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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1996
Page
5
Two World War II era bombs were uncovered in Germany. Crews defused a five ton device near Krefeld prompting a neighborhood evacuation of about two thousand residents. A second bomb was found near the Frankfurt autobahn and the highway was briefly closed while it was defused.
A gunman in Palmerston northern Australia wounded five people including four police officers and a civilian. He first shot two officers near a house, later shot two more at Palmerston police station, and damaged three police cars before being shot by police.
The Vienna deal freezes current Russian weapon counts near the Caucasus and around St. Petersburg, delaying cuts for three years. By May 31, 1999 Russia must reduce totals to meet the 1990 treaty limits, though the limits apply to smaller regions than originally planned.
The Russian government announced that the ruble will trade freely on world markets and within and outside Russia. The central bank will remove all remaining controls, making the currency fully convertible effective immediately. Since the 1920s the ruble had been strictly controlled and remained worth roughly 5,000 per dollar in recent months.
Nearly 400 Virgin Atlantic passengers endured a 15 hour layover in Iqaluit after Flight 007 diverted from London to Los Angeles due to a heart attack aboard. An engine strike then spilled fuel on the Arctic airstrip damaging the jet. No injuries were reported.
Cynthia Gersony, 41, of New York City, and her driver Roberto Moncada were freed by an armed Contra group near the Honduran border in northeastern Nicaragua. Officials said the observer and her driver were released unharmed after intervention by a special team, with details to follow. The pair had been abducted Friday outside Somutigny as monitoring for the October 20 elections.
Moscow and Chechen rebels exchange accusations as clashes erupt on day one of the cease-fire. Russian commander warns of decisive destruction after rebels attack a post near Shilani, claiming 26 soldiers captured. Eight Russians wounded in Suani. Yeltsin seeks progress before June election.
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