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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1997

Page

3

Quiz show scandal hits Italy host stunned on air

On live TV Mara Venier faced a caller who answered the wrong $60,000 question after naming Juli et Mengel instead of the intended query about actor Alessandro Gassman's mother. Verner accused writers of switching the question amid suspicions, then the line went dead.

Mara Venier Franco Califano Juliet Mengel Alessandro Gassman Verner Vernet

Would-be assassin Bremer stalked Nixon in Ottawa video shows close call

The RCMP video shows Arthur Bremer, 21, in a business suit and sunglasses on Parliament Hill during Nixon's Ottawa visit. He followed Nixon for two days while hoping to assassinate the president, but he never came within close range. Police were unaware of his close proximity during the 1972 trip.

George Wallace Richard Nixon Ottawa Royal Canadian Mounted Police Calgary Herald Canada Arthur Bremer Parliament Hill RCMP Bremier Milwaukee Nixon Bremer Lee Harvey Oswald John Wilkes Booth

Rebels seize Lubumbashi as Kabila storms second-largest city

Rebel leader Laurent Kabila rode through Lubumbashi in a four wheel drive as crowds cheered. A bronze statue of Mobutu was removed from a traffic circle amid growing pressure for change. Kinshasa faced a one day general strike with residents calling for Mobutu's ouster. Kabila named Gaetan Kakudji acting governor of Shaba while tensions over autonomy persisted.

Luspumbashi Zaire Lubumbashi Laurent Kabila Kabila Rebe Mobutu Sese Seko Mobutu Kinshasa Willy Kashama Alliance of Democratic Forces For the Congo-Zaire Shaba Gaetan Kakudji Pro-Autonomy Uferi Party Justice Mwenze Kongolo

Jewish settlers clash with Israeli troops in Hebron riot

In Hebron, Jewish settlers pelted Israeli soldiers with stones eggs and tomatoes and soaked them with a hose as Palestinians watched. Two settlers were arrested after a stabbing attempt. security measures and fencing around the Beit Hadassah compound were increased amid ongoing tensions over a disputed housing project in east Jerusalem.

Jerusalem West Bank Hebron Beit Hadassah Linda Menuhin Ahmed Abu Sneineh East Jerusalem Benjamin Netanyahu David Levy

Soviets Built Hidden Star Wars Style Space Weapons

Jane's Intelligence Review says the Soviet Union secretly developed space based weapons including a space battle station while publicly condemning the U S Star Wars program. They aimed to destroy ground targets. funding waned after 1989. U S funds a scaled down missile defense.

London Soviet Union U.S Jane’s Jane's Steven Zaloga Teal Group Corp Fairfax Pike

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