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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1997
Page
5
The INS reports five million people live in the United States illegally, just under 2 percent of the population. Robert Bach notes past funding shortfalls and cites a doubled INS budget to 3.1 billion since 1993 with more staff and enforcement at the Southwest border.
After 27 years and 1800 driving lessons Sue Evan Jones, 45, finally qualified for her driver’s license in Yate England. The long struggle included 10 instructors and about $30000 in fees. The examiner announced the milestone Wednesday.
In Dhaka's Gulshan district a free clothes distribution drew 5 000 people leading to a stampede that left a 10 year old woman crushed and twenty injured including two children with broken hands. Police said the toll and details were confirmed Friday. A separate note from Ramallah reports a Palestinian death related to September riots near a Muslim holy site raising the total to 80.
In Quito the nation faced a three way race as Abdala Bucaram barricaded inside Government Palace after Congress removed him for mental incapacity. Congress named Fabián Alarcón interim president while Vice President Rosalia Arteaga asserts the constitutional succession, sparking street clashes and military warnings to restore order.
As Carnival opens in Brazil the government urges restraint and warnings against sex with minors appear in airports hotels and taxis. A toll free line logged 47 child abuse reports in six hours while 2.5 million free condoms are to be distributed as AIDS prevention efforts expand nationwide.
Rebels control nine cities along a 600 mile eastern stretch as aid workers abandon bases in Zaire. Mobutu Sese Seko, returning from France after cancer treatment, denied seeking arms for Morocco while confirming talks with King Hassan II. Egypt and Togo denied involvement.
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