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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1998
Page
6
Canar curent, a mountain hamlet with 300 residents, seeks about 140 in today’s money from Spain’s government. The town was promised 180 reales annually by King Felipe II for catching a Moorish bandit blamed for Christian massacre. Payments stopped in 1883. the push to settle this four hundred year old debt aligns with the king’s death centennial.
A pack of wild monkeys dashed into a health clinic in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, scaring patients and stealing medical equipment. Ahmad Shamsuddin, director of the state wildlife department, said the attack follows growing monkey populations and plans to relocate some troops.
In a 526 to 70 vote with 45 abstentions the Anglican bishops endorsed a resolution rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture. The decision, stronger than Archbishop Carey’s call for study, faced opposition from liberal bishops and included a concession to listen to homosexual experiences.
Indonesia's top human rights group reports uncovering 11 mass graves in Aceh province, possibly holding hundreds killed by Indonesian troops over eight years of military rule. A lawyer from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation led villagers to the sites, while the military offered no immediate comment.
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