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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2000
Page
3
Dozens of Cuban-Americans in Key West gathered on boats in international waters off Havana to memorialize 41 Cubans who drowned during a boat departure in 1994. They prayed for Elian Gonzalez and flashed sun light toward Cuba while singing the Cuban national anthem from nine boats.
In Hebron the Jewish enclave erupted in three hours of rioting and fist fights as Jews and Arabs clashed near the Cave of the Patriarchs. Israeli troops tried to separate sides while vehicles were damaged and several confrontations occurred amid disputes over Sabbath disturbance and an alleged assault.
In Jackson Mississippi Raynard Johnson 17 was found hanged near his home hours after showing a new computer to family members. The family claims lynching while authorities seek the computer to determine if a death by own action note exists. The dispute involves FBI review.
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