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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1999
Page
2
Geneva protocol bans land mines killing about 25 000 yearly. Ottawa drafted in 1997. 133 signatories, 64 ratified. Several states yet to join include United States Russia and China. Mine destruction progress slow, decades needed to clear tens of millions in 60 plus nations.
Serbian police and Yugoslav army deploy around Orahovac 40 miles from Pristina amid a standoff with ethnic Albanian rebels over abduction and killing of a Serb civilian. International monitors fear a major clash as peace talks in France hang in the balance. Mother Teresa saint process begins in Vatican City after Pope John Paul II waives waiting period and asks Calcutta archbishop to lead. The nun died in 1997 at 87 after decades aiding the poor.
Tens of thousands of civilians take cover as Israel and Hezbollah exchange airstrikes and attacks along the Lebanon border. Secretary Albright urges restraint while Netanyahu weighs next moves amid ongoing clashes and disputed disarmament conditions.
Former General Olusegun Obasanjo won the Nigerian presidential election, capturing about 63 percent of ballots as Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission reported, while opponent Olu Falae and aides prepared to challenge results amid fraud claims. No protests or violence were reported in Lagos.
Secretary Madeleine Albright condemned Beijing over dissidents but said the Clinton administration would not delay China joining the World Trade Organization. She noted it is better to advance human rights and trade separately and promised to raise rights concerns while stressing WTO progress.
Garrison Keillor says Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is a viable 2000 presidential candidate amid satire based on the former wrestler. Ventura said at the National Press Club he will not run in 2000, while Keillor warns his shelf life could be short if he pursued the White House. In St Paul, Keillor notes Ventura’s appeal and opponents, stressing timing for national exposure.
In Norton Massachusetts a four day search for 9 year old Corey Anderson ended when a rescuer found his body beside a frozen brook near his home. He wandered into a snowstorm seeking his dog Jasmine and was discovered 300 yards from his house.
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