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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1996

Page

5

Walesa returns to Gdansk docks for job at 650 zloty a month

Lech Walesa resumes work at the Gdansk shipyard repairing battery powered carts for about 650 zlotys monthly. His accounts are frozen in a tax probe while the pension issue for former presidents looms before parliament.

Warsaw Poland Lech Walesa Gdansk Walesa Jaruzelski

Sailboat ferry capsizes off Haiti. at least 15 dead

Survivors said the Libaron ferry carrying about 50 passengers sank near Tiburon, 140 miles west of Port au Prince. Haiti officials and witnesses cite rumors of a larger ferry disaster with hundreds feared dead, though confirmation is unclear.

Port-Au-Prince Haiti Caribbean Jeansly Jean-Baptiste Radio Nationale L’aviron Port-au Prince Tiburon U.S. Coast Guard Miami Jeremie Eric Falt U.N Jean-Baptiste Luc Lindor Radio Haiti-Inter Lindor

Britain offers to destroy 15000 cows a week to calm fears

LUXEMBOURG AP Britain proposed to slaughter 15000 dairy and cattle weekly for six years to curb mad cow concerns. EU ministers from 15 nations discussed funding and lifting the beef export ban, with France and the Netherlands warning the steps may not suffice while Britain seeks 80 percent of the cost covered by the bloc.

Britain Luxembourg European Union Nations Douglas Hogg London Philippe Vasseur Josias van Aartsen Hogg

Caskets Named Jesus Mary Joseph Doubtful Find

Researchers say limestone caskets found near Jerusalem bear the names Joseph Mary and Jesus son of Joseph but archaeologists call the association a coincidence. Experts note these names were common in first century Judea and stress no proof links to the holy family.

Jerusalem Joseph Mary Jesus Ray Bruce CCTV British Broadcasting Corp Israel Antiquities Authority Yehoshua Father Murphy O’connor

Georgia and Russia sign military accords despite tensions

Moscow agrees to assist Georgia in building its nascent armed forces as Pav el Grachev meets President Shevardnadze in Tbilisi. In Calcutta Mother Teresa remains hospitalized after breaking her left collarbone from a bed fall. she is expected to be released soon. The Saudi Arabian ambassador warns Britain of potential trade losses over deportation of critic Mohammed al Masari, while London seeks new anti-terrorism powers as the IRA ends its cease-fire.

Tbilisi Georgia Russysia Pavel Grachev Eduard Shevardnadze Moscow Calcutta India Mother Teresa Missionaries of Charity Woodlands S.K. Sen Asim Bardhan

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