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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1996
Page
5
The World Health Organization reports a Gabon forest worker death will raise the toll to 11 in the nation’s second outbreak this year. Four new infections include three children aged 5, 3, and 7 months, all in contact with patients. Ebola’s high contagion and 80 percent fatality are noted.
Customs officers in Laos seized nearly 30 ounces of opium powder hidden inside 48 boxes of facial cream destined for the United States. The border interception occurred when a rural woman claimed to act for her brother at a Vientiane post office. Laos is a Golden Triangle opium producer alongside Burma and Thailand.
U S officials warned Saddam Hussein to keep distance from Kurdish rebels as the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party neared Irbil. Iraqi tanks and troops blocked the approach southwest of the city while skirmishes persisted 20 miles away. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns urged Iraq and Iran to stay out to avoid wider instability.
In Masaya a market scene reflects voter disillusion as Amadea Ibarra weighs supporting former leftist ruler Daniel Ortega in the presidential vote. She and many poor Nicaraguans seek jobs amid decades of hardship, amid memories of Somoza era and Sandinista rule.
A taxi driver identified as Takumi Yanagita dragged his two children into a stolen car and led a six hour televised chase through farmland and forests. Police fired back after he shot about 30 times. six officers were injured as the 36 mile pursuit ended in a crash and his arrest for murder.
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