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Last Week in the World of News
by TonyBarrett staff writer
tonPaula Jones Will Seek $2 Million
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Paula Jones may stand to make $2 million in her sexual harassment suit against President Clinton.
Half of the money would come from the President and the other half would come from a New York tycoon who also entered the talks.
10/12 Pope Names Jewish Woman A Saint
Pope John Paul II bestowed sainthood upon Edith Stein on Oct. 11.
Stein, a Jewish-born Catholic nun, was executed m Auschwitz in 1942.
The Roman Catholic church will use her feast day to commemorate the Holocaust.
The Pope, who was speaking at a mass in St. Peter's Square, paid tribute to the millions of Jewish brothers and sisters.
10/13 New FBI setup to help match DNA Evidence
Law enforcers around the country will be able to compare genetic evidence from convicted felons and gathered unsolved cases after the FBI switches to a national computer system.
All 50 states will be connected to an FBI database that consists of 250,000 convicted state felons and 4,600 unsolved cases.
10/14 Murder In Jerusalem
Stirs Concern
President Clinton hopes for a breakthrough in Israeli- Palestinian agreement talks. Talks this week grew very distant when an Israeli man was shot to death in Jerusalem. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement that said there will be no deal unless the Palestinians do a better job of cracking down on militants.
10/15 China and Taiwan Resume Talks
After three years, China and Taiwan resumed talks yesterday that will touch on potential reunification of the island to the mainland, as the highest ranking members of the Taiwan ruling party ever were to meet with Chinese officials in Shanghai.
10/16 Mideast Summit Opens
President Clinton opened a Middle East summit at the White House today. The president implored the participants to "lead their people to peace."
The president later told reporters, "there is always a risk in an enterprise like this, I am committed to doing this."
10/18 Texas Storms Kill Four Storms that swept through Texas killed one man on a rural road, and flooding in San Antonio killed three others.
More than 15 inches of rain fell on some parts of the state and the chance of more flooding is very high.
