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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1995
Page
3
Donald Coks, 55, a U S Protestant missionary, was held against his will since December 10 in Quito to sell a vehicle. He was rescued Sunday in a remote jungle area 70 miles northeast of the capital. Police fatally wounded three abductors and captured two. Abductors had demanded a 500000 dollar ransom.
Navy Seaman Marcus Gill admitted to raping a 12-year-old Okinawan girl after abducting her on Sept. 4. Marines Rodrico Harp and Kendrick Ledet testified they helped seize the girl but denied raping her, saying Gill threatened them. Ledet and Harp described fear and coercion as Gill urged tape for the victim. The courtroom heard Gill describe others’ accounts as unfair while promising a fuller statement.
In one of South Africa's worst floods at least 130 people drown and up to 1000 homeless as Umsunduzi River bursts its banks near Pietermaritzburg. Rescue teams and a military helicopter recover bodies and search riverbanks amid damaged roads and power lines.
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