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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1999
Page
4
U S warplanes bombed Iraqi air defense sites after being fired on in the northern no fly zone. F-15s responded to radar and anti aircraft fire northwest of Mosul, with all allied planes returning safely to base. Since the Gulf War, U S and British planes have patrolled northern and southern Iraq to protect Kurds and Shiites.
The Landless Workers Movement MST surged to invade 244 sites in the first four months of 1999, a 40 percent increase from a year earlier, amid criticism that raids wreck ranches, machines, and livestock. The group, founded in 1984 to press land reform, cites Brazil's concentration of land where 88 percent of arable land is owned by 20 percent of the population. From J W Wire Reports.
Pope John Paul II beatified the Italian monk Padre Pio in St. Peter’s Square drawing about 100000 worshippers in the crowd and tens of thousands more in nearby squares. The Mass included a miracle attributed to Consiglia De Martino and signified the last step before sainthood for the mystic monk.
British actor Oliver Reed died Sunday in Valletta Malta while filming The Gladiator. The feisty star known for his drinking and rowdy off screen antics was 61. He left a legacy of noted films including Women in Love the Devils and Tommy. Reed survived by wife Josephine and children Sarah and Mark. Funeral plans were not announced.
Forces loyal to warlord Husséin Mohamed Aidid retook the strategic town of Baidoa after heavy fighting with the Rahanwein Resistance Army. Rival forces had claimed Baidoa a day earlier, 95 miles northwest of Mogadishu, amid ongoing clan conflict and regional chaos.
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