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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1996
Page
3
A harsh Moscow winter has claimed 600 lives, all of them reportedly drunk, as an early season snowstorm began on November 2. Below freezing temperatures and falling ice added risks, with 58 people injured, according to a news agency report.
In Shenzhen a new illuminated poster of Deng Xiaoping will be erected in the city centre later this year. Deputy propaganda chief Huang Xinhua said the updated composition will still feature Deng’s image, aiming for a more solar and cordial appearance.
A government backed drive to compensate Asian women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II has not drawn enough donations. The Asian Women’s Fund, started last summer, has raised $2.8 million, Katsumi Taga said, far short of the $9 million target.
Protestants blocked from parading through a Catholic area in Belfast clashed with police on a bridge. Four marchers and three officers injured. Police used plastic bullets, arrests made, and a late charge scattered about 300 marchers. The Apprentice Boys marchers defied access restrictions near the Ormeau Road enclave.
A U S team investigating the Dubrovnik crash ruled out any connection between the accident and the death by own action of the airport maintenance chief Niko Jerkic. Jerkic shot himself days after Brown’s plane hit a hilltop in wind and rain near Dubrovnik. Croatian Interior Ministry confirmed Jerkic’s status and lack of ties to the crash’s operational control.
In Berlin Americans face costly, lengthy testing, but the American Chamber of Commerce reports stepwise gains. States like Alabama Delaware Missouri gain written test exemptions and Kansas Arizona near full relief, with Utah already exempt. The push follows EU standardization in 1993, highlighting U.S. license chaos and varied state rules.
Two eruptions sent ash 30,000 to 40,000 feet into the air over Montserrat on Monday. Residents watched the dark clouds as authorities warned of potential lethal gas and rock. About 9,000 to 10,500 islanders have been displaced since July, many in shelters or with relatives. The Montserrat Volcano Observatory warned of higher activity and a possible climactic eruption.
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