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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2001
Page
7
A hot air balloon carrying six residents from Albertville crashed after hitting a 20,000 volt power line near Verrens-Arvey. The basket caught fire and the craft climbed briefly. two passengers died attempting to escape. Pilot’s wife witnessed the disaster.
A 50 year old fisherman rescued after 33 days at sea. Mitsushige Takechi drifted on his trawler in the Pacific after reporting engine trouble July 24 off Nagasaki, about 610 miles southwest of Tokyo. He survived on fish and a small water reserve. Takechi was airlifted to a hospital in fair condition.
Jordan's King Abdullah II arrived in Moscow for talks on trade and Middle East violence urging Russia to assume a larger role in peace efforts. He is to meet President Putin and other leaders, with possible discussions on Russian weapons and military cooperation. trip includes a St Petersburg stop.
NATO announced Operation Essential Harvest to collect 3300 weapons from ethnic Albanian militants in Macedonia within 30 days. The plan faces opposition from Macedonian officials and delayed start as regional clashes and explosions tested trust between rebels and government amid NATO deployment.
In Valence, France, about 250 activists from Jose Bove’s Farmers Confederation cut through 2,400 square yards of test corn fields at GM crop sites. They dumped the harvested crops outside regional administrative offices as part of ongoing anti GM protests led by Bove, known for his 1999 Millau McDonald’s action.
Taiwan leader backs an advisory panel urging policy shift to boost economic links with Beijing. President Chen Shui-bian accepted recommendations to relax investment caps and allow banks to open in China as Taiwan faces a recession and seeks cheaper Chinese labor and markets. The plan includes case by case reviews for large investments and easing Chinese investment limits in Taiwan.
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