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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1996
Page
6
Paris police used tear gas and truncheons to break a church door and seize 300 African immigrants seeking stay in France. The detainees, held in a military hospital, faced harsh conditions as the nation debated their fate.
About 5 000 protesters marched in Paris and suburbs with a Papers for All banner amid a hunger strike and police tear gas at Vincennes detention center. Interior Minister Debre vowed to apply the law as France faces unemployment and anti immigrant sentiment.
Bangkok AP reports Lisa Marie Smith, an Australian and the first foreign drug suspect to be granted bail in Thailand, failed to appear as authorities sought her on Friday in connection with the case.
A court hearing in Bangkok concerns charges that a woman tried to smuggle speed and hashish through the airport. Her daughter of a Hong Kong financier was released on bail. she keeps her British and Australian passports. In Amman a Iraqi diplomat is expelled for intelligence work. Jordan cites "confessions" linking Baghdad to protests in the south. In Rome a U.S. civilian ship unloads 14300 tons of food aid, marking a rare North Korea port call since 1951 as part of flood relief.
The 85 year old nun remains on a respirator as doctors report a worsening condition after a heart attack linked to malaria. Her team administers anti-coagulants and anti malaria drugs while monitoring fever and heart function. She is alert enough to receive visitors on the eve of her 86th birthday.
American Airlines says the pilot entered an incorrect one letter code while inputting navigation data for the doomed flight from the United States to Colombia. The Boeing 757 struck a mountain killing 159 of 163 aboard. The airline cites Cali Bogota code confusion as the mis entered coordinate error.
Tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims were trapped in the Himalayas as monsoon rains and a freak snowstorm hit their march to a mountain temple. At least 65 killed and about 80,000 stranded as heavy snow and rain blocked rescue efforts in Jammu Kashmir. Government spokesman Kul Bhushan Jandiyal called it a great tragedy and said authorities were unprepared.
In Grozny a truce across Chechnya appears to hold as rebel and Russian commanders discuss road openings and joint patrols. Alexander Lebed arrived in Moscow with the cease-fire deal but did not meet Yeltsin, fueling questions about his authority and peace prospects.
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