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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2001
Page
5
Panicked crowds crushed as police fired tear gas to quell fans at a Lubumbashi stadium match between Lupopo and Mazembe. Seven died and 51 injured as barriers toppled during a 1-1 tie with ten minutes left. The disaster follows a Johannesburg stampede that killed 43 earlier this month.
Cairo and Aqaba hosts report cautious progress as Shimon Peres promises restraint on Palestinians while rejecting four month cease-fire terms. Arab leaders weigh counterproposals amid renewed Gaza West Bank violence and a looming New York meeting with U N officials and U S power brokers.
The U S Navy halted bombing on Vieques as Pope John Paul II beatified Carlos Manuel Rodriguez the first Puerto Rican recognized as a saint. About 25 000 attended the St Peter’s Square ceremony while protesters formed lines outside the range. The Navy expects to resume exercises soon after two days of clashes with demonstrators and no new arrests reported.
Authorities evacuated about 77 000 residents in Vicenza, Italy, for several hours to disarm a 4 000 pound unexploded bomb from World War I found in the citys main cemetery. The blast threat prompted shop closures, window taping, hospital relocation to fairgrounds, and a temporary train station shutdown before residents returned home.
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