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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1997
Page
3
U S and Britain channeled aid for Japanese POWs through a Swiss bank set up by Japan. Geneva funds totaled 21 million Swiss francs about $5 million, with questions whether all relief reached prisoners.
The Palestinian teacher Ali Hassan Abu Kamal left a note blaming U S for using Israel against his people and expressing animosity toward France and England. He killed seven tourists and then himself on the 86th floor. Security at the Empire State Building was tightened with new scanners and detectors.
The Court vacated a 9th Circuit ruling upholding Arizona's 100 foot protest ban near clinics and 8 foot buffer for individuals, sending the case back for reconsideration. It also refused to hear challenges to state efforts for congressional term limits, leaving Arkansas and other states’ moves in flux amid a broader battle over limits on lawmakers.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ally Yaacov Weinroth blamed the justice minister for selecting an attorney general whose one day appointment sparked a political scandal. Weinroth said Netanyahu relies on the minister’s judgment and recommendations. Netanyahu denied wrongdoing and the minister filed a libel suit against Israel TV.
Washington AP Clinton accepts a key endorsement from the American Council on Education representing 1,700 colleges. The group backs his proposals to make college more affordable via higher tuition tax breaks grants work-study and savings plans. Clinton says the endorsement will influence the final budget plan.
The haltom City sighting of a U-Haul with fuel and ammonium nitrate triggered an FBI search. By nightfall authorities said the cargo appeared legitimate and the men were identified, though the truck remained unfound and agents planned to interview them to confirm safety.
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