Barbara Alice Wise, age 48, of Maryland had been a secretary for 14 years with the department's International Trade Administration. Records from Wise's office, which had been subpoenaed in a lawsuit, suddenly turned up missing. The London Times speculated that Brown would likely have faced indictment on charges of corruption if he had not died first. First Union is in a partnership with Lippo and the Red Chinese owned Hong Kong Chinese Bank. Helms is quiet.
Japan tests nuclear weapons.
North Korea attacks South Korea. The Millennium War portrays China deploying the best military technology in the world to reach far beyond its borders. It has acquired submarines, anti-ship missiles and advanced fighter aircraft from Russia, and sought to develop communications systems needed for modern warfare. . . There are also allegations that machine tools sold to China by McDonnell Douglas for manufacturing civilian jets ended up at a military complex. . . An AP report in early October revealed that China plans to build 20 new reactors in the coming years, and the U.S. nuclear companies are racing for approval to enter the Chinese market because of declining demand at home.