Last Week in the World of News

'2/9,North Bend, Oregon

New Carissa, the Panamanian-registered wood chip carrier that ran aground on the Oregon coast near the mouth of Coos Bay on Thursday, Feb. 4, began to break up and spill oil into the water. Over 200 trained cleanup response people have been sent to support oil spill recovery. -

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Amnesty International has issued an urgent alert claiming that paramilitary forces have killed six people of the Embera Katio community who were protesting the construction of a darn on the Sinu River. Ten others from the community were abducted for the cause.

'2/13,New

York

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will consider a bid for the New York State Senate Seat in the year 2000. If she does run, she will face off against New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Many feel that if she does indeed run, she will win.

2/12,

WashingtonD.C.

\ President Bill Clinton was " acquitted of both charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the United States Senate. The vote for perjury was 55-45, with 9 Republican senators voting not guilty. The other vote, for

Vobstruction of justice, was split 50-50.

2/8 Moscow,Russia

The Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy is attempting to begin negotiations for the illegal import of nuclear wastes from the U.S. The Russian Minister of Atomic Energy to United States Secretary of Energy offers "to examine the question of the ,, possible transfer on a com\. mercial basis of spent fuel from U.S. nuclear power f'" plants to Russia for its long• (·") term storage and subsequent reprocessing at RF Minatom