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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1996
Page
3
Two Turkish businessmen visiting Dnipropetrovsk were briefly detained by police after misreading Cyrillic hotel and subway signs. Lacking Ukrainian or Russian, they copied words like Entrance and Sorry no vacancies, prompting a disturbance accusation before local partners translated and released them two hours later.
China moves to cap charges by local authorities at half a farmer’s income following widespread protests over taxation in 1993 and ongoing concerns about the financial burden on peasants. In Sri Lanka an actress died after a shotgun misfire on location for the Sinhalese film Country of Lakes. Anoma Nilmini, 27, died during surgery. a cameraman and the art director were wounded as police questioned actor Sarath Chandrasiri and producer Parakrama Nikielle about live ammunition used during filming.
A crowded motorized boat named Confidence sank off Sierra Leone while running a weekly service from Freetown to Guinea. At least 84 drowned and about 56 were rescued as rough seas claimed most of the 210 aboard. many aboard were merchants, with Liberian refugees unlikely among passengers.
TABA Egypt April reporters say Israel and the Palestinians ended two days of formal talks aimed at a final status peace. Hebron dominated discussions as Netanyahu and Peres face May elections. Abbas expressed cautious optimism on Hebron after private meetings with Uri Savir.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien faced an assault charge in Hull for grabbing demonstrator Bill Clennett during a Feb Flag Day ceremony. Quebec Justice Minister Paul Begin announced the case would not proceed, after a court ordered Chretien to answer on June 6. Clennett testified, saying he supported the citizen-led action to push authorities to investigate.
South Africa’s government led by President Mandela postponed local elections in KwaZulu Natal due to deadly political violence. Voting for town and rural councils is now set for no later than June 30, replacing May 29, with no firm date yet. Cabinet support came from ANC allies while Inkatha urged held as scheduled. The delay aims to calm tensions between Inkatha and the ANC after months of attacks and killings in the province.
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