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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1996

Page

5

Earthquake near New Guinea follows 105 dead in earlier event

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off New Guinea about 50 miles east of Biak island. No injuries or damage reported. In Nigeria a meningitis outbreak has killed 1,273 this year with thousands infected. Gadhafi vows to punish currency violators to curb dollar black market. In Brazil five band members died in a plane crash near Sao Paulo, the group Mamonas Assassinas. Seoul says Asia Europe summit plans a trans Asian railroad linking Singapore to Indonesia Vietnam China and North Korea.

Jakarta Indonesia New Guinea Biak Island Muhammed Meteorology and Geophysics Agency Lagos Nigeria Kano Sao Paulo Brazil Mamonas Assassinas Kim Youngsam Singapore Vietnam China North Korea South Korea

Duras, Renowned French Novelist, Dies at 81 in Paris

Marguerite Duras, acclaimed French writer of The Lover and numerous novels, died at 81 at her Latin Quarter home. Her 50 year career included Prix Goncourt winner L Amant and works such as The Killing of Lol V. Stein and Savannah Bay.

Marguerite Duras Paris France Duras Latin Quarter Giadinh French Indochina Saigon Indochina Francois Nourissier Goncourt Academy LCI Lol V. Stein Savannah Bay

Conservatives win Spain general election ending Socialist rule

In Madrid the Popular Party led by Jose Maria Aznar claimed victory as the election results showed 157 seats for the PP and 140 for the Socialists with 99 percent counted. Felipe Gonzalez congratulated the winners as the United Left, Convergence and Union, and regional parties shared remaining seats.

Madrid Spain Socialist Party Jose Maria Aznar Popular Party Felipe Gonzalez United Left Convergence and Union Catalonia

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