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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1996
Page
2
In Naha Okinawa closing arguments prosecutors demanded ten year prison terms for three U S servicemen accused of raping a 12 year old Okinawan girl. The sentence is debated with some calling it too light given the crime and victim’s age while verdicts and possible sentences are due March 7.
Louis Farrakhan visits South Africa on a three day trip to Durban and other cities to promote the Million Man March message. He calls for black men to take responsibility for their lives and families and to combat drugs violence and unemployment, aiming to globalize a day of atonement and reconciliation.
Several hundred Muslim women whose relatives vanished since July attacked the International Committee of the Red Cross in Tuzla. They hurled bricks and forced entry, with police overwhelmed as women and men marched and occupied the ICRC headquarters and nearby streets. The protest began peaceful then turned violent amid anger over slow missing-person information.
A Monday evening fire gutted the 204 year old La Fenice opera house in Venice as flames spread across the roof. ANSA reported firefighters could not enter the building and the structure collapsed. No injuries reported. cause under investigation. archival scores and documents may have been lost.
Russians held by Chechen rebels appeal to peers not to join combat, saying the government ignores their plight. They accuse authorities of blame shifting as talks for freeing 17 detainees from Dagestan resume with no clear outcome.
Lucien Bouchard was sworn in as Quebec premier vowing to seek independence after stabilizing finances. He targets cutting a near three billion dollar deficit and lowering unemployment, while ensuring broad consultation and not mortgaging the province’s future amid a tight post referendum climate.
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