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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2000
Page
5
In Freetown additional Jordanian troops join international peacekeepers to bolster defenses as up to 30,000 refugees flee guerilla attacks. President Kabbah condemns rebels after 19 killed in a recent demonstration and vows trust issues with the rebel faction.
In Aceh province a three month cease-fire begins June 2 after government and separatist negotiators signed a landmark accord in Switzerland. Fighters in Banda Aceh welcomed news while expressing desire for full independence and continued struggle.
The two nations reopened fighting on three fronts along the 620 mile border despite global pleas. UN chief Kofi Annan warned of a very brutal war while U S envoy Holbrooke criticized leaders for inflaming a minor dispute with pride.
On May 13 events include Jamestown’s 1607 settlement. Arthur Sullivan born in 1842. Fatima vision reported in 1917. the 1918 US airmail stamps debut with upside down planes. Churchill's blood toil tears speech in 1940. The Pajama Game opened in 1954. Nixon’s Caracas limo attack in 1958. Pope John Paul II shot in 1981. MOVE confrontation and deadly explosion in 1985. Yeltsin impeachment hearings begin in 1999.
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