Week of April 8, 1998
President Clinton kicks off a national debate on Social Security in Kansas City
(Mo.).
President Clinton blows the opening whistle to welcome thousands of children to
the White House lawn - where they rolled Easter eggs.
Vice President Al Gore visits Alabama to look at tornado damage.
30 years of trouble ends? - The leaders Britain, the Irish Republic and local
political parties sign a peace and power-sharing agreement - to end the
bloodshed in Ireland.
Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin orders an economic onslaught against
neighboring Latvia. He said it deserved punishment for discriminating against its
significant minority of Soviet-era ethnic Russian immigrants. He called for
“targeted economic measures.”
Ford Motor Co. says it plans to offer side air bags on all of its cars within three
years - the first major U.S. auto firm to do so.
Xerox Corp. said it will cut nearly 10% of its work force and take a $ billion
second-quarter charge in a restructuring designed to strengthen its position in the
business of digital copiers and printers.
Mary Bono gets the House seat held by her late husband, Sonny.
Sports -
A chunk of Yankee Stadium tumbles down - forcing cancellation of a game with
the Angels. No one was hurt - but it was a 500-lb expansion joint.
Mark O’Meara
wins the
Masters at Augusta - beating
Fred Couples and David Duval.
Mike Piazza hits a grand slam
as the LA Dodgers beat the
Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2.
Music news-
Singer George Michael
apologizes to fans and reveals
he is gay - in a CNN interview.
