Refugee talks stall as UN meets on Cuban exodus
Protests outside the United Nations marked another day of stalled talks between U S and Cuban officials seeking to halt the Cuban refugee exodus. A U S official said a compromise on abortion and birth control was very close on the eve of the UN population conference.
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Barbara Bush Memoir Snippet Describes New Life
The quote recalls a late night with George and an amusing discovery about cooking after leaving public life. Barbara Bush reflects on a first failed attempt at making pizza and adjusting to private life, as noted on page 4A.
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Fugitive Beers Shot After Escape From Arkansas Jail
Lawrence police say Chad Beers, 24, who escaped an Arkansas jail last Tuesday, was shot early Sunday outside a Brookwood Mobile Home Park home. The resident fired through a window after Beers tried to enter. Police tracked his father’s purple truck near Beto Junction and continued to search for Beers.
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Car bomb targets Sinn Fein offices amid cease-fire tensions
Pro British extremists set off a car bomb outside Sinn Fein offices in West Belfast on the fourth day of the IRA cease-fire, wounding none but causing shock. Ulster Volunteer Force claimed responsibility, recalling the 1991 Donacloney attack. Sinn Fein leaders Tom Hartley and Fra McCann condemned the attack while signaling openness to a peace settlement short of a united Ireland, with Martin McGuinness noting democratic acceptance if the Irish people choose another path.
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Big Rentals Push Up Lawrence Rents Across Town
In Lawrence rental costs surge driven by campus demand and limited supply. Anne Calvert describes a tough search for a two bedroom near downtown with under 500 a month, aided by word of mouth to find a three bedroom East Lawrence home.
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Interim chancellor Del Shankel teaches microbiology class
Interim chancellor Del Shankel carries a heavy load teaching Principles of Microbiology to 45 students in Haworth Hall. He climbs stairs between floors, dumps his jacket, and delivers a 45 minute lecture stressing engaging, fair teaching and practical humor while balancing administration.
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