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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1996
Page
3
Thick smoke from a restaurant fire spread to a nine story building in Shenzhen killing 29 people as many suffocated or jumped to escape. Thirteen were injured and at least two seriously. The Fatty Hotpot City restaurant was on the second floor and the Duanxi guest house occupied the top seven floors. All victims were Chinese.
Catholic and Catholic-aligned leaders press governments in Dublin and London to confront Britain over police conduct during Protestant marches. Gerry Adams and John Hume discuss anger after four nights of clashes in Portadown. Two Catholics died, many wounded.
An insurer shipped 77 live homing pigeons to newsrooms with a whisky prize for the first returning bird. The plan provoked outrage from the RSPCA and the Royal Pigeon Racing Assn. who question the welfare and consent aspects of the publicity stunt. Campaign owner Scottish Life International faces potential cruelty charges.
Boris Yeltsin named Col Gen Igor Rodionov as defense minister a month after sacking the “party of war” aides. Rodionov, 59, faced liberal opposition over a history of harsh actions including the 1989 Tbilisi assault that killed 19. He supports Serb nationalists and has Arab ties, while some praise his strategic insight and contacts.
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