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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1998
Page
11
Two balloonists planned to begin a 20,000 mile nonstop world circumnavigation from Illinois and Missouri. Architect Kevin Alcassi starts near Rockford while Steve Fossett lifts from Busch Stadium St. Louis in a high stakes rivalry.
U S District Judge Richard Matsch urged Terry Nichols jurors to resist emotional impact as they hear sobering testimony about the Oklahoma City bombing. Prosecutors seek the death penalty after Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, with sentencing to follow.
In Sorocaba authorities sent riot troopers into a crowded prison where inmates held hundreds of hostages after three days of failed negotiations. Explosions and smoke were seen as hostages, including women and children, fled the scene. Guards and visitors were among those freed, while authorities warned inmates had begun digging a tunnel.
In McKinney Texas James Riccardo Lipscomb 43 surrendered after a 142 day siege that began Monday night when he found another man in the apartment of Denise Roach Lipscomb released his estranged wife and two daughters and was arrested peacefully by police The brother ended a similar standoff at a Plano daycare two weeks earlier Lipscomb had sought a lawyer talks on a help line before emerging first with his wife then the children and ending the hostage drama.
Orlando Hernandez and seven others, including his wife and a Cuban team catcher, escaped Cuba by small boat and await U S asylum decisions in Nassau Bahamas. Officials say the Clinton administration views the case with sympathy amid alleged reprisals linked to Livan Hernandez defection.
The New Year's tax changes include a 400 per child credit for families under set income limits, immediate payroll withholding adjustments, and education credits of 1500 for early college years. Additional IRAs Roth options, higher Social Security thresholds, and extended tax exemptions lift savers and seniors.
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