UN negotiators seek return of hijacked relief trucks in Maglaj
U N workers in Sarajevo report Bosnian Serbs hijacked nine trucks carrying food and medicine to Maglaj, a Muslim town under siege for nine months. A six-truck ICRC aid delivery reached Maglaj, but the raid eclipsed the relief effort. Spokesman Kris Janowski said all goods are gone. Peter Kessler noted ongoing talks to recover the trucks and a high official went to Pale to protest.
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Death penalty urged for Rolling in Gainesville killings
A Florida jury recommended the death penalty for Danny Harold Rolling after five hours of deliberation over two days on five murder counts related to the 1990 slayings of five college students. Judge Stan R. Morris will decide sentencing with possible appeals. Rolling had pled guilty to five counts of first degree murder and other charges.
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National and World News Updates Hotline
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Lawrence Weather and Lake Report for Wednesday
Official readings show high 82 and low 62 with an overnight low of 32. Record highs and lows for this date are 83 in 1910 and 12 in 1965. Lake Clinton at 49 degrees with level 875.73 and Perry at 891.76 with normal levels 875.5 and 891.5. Road condition lines provide access numbers and a Journal-World line for updates. Moon phases list last half April 3 and new April 11 with first half April 19 and full March 27.
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Tonight partly cloudy with a low in the 30s and northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Friday turns mostly cloudy with a 60 percent rain and drizzle chance, high near 47 and east winds 10 to 25 mph. Friday night remains mostly cloudy with a 45 percent rain and drizzle chance and southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Cruel Discipline Exacts Tragic Toll in Japanese Schools
A ninth grader in Tokyo dies by suicide amid harsh school discipline. Reports describe a teacher trapping a student under a gate and another incident where a teacher fatally beat a student during a trip over a hair dryer. Critics blame Confucian authoritarianism for violence in schools and urge reform.
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Corporal Punishment in Japan Schools Under Fire
A Tokyo area study reveals widespread corporal punishment in junior high schools with injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. A 14 year old hanged himself after a disciplinary incident. teachers face suspensions, salary cuts, or reprimands, while critics call for humane discipline and accountability.
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Australia’s Tennant Creek bans alcohol for a day
In Tennant Creek Northern Territory drinkers stockpiled beer wine and spirits as the town planned an alcohol free day. Aboriginal council leaders say the dry day aims to curb alcohol problems with police and residents weighing the impact on non indigenous locals and regular patrons.
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Hollywood toasts celebrate Spielberg as his mother recalls antics
The day after Steven Spielberg won Oscars for best picture and director his 74 year old mother Leah Adler served lunch at Milky Way restaurant in Los Angeles. Adler recalled a kitchen prank where Spielberg faked a cherry pie filling explosion on her cabinets, a humorous memory amid the night’s triumph.
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