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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 2000
Page
2
A woman fleeing an estranged boyfriend called 911 before her car was shoved into a freight train, killing her and another woman plus two children. Police pursue unidentified man after a 30 minute chase at speeds up to 90 mph near Sink ing Bring, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
A 23 year old anti whaling protester Erin Abbott from Seattle was injured and listed stable after colliding with a Coast Guard boat while Makah tribe members pursued a gray whale. The hunt failed and protesters were not deterred. A separate incident at Cairine Wilson high school in Ottawa left five hospitalized after a 15 year old youth stabbed four students and a staff member, then wounded himself before surrendering to the principal.
Declassified U.S. documents and witnesses recount mass killings in Korea War era. In early 1950s Taejon saw 1,800 political prisoners executed over three days as retreating forces advanced. Dakchon villagers recall civilians driven to hills and shot. Pohang cites three South Korean navy ships taking 200 people to sea and sinking them with weights.
Declassified U.S. documents and witnesses recount South Korean soldiers and police executing more than 2,000 political prisoners early in the Korean War, some mass shootings seen by U.S. officers and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Accounts detail Dokchon killings, dragnets, and posthumous efforts to end illegal executions, with families now speaking out amid bone excavations and survivor testimony.
President Clinton told Yasser Arafat Washington will take a more hands on role in the next phase of Israeli Palestinian negotiations. He warned both sides to make tough compromises and meet the September deadline for a framework and possible statehood, amid stalled talks and shifting timelines.
Federal and White House figures press for swift action in Elian Gonzalez case as Janet Reno weighs steps to reunite the boy with his Miami father Juan Miguel Gonzalez. Options include federal court orders and a staged, unarmed marshals withdrawal to seize Elian amid protests and high political stakes.
Cybill Shepherd, former TV star, told the New York Post it would be a great privilege to replace Kathie Lee Gifford as co host of Live with Regis Philbin. She said she adores Regis and would thrive on the live format. The idea follows Gifford's announced summer exit from the show.
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