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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1999
Page
3
An Indian air force AN-32 transport plane crashed Sunday into a civilian area near New Delhi airport, killing 21 people including residents on the ground. Eighteen aboard plus three on the ground died as the aircraft veered off its landing path into a water tank and huts.
Russia orders government workers to leave Chechnya following the kidnapping of Maj. Gen. Gennady Shpigun, an Interior Ministry official, as security services widen their search with no clues. A separate incident at Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali left twenty injured when a railing collapsed after America scored.
Archaeologists report a 6,000-year-old elliptical altar near Dongting Lake in Hunan province, possibly the oldest in China, along with about 40 pits containing human bones believed to be offerings. He Jiejun of the Hunan Archaeological Research Society says the site shows community use over a 300-year span.
Andy Elson and Colin Prescot were rescued after ditching their Cable and Wireless balloon 200 miles off central Japan due to storms. They were taken to Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force base in good condition, ending their bid to circumnavigate the globe nonstop. Breitling orbiter pilots closely monitor the failed attempt while Piccard notes improved chances for his team.
Ta Mok known as The Butcher, a one legged general, was Cambodia’s last senior Khmer Rouge figure. Arrested Saturday, he led brutal purges from Takeo’s Southwestern Zone, blamed for executions at Tuol Sleng, and fought Vietnam until his capture and trial.
Mikhail Gorbachev, once a global power figure, shows revived US popularity after a Pizza Hut TV ad, while in Russia his support collapses. In Lisle he discussed IMF aid, investor confidence, Primakov’s Kremlin reception, and his enduring desire to see reforms succeed before his death.
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