea Philippines and Thailand as rivers rise and homes flood. In Korea gales uproot trees flip cars on Jeju Island after days of flooding north of Seoul left many dead and missing. Manila reservoirs spill while hundreds of prisoners wade to buses in eastern Thailand.
President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Zverev, who had held the role since May, after he sent a letter to the president. Zverev was replaced by presidential aide Vladislav Surkov, per the presidential press service.
A House Ways and Means discussion sparked a back and forth on funding and the balance of government programs versus family needs. Senator Moynihan pressed Archer on support for a nine Corps or part-time federal services as talks began behind closed doors between party lawmakers.
The Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile pierced the sky over New Mexico and destroyed an incoming target more than 50 miles above Earth. Officials hailed the test as a major step toward defending against medium range ballistic missiles reportedly held by about two dozen nations.
The government is owed nearly 50 billion in unpaid payroll taxes with little chance of full collection. Poor IRS record keeping contributed to the problem. More than 1.8 million businesses owed 49 billion in cumulative unpaid payroll taxes as of Sept. 30, 1998, per a GAO audit released by the House Government Reform Committee.
Senator Edward M Kennedy reports 2.4 million cash on hand for the 2000 campaign, with 340 thousand from PACs and no Republican in contention. The six month receipts nearly match his total PAC money from 1997 and 1998, after his 1994 scare against Mitt Romney. He previously snubbed PACs in 1994 but returned to fundraising as Romney spent heavily.
The Senate passed a bill 93 to 0 to curb misleading sweepstakes mailings. It would require clear notices that no purchase is necessary and impose civil fines up to 2 million dollars for violators. The measure tightens rules on offers, lists removal, and bans implying federal endorsement.
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