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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1996
Page
4
The United States and Iran move toward legal argument in The Hague over U S destruction of three Persian Gulf oil platforms during the Iran Iran Iraq war years 1987 and 1988 Iran seeks damages while the U S says the strikes followed attacks on U S ships and crewmen.
Barbra Streisand Paul Newman Susan Sarandon and Oliver Stone led 41 celebrities in a letter to Chinese Ambassador Li Daoyu in Washington denouncing Beijing for seeking to block the Dalai Lama biopic Kundun. China opposed Disney distribution arguing the Dalai Lama seeks Tibet separation. Dozens of boats were intercepted smuggling food into Iraq as Gulf security tightens amid regional tensions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined thousands of settlers at the funerals for a Jewish mother and son killed near Ramallah, calling the settlers heroes of the time. He did not back calls to build 1000 new apartments or to erect a new settlement, stressing no cabinet vote on related proposals amid a six month pause in peace talks with Yasser Arafat. A separate incident in Kiriyat Gat saw a Palestinian worker shot dead by a resident, igniting claims of revenge from Gaza relatives.
Police in Tokyo recovered a four inch glass bottle containing about one ounce of VX nerve gas near a canal in Kodaira, eight inches underground. Officials tied the find to Yasuo Hayashi, a suspect linked to the Aum Shinrikyo cult and the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, noting the amount could kill up to 15,000 people if released.
In Moscow, Russians avoid handshakes at thresholds on Friday the 13th and indoors whistles for luck. They spit over the left shoulder, touch wood, eat lucky bus tickets, and avoid gifts of knives or handkerchiefs. Birthdays are not to be celebrated early, newborns kept unseen for 40 days, and odd numbers for the living while even numbers mark funerals. Domovoi fears shape daily behavior as urban Russians clutch traditions amid change.
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