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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1997
Page
3
Gingrich says the military should not be a social laboratory as controversy over gays in the service and recent sex scandals demoralize active personnel. He calls for a commission to examine issues while noting top enlisted men are under scrutiny amid probing whether misconduct occurred among trainees.
Stuart Diver faced 65 hours trapped under debris as a landslide buried two ski lodges in New South Wales. He survived with frostbite, while his wife was swept away. Nine bodies found. 20 people missing or buried, including two Americans and a New Zealander. Diver credited rescuers and prayers with keeping him alive during the grim, hour by hour recovery.
Nigerian pop icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti, creator of Afrobeat and vocal critic of Nigeria’s military regimes, has died at 58. His death at a Lagos hospital was confirmed by brother Olikoye Ran song-Kuti. His passing triggers tributes from fans and figures across Africa.
More than 1,000 marchers including monks and laypeople walk from Sampeau Meas pagoda to Independence Monument to seek peace after Hun Sen led a July coup. Refugees number about 3,400 in muddy camps near the Thai border as fighting continues and Thailand allows some defeated troops to cross for safety.
In Budapest an all night vigil marked the 1944 Nazi roundup of Roma people. Survivors like Maria Sztojka recalled cattle trains to Dachau while a Holocaust Committee seeks compensation and recognition. Readings of 20000 names and speeches by officials underscored Roma suffering and lasting prejudice.
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