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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1997
Page
4
Pope John Paul II appeared frail during a pre Christmas appearance with more than 15,000 Romans at the Spanish Steps. He stood rather than knelt, delivering remarks as celebrants placed flowers by a Mary statue, after a 1994 broken leg surgery.
Serbian voters again failed to elect a president as Milan Milutinovic led with 42 percent and Vojislav Seselj trailed at 33 percent after 80 percent of ballots counted. A runoff appears likely on December 21, with Lee Draskovic at 16 percent urging a boycott to spoil turnout. Turnout reached 52 percent. In Oslo, Jody Williams arrived to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, with the prize worth two million dollars to be awarded at city hall.
Five Right Livelihood awardees, including Cindy Duehring of North Dakota, warned in Stockholm that rapid chemical development damages health and privacy. Duehring, now homebound due to chemical sensitivity, helped found networks aiding chemical injury victims in 32 countries. Fellow honorees from Burkina Faso, France, Japan, and Germany criticized globalization and plutonium use while urging global action.
A blaze in the 25 story Bank Indonesia building in central Jakarta trapped workers on the top floors. Faulty wiring is suspected. About 200 people escaped down smoke filled stairs and four were rescued from the roof by a police helicopter.
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