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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1999
Page
4
Christie’s auction of Titanic artifacts drew high bids for a first class cafe Parisien menu from April 14 1912 listing gourmet items. A silver captain’s portrait locket sold for 7350 dollars, a gold pocket knife 5750, Turkish bath tickets 7350 and a baggage receipt 8300.
Russian customs officials seized 1,000 turtles from an Uzbek citizen trying to smuggle them from Kaliningrad into Poland. The turtles were handed to a Kaliningrad zoo. authorities note repeated turtle smuggling and demand from wealthy buyers in Russia and abroad.
India’s Congress party rejected claims Sonia Gandhi held Italian citizenship after becoming Indian. A spokesman said she renounced ties to Italy when she became Indian and that her name was mistakenly on a voting list before citizenship, while asserting she will be the party’s candidate in the fall elections. The BJP has used her origins as a campaign issue.
Police say an 11 pound gold Lalibela cross from a rock hewn church in Ethiopia was recovered after customs in Belgium flagged it among an art collector's belongings returning from Ethiopia. The cross weighs 2 feet long and dates to the 12th century under King Lalibela. The collector bought it for 25000 dollars from an Addis Ababa dealer who had acquired it from thieves. Thieves and the dealer were arrested and will face trial.
The article notes Chinese views on the United States shifting after the U S embassy bombing in Yugoslavia and ongoing protests in China. It cites Sun as saying Americans once seemed just, now doubts emerge. It discusses double standards, government stance on Yugoslavia, and the impact on Sino American relations and trade.
London officials named Richard Tomlinson, a former MI6 agent, as the person responsible for publishing identities of more than 100 under cover agents on a U.S. based Internet site. Robin Cook condemned the act as dangerous and irresponsible while noting Tomlinson’s history of seeking to publish embarrassing information about MI6.
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