Show N N NEWS IN ft t 1 BRIEF J. J x TOKYO Japan the Japanese government stated it has no information to back up a report that North Korea has several nuclear warheads able to strike Japan A report in in the S fike Shi bun newspaper said the United States states' had haa informed t 5 Japanese officials about bout s several sever sever- sever sever- y x al 97 1 s small U nuclear warheads t We Ve dont don't have firm tum eVid evince eVi evi- evi 1 Jence d nce and I believe that th me the United Q States State T probably l does oes X oY v. v not l e eith either th er n ft said gov government en spokesman Y Yasuo da j f North Korea of woke up the i c community V f when ia n 1998 1998 it a- a T a s af fl test missile p I ff over x Japan into r j Pacific iC 0 Ocean c p w f v vT n i Jl S t w dC r. r CNN V re E rt H. H d icy N North Korea t tad d Dub lic lv- lv JV J 1 f or t t h f. f i t 11 j si 3 ss ar we W z j 1 1 wi d' ate use mY t i rc v f fr R ifa ere if dt wt ta tabe r be threat that 1 io i o D DALLAS Texas A A federal d district strict court dis dismissed dismissed dis- dis missed a request to reopen the 30 year-old year Roe v v. Wade abor- abor abortion tion case Norma McCorvey publicly known own as Jane Roe submitted the request for a motion for sc relief lief from judgment last 1 fx week McCorvey who Jome joined I Ithe the anti-abortion anti fight 10 years ago asked the court to reopen the case and conduct a wide ranging ng inquiry into scientific and anecdotal evidence that she says shows abortion hurts women reported CNN Sarah Weddington the attorney attorney attorney ney who represented McCorvey in the original nal case f said It never should have been filed Those who filed filed it got publicity but the publicity actually has been very helpful for those of us wh who believe the government should not be involved r MONTGOMERY MERY COUNTY COUN- COUN TY Mar Maryland ly and Police Chief Charles Moose national attention who gained 1 last last st October during th the Se News In Brief on J f 0 H News In Brief continued from Page 1 into the Washington D.C.-area D.C. sniper shootings has announced his resignation This came after a recent clash with the county ethics commission commission commission commis commis- sion over his upcoming book Three weeks in ill October Commission members said a county employee may not profit on the side from his official duties Aside from Mooses Moose's upcoming book scheduled for release this October he has also been requested to serve as a consultant consultant consultant con con- on a movie about the case The commission members also said the book could undermine the prosecution in the sniper case caseby caseby caseby by catering to the publics public's thirst for all of those inside details reported USA Today Moose has appealed in state court He has also filed a suit law-suit claiming a violation of his free- free speech rights WASHINGTON Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton's approval rating has risen substantially substantially substantially since the release of her new autobiography According to a aUSA aUSA aUSA USA TODAY Gallup Poll 53 of Americans now have a favorable opinion of the former First Lady than they previously had just over two weeks ago rising rising rising ris ris- ris- ris ing 10 from 43 Clinton's unfavorable opinion rating of 43 has remained the same The large shift can be attributed to those who formerly had no opinion Clinton's memoirs memoirs memoirs mem mem- seem to have caught the attention of the nation turning those with no opinion of her into her new band of supporters When questioned about a possible possible possible pos pos- sible presidential campaign in 2008 Clinton responded she had no intention of running in that election However with those polled willing to vote for her in the election we may see a change Hillary's book publicity has also helped her husbands husband's image Bill Clinton's approval rating has also risen since his wife's b book ok debuted NEW YORK YORKA A man was arrested Monday and charged with tossing his baby daughter out the window of a seventh floor apartment The old month girl survived the 80 foot fall after she plummeted plummeted plummeted plum plum- meted through tree branches and finally landed on the ground She only suffered cuts and bruises Willie Williams the father went to his girlfriends girlfriend's apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment with the intent to reconcile the relationship After an argument argument argument ment Williams dangled the baby from a window and the mother called 91 f police said Williams left the apartment grabbed the baby and went to a neighboring hospital Williams was wass charged with attempted murder and assault C |