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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1997
Page
3
Jean-Dominique Bauby, 44, former Elle editor, died at a Paris area hospital after suffering a stroke in 1995 that left him paralyzed and unable to speak. He dictated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by blinking one eyelid, which went on sale last week to wide acclaim.
A Zagazig area villager unearthed a three foot limestone statue near the Nile Delta on March 2. The seated woman holds three children with a girl on her lap. Archaeologists say the craftsmanship and condition are unusually fine and unprecedented. Ali Hassan of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization called the piece unique.
Pakistan High Court declares Salma Waheed and Arshad Ahmed’s February 1996 marriage valid despite lack of parental arrangement. Court says a woman choosing her husband does not violate Islamic teachings, allowing the couple to live together. milestone for Pakistani women.
A Taiwanese journalist hijacked a domestic flight by dousing himself with gasoline and threatening self harm. Chinese police detained the hijacker after the plane landed in Xiamen. All 158 aboard remained unharmed. the Boeing 757 returned to Taiwan from Kaohsiung. The hijacker was identified as Liu Shan-chung, a former reporter from Hualien.
Harvard professor Daniel Goldhagen lauded Germany’s transformation from Nazi dictatorship to a thriving democracy on Monday. He praised the Federal Republic for remaking itself while observers debated his book Hitler's Willing Executioners. Goldhagen accepted a prize from the Journal of German and International Politics in Bonn.
At The Hague four defendants Zemil Delalic Esad Landzo Hazim Delic and Zdravko Mucic face a Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in its first group trial since Nuremberg and Tokyo. Prosecutors allege prisoners at Celebici camp in central Bosnia were murdered tortured raped and beaten by guards and outsiders. The case marks the court’s first rape as a war crime charge and proceedings were briefly halted over witness addresses.
Government and leftist rebels holding 72 hostages at the Japanese ambassador residence scrapped talks Monday as the government representative refused to participate. Mediators and Japan’s observer left after a brief appearance, with rebels previously canceling talks citing alleged preparations for an armed assault. Archbishop Cipriani urged both sides to resume discussions soon.
Charles Sobhraj known as The Serpent faces release after 21 years in an Indian jail. Officials seek deportation but have no takers. He claims French citizenship and waits in New Delhi while travel documents stay missing. He was jailed for theft after acquittals on murder charges and once escaped to extend his sentence.
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