88 Year Birthday Card Arrives Via Long Detour
A birthday card mailed in August 1909 for Ida Ahlefeldt's eighth birthday finally reached her nephew Johan Wetche in Denmark after decades spent in Russia. PostDanmark could not explain the detour and Ahlefeldt was dead 23 years when it arrived. Wetche plans no complaint, satisfied with the mail.
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Russia
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Ahlefeldt
Johan Wetche
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Wetche
Mogens Rasmussen
Mobutu plans exile trip as Kinshasa braces for fall
Mobutu Sese Seko announced a two day talk trip abroad amid rebel advances on Kinshasa. Aides contradicted plans of exile. U S envoy Bill Richardson sought a peace deal with Laurent Kabila as rebels claimed to be within 40 miles of the capital. President would visit Gabon Cameroon Central African Republic Congo and Togo before a Friday return, officials said.
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Laurent Kabila
U.S
Bill Richardson
Kabila
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Camer
Oon
Central African Republic
Togo
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Clinton and Zedillo sign new security and immigration accords
In Mexico City presidents Clinton and Zedillo pledge closer cooperation on immigration and drug control. They sign a joint strategy and an immigration document to manage the border, with new checkpoints and migrant protections. Clinton vows tougher policy balanced with compassion. Zedillo calls relations stable and mutually beneficial.
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Zedillo
Mexico City
Ernesto Zedillo
Mexico
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