He faced 9 counts of murder for the killing of 9 relatives and associates of his rival Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo. Gallardo had earlier decapitated Palma's first wife and arranged the murder of his 2 children. Jun 23, Two newly discovered planets were announced. Jun 23, Andreas Papandreou, Greek Socialist Party founder and statesmen, died. Jun 23, In the Philippines a peace agreement was reached with Muslim rebels.
Opponents fear being under the administration of former rebels.
Jun 23, Two freight trains collided in Texas near San Antonio and 4 people were killed. Jun 23, From Vietnam it was reported that worker strikes were increasing in factories controlled by foreign investors. The minimum wage in shoe factories that produce Adidas, Fila, Nike and All-Star shoes was about .20 cents an hour. 1998 Jun 23, President Clinton said the reported discovery of traces of deadly nerve gas on an Iraqi missile warhead gave the United States new ammunition to maintain tough U.N. sanctions against the Baghdad government. It was planned to be retroactive to Jan 1, 1998.