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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1997
Page
6
A 20 foot high section toppled during demolition at Northline Mall in Houston killing three people and injuring seven. Dozens of elderly mall walkers were displaced as rescuers searched rubble for missing victims while cranes moved debris.
The Marine Corps investigates two bloody hazing incidents from 1991 and 1993 in an elite parachutist unit where gold jump wing pins were beaten into chests during ceremonies. Dateline NBC prompted scrutiny as Gen. Krulak and Maj. Campbell called the acts inexcusable and insidious while investigators identify participants and assess the videotaped episodes.
Police hunt a small band of leftist rebels believed to relay between Tupac Amaru guerrillas holding hostages in Lima and colleagues in the jungle. Generals say Avellaneda Valdez, linked to past ambassadorship raids, may be hiding in a Lima safe house as talks with Japan and Peru press for a peaceful resolution.
Philadelphia based Aryan Nations leader Mark Thomas and four others were indicted on charges of conspiring to rob seven Midwest banks to fund their movement. The group, linked to the Aryan Republican Army, faces prison time if convicted. Thomas did not participate in the robberies.
Federal health officials report a flu wave is subsiding as widespread cases decline across states. CDC epidemiologist Nancy Arden notes activity began early and spread nationwide, with Wuhan strains responsible for most lab-confirmed viruses and deaths rising beyond earlier forecasts.
Stone notes current drugs and therapies may address glaucoma. Open angle glaucoma is 80 percent of cases, with 1-2 percent of those over 40 affected. The disease is often undetected until vision loss occurs, and nearly 12,000 people go blind annually, especially among Black Americans.
Anatoly Sharansky, now Israel’s commerce minister, revisits Lefortovo Prison and cell No 47 during a four day trip to Russia. He denounces the regime as dead and recalls his 16 month interrogation and nine year sentence for treason, praising truth and human rights over dictatorship.
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