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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1996

Page

86

Lebed Visits Grozny to Avert Chechen Assault

Russia's security chief Alexander Lebed flew to Grozny to meet with rebel leaders and press for an immediate cease fire. BBC said the talks succeeded in delaying a planned assault as tens of thousands fled the city. Lebed returned to the military command and stated there would be no siege.

Grozny Russia Boris Yeltsin Alexander Lebed BBC Television Lebed Yeltsin Chechnya Konstantin Pulikovsky Star-Tass Pulikovsky Defense Noviye Atagi Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev Aslan Maskhadov

Plan to make airbags gentler to save children

U S auto makers plan to propose reshaping a key safety rule to allow less violent passenger airbags. They say gentler bags could reduce deaths and injuries, though officials question effectiveness and note potential risks if seat belts are not used. Officials from NHTSA remain unconvinced that changing standards is the solution.

Knight-Ridder Washington U.S Vann Wilber American Automobile Manufacturers Association

De Klerk admits apartheid caused black hardship and violence

Former South African president F W de Klerk told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that apartheid policies caused hardship and humiliation for millions of black South Africans. He said the National Party is prepared to admit past mistakes and is genuinely repentant.

de Klerk Knight-Ridder Cape Town South Africa F.W. de Klerk National Party Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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