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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1994
Page
4
Former Slovak premier Vladimir Meciar, ousted by parliament last March, led in exit polls from Bratislava based on government supervision. Meciar held about 31 percent of the vote in Slovakia’s first independent elections, seen as pivotal for the young state’s identity and economy.
A southern Chile gas explosion at a coal mine killed 20 workers. One miner was rescued with serious burns covering about 70 percent of his body. The National Emergency Office credited authorities for the rescue and ongoing efforts.
Panic over pneumonic plague spreads in New Delhi with up to 400 suspected cases, 22 confirmed and four deaths. Authorities screen travelers, fumigate planes, and set up makeshift isolation wards as hospitals fill and antibiotic use complicates diagnosis.
Thousands of Cubans queued at two new free markets in Havana as the government tests private sales to ease shortages. About 10,000 shopped in six hours at Cuatro Caminos, with 30 products on offer from potatoes to cooked dishes. Reforms allow producers to sell surplus privately, ending government quotas for all sales.
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