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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1995
Page
2
Pope John Paul I arrived in Trento amid anti pope graffiti and posters calling for assassination. Police detained two suspects over the pamphlets while officials banned public displays and secured routes for the weekend visit to mark a beatification and the 450th anniversary of the Council of Trent.
Chinese leaders celebrated 2783 model workers in a Great Hall of the People ceremony as part of a push to reward hard work amid government corruption scandals. The event featured drums and flower-bouquet welcomes and highlighted blue-collar and farming heroes. Chen Xitong resigned as Beijing party secretary amid a wave of municipal graft cases, taking blame for a deputy mayor's death during an inquiry into alleged economic crimes.
The commander of Argentina's army admitted serious abuses during the 1976-1983 crackdown, as officers confessed to killings and death flights. Brig. Gen. Juan Paulik and Gen. Martin Balza condemned torture and forced disappearances, urging accountability after years of denial.
At Dachau Germany about 170 U.S. veterans and 2,000 former inmates marked the 50th anniversary of the camp's liberation. A veteran recalled a dying inmate gifting him a cigarette butt as thanks, while Daniel Fischer a Hungarian Jew spoke of Auschwitz and surviving to see freedom. Fischer later moved to New Haven Connecticut.
Tamil rebels shot down two military jets with missiles on consecutive days in Sri Lanka, killing 52. The strikes mark a first use of antiaircraft missiles in the 12 year civil war, threatening troop movements and naval operations as bases and gunboats face guerrilla pressure. The rebels had just halted peace talks and extended a vast casualty toll, underscoring a deep ethnic conflict between Tamil fighters and the Sinhalese majority.
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