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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1996
Page
3
A 12 story concrete block building in Heliopolis Cairo collapsed Sunday killing at least two and injuring 17. Police fear toll may rise as there are more than 40 apartments and some residents remain unaccounted for. Egyptian TV said an X ray clinic inside may have trapped patients.
Malta’s referendum on joining the European Union appeared derailed as opposition leader claimed victory for the Labor Party after 16 years in opposition. Labor supporters celebrated in Valletta, citing a pledge to repeal a unpopular consumer tax and a party survey guiding the tally. Officials said results would come today.
An anti communist candidate appears to lead the Bulgarian presidential vote but lags behind the 50 percent needed for a first round win. Petar Stoyanov tops polls over Ivan Marazov of the Socialist Party as 13 candidates compete, with the economy dominating the race.
U S envoy Dennis Ross shuttled between Jerusalem and the Palestinian leadership seeking a years overdue withdrawal from Hebron. Both sides voiced progress but Palestinian and Israeli officials cautioned that gaps remain. Arafat met Ross and Netanyahu aides said no imminent accord. Netanyahu seeks tighter security for 450 Jewish settlers as talks continue.
Four major issues remain unresolved between Israel and the Palestinians in Hebron. Israel seeks Palestinian police to carry only pistols, not automatics, and wants hot pursuit into Palestinian zones. Disagreement on opening Martyrs Street and on joint patrols with armed Palestinian officers persists. In Hebron 94,000 Palestinians live. Two settlers fired pistol shots at a Palestinian building after a rock and bottle incident, shattering a dentist’s window.
Doris Spencer now Tehillah Duligall recalls romance with Jim Irwin who wrote three long letters sealed with kiss marks. After 41 years the envelopes surfaced via her children’s inquiry to care society, revealing plans to visit and send money or cigarettes if needed. She cannot recall him.
Bombing and anti air fire rocked Kabul as northern warlord Dostum's jets targeted the capital and his forces fought Taliban in western Afghanistan. A blast near Jebul Siraj wounded residents while a park crater and airport damage signaled the city’s volatile front lines. The Taliban control much of the country, with Dostum allies holding western regions.
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