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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1992
Page
3
A cave in at Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. No. 47 mine near Chattanooga killed two miners out of a 12 worker team. Sheriff Ernest Haskew identified the victims and described the tragedy as a fatal accident.
A lone robber in Placentia California carried out a botched bank robbery and a false bomb threat on New Year’s Eve. Jaime Sabogal a 38 year old Bogota native killed himself after taking two bank employees hostage and driving onto a congested highway.
Blizzards isolated Jerusalem on Wednesday with heavy storms sweeping the eastern Mediterranean. Snow blanketed Jerusalem and reached the Negev Desert while Jordan felt the impact. Weatherwoman Yehudit Reisler called it the worst in about forty years.
Moscow announces abolition of state-set prices with free market pricing taking effect across stores. President Yeltsin hopes higher prices curb shortages and revive output, while critics warn of riots and risk eroding faith in democracy and market reform. Ukraine and Belarus plan to follow.
Hundreds of Australian farmers protested outside Parliament as President Bush met Prime Minister Keating and leaders of farm groups. The dispute centers on U S subsidies and their impact on world prices, with Keating citing a claimed billion dollar loss in exports.
In Tbilisi clashes erupt after a brief New Year pause as opposition leader Tengiz Kitovani predicts an attack on government HQ. President Zviad Gamsakhurdia shelters with 1200 to 1500 defenders in the besieged parliament basement while automatic fire erupts between rival forces.
The Florida Republican Party asks election officials to remove former Ku Klux Klan member David Duke from the March primary ballot. Duke plans to appeal and possibly sue if blocked, with a decision by a committee including party leaders and lawmakers pending.
A national study of 170 runaway shelters shows over one third of youths had foster care in the year before running away, with 38 percent having been in foster care at some time in the prior year. The average runaway is 15, and 11 percent were homeless before seeking shelter.
Mother Teresa, 81, remains in serious condition in the ICU at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla after pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Doctors say the response to treatment is not yet clear as she lies in the hospital following Dec. 26 admission after illness in Tijuana. She is seen praying with Missionaries of Charity sisters.
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