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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1997
Page
4
Two Thai inmates jailed for murder used singing to mask sawing through a jail window in Khampeng Phet province Tuesday police said. They created noise with song to cover the escape effort.
Takakuni Ikeda of Shimane state board of education said Thursday a teacher slapped a student for not answering questions. The report frames it as a disciplinary incident and notes the official comment from the board.
Laurent Kabila swore the presidential oath at Kamanyola stadium before about 40 000 cheering supporters and 22 judges. He promised a two year transition to democracy with presidential and legislative elections by April 19 1999, while ruling powers allow him to hire and fire state workers without a legislature. The United States welcomed the timetable as Congo rebuilds after Mobutu.
Spanish researchers report finding Homo antecessor in Atapuerca hills, a 800000 year old species with a mix of Neanderthal like jaw and brow and modern cheekbones. The fossils from six individuals suggest a branched human family tree and a common ancestor for later humans and Neanderthals.
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