But nearly everyone else was happy with the bullish U.S. currency. Japan and Germany, suffering from recession, would like to boost exports, while Americans are content to cool their overheating economy. The changes would dismantle many of the protections of civil liberties the British have written into the colony's legal system in recent years. If the suggested changes are approved, police would have the power to ban demonstrations and require registration of meetings. The bodies of Lindroth, along with her husband and a next-door neighbor, were found in the ruins of her home after rain helped extinguish the fires.
Police currently suspect arsonists of setting the blaze.
The airplane manufacturer set aside plans to develop bigger and longer versions of its 747-400 jumbo due to insufficient orders. If the planes are ever built, the proposed 747-500X could seat 490 passengers and travel 16,000 km. The 747-600X could carry up to 550 travelers some 13,000 km. Boeing's rival, Airbus Industrie, says it is continuing with its own A3XX superjumbo, which could be in the air by 2003. Gingrich admitted misusing tax-exempt funds for partisan purposes and providing inaccurate information to the House Ethics Committee.