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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 2000
Page
6
A Palestinian policeman killed one Israeli soldier and wounded two others before he was shot dead near a Gaza position. Israel accuses Palestinian leaders of ordering the attack despite Yasser Arafat's call for restraint. Palestinians say they are investigating and urge no retaliation.
A Palestinian policeman near Kfar Darom in central Gaza opened fire on Israeli troops guarding farmland, wounding three soldiers before he was killed. The attack comes amid continued fighting that claimed over 230 lives and followed Arafat's Friday pledge to end shooting attacks from Palestinian-controlled areas.
Highlights include Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address in 1863 at the dedication of a national cemetery in Pennsylvania, the Senate rejecting the Versailles Treaty in 1919, and Apollo 12 astronauts landing on the moon in 1969. Also noted are Rainier III’s coronation in Monaco in 1949, Edsel production halt in 1959, Sadat’s 1977 Israel visit, the 1985 Geneva summit, and Christina Onassis's death in 1988.
A late Friday fire at a floor polish factory in Lenasia killed 11 overnight workers who were reportedly locked inside by the owner. Police say the blaze began when a flammable chemical dripped onto a gas burner. an illegally stored barrel and gas containers exploded. The owner faces possible murder or negligence charges as police probe the locked exits and fire safety lapses.
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef announced a broad investigation intoFriday’s car bombing that killed a British technician at a downtown intersection near a major energy conference. Nayef said a powerful explosive targeted the car but no party is yet identified. UK diplomat details and Western security measures accompany the ongoing inquiry.
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