This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1996
Page
5
About 3,000 reindeer have died from starvation as officials launch a rescue on Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula. Workers use 27 heavy vehicles to break ice crusts over pastures after heavy rains, aiming to save remaining animals from a population of 240,000 with 30,000 more at risk.
Nearly 2 000 Rwandan refugees returned from camps in northwestern Tanzania on Tuesday. U N officials foresee thousands more could follow. Paul Stromberg of the U N H C R called this possibly the start of a major influx as authorities urge the 535 000 Rwandan Hutus in Ngara and Karagwe to go home by the end of the month.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports aboriginal babies die at 15.9 per 1000 births, more than double the 6.7 per 1000 rate for the general population. Factors include poor diet, poverty, harsh living conditions, young mothers, and limited medical access.
NATO foreign ministers schedule July 8-9 Madrid summit to admit some new democracies and refrain from deploying nuclear weapons in new member states. They order Solana to press talks with Russia on a formal enlargement structure, while expansion can proceed regardless. Milosevic’s annulment of local elections draws criticism as NATO approves Bosnia peacekeeping plans. Warren Christopher calls enlargement a historic step.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.