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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1996
Page
2
British Airways tests ostrich dishes on first class passengers on London to New York flights. The birds will appear as the Chef's Special and may expand to other routes based on passenger reception.
Pia Agergaard fought to name her 9-year-old Christophpher in Denmark where parents must use government approved names. Officials insisted on Christopher or Christoffer and began fines in 1989 for noncompliance.
At Ickworth House in Bury St Edmunds crowds bid on 18th century furniture, portraits, and a Rolls Royce as Frederick Hervey 7th Marquess sells a 3.5 million dollar funeral of his fortune amid cocaine past. The National Trust owns the house, and the marquess plans to move to the Bahamas after years of drug trouble. Fifty items fetch modest sums, including family photo albums and royal Letters Patent.
In Semipalatinsk, exposed residents recall repeated blasts from 1949 to 1989 with 470 tests totaling about 2 megatons. Families report rising birth defects and stomach cancers across generations, amid debates on site cleanup and future land use.
The Ireland Supreme Court upheld a national vote approving divorce amid a Catholic majority. The government plans summer legislation to implement divorce access. Women’s groups praised the ruling while the Church warned it will not recognize Catholic remarriages. About 80,000 people await divorce as delays loom.
Western diplomats note Iraq's refusal to allow U.N. weapons inspectors to enter facilities in and near Baghdad raises questions about credibility across issues. The U.N. Security Council may delay lifting the oil embargo tied to the oil-for-aid deal as negotiations over monitoring authority continue. The United States fears Iraq could cheat on the sale agreement.
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