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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1997

Page

7

North Korea blasts cowards amid defection signals

North Korea branded defected official Hwang Jang Yop as a renegade after he sought asylum in South Korea. Kim Jong Il issued a rare comment on radio praising defiance, while China urged a swift resolution as Seoul seeks confirmation of Hwang's intent to defect.

Beijing North Korea South Korea China Hwang Jang Yop Hwang Korean Kim Jong Il Tokyo Kim Yoo Chong-na

Lebanon arrests six Japanese Red Army members in Bekaa Valley

Lebanon says security forces nabbed up to six Japanese Red Army members in eastern Bekaa Valley led by Kozo Okamoto, a 1972 Tel Aviv attack culprit. Tokyo will verify captives for possible extradition. The arrests hint at a policy shift by Syria and Lebanon amid Western pressure to curb terrorism.

Cairo Egypt Lebanon Red Army Bekaa Valley Kozo Okamoto Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Japan Holy Land Syria Bekaa United States Saudi Arabia

Hubble Servicing Crew Finishes Spacewalk and Prep

After 33 hours of spacewalking, astronauts completed tuneups and sunshield repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. Mission Control praised the crew as the telescope is released for three more years of uninterrupted cosmos viewing. Astronauts Mark Lee and Steven Smith completed the final EVA repairing thermal insulation exposed to seven years of sun.

Hubble Mission Control Jeffrey Hoffman Mark Lee Steven Smith

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