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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1994
Page
3
The official China News Service reports more than 4300 deaths from summer floods in China, with damages totaling 17.4 billion dollars. Some areas experienced the worst flooding in a century, and official papers note the 1994 floods killed over 5.14 percent of the population in that year. Last year saw over 1000 flood deaths.
Six Central American countries Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama agreed Tuesday to seek provisional membership in NAFTA in a step toward full entry. NAFTA aims to gradually remove tariffs among the United States Mexico and Canada since its start January 1.
Vice President Al Gore and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced an initiative to push U.S. private investment in Egypt by cutting trade barriers and red tape. Mubarak and President Clinton will appoint business figures to a committee tasked with exploring ways to spur U.S. trade and investment with Egypt.
Weary Cuban refugees settled in a tent camp near the Panama Canal after a U S airlift began. Ninety three refugees flew from Guantanamo Bay aboard C 130 transports with chants of Down with Fidel Castro. They join more than 23 000 Rafters held at Guantanamo and about 14 000 Haitian refugees nearby as diplomatic talks continue on restricting and guiding future exodus and possible migration incentives.
About 250 U.S. troops and their Russian counterparts train at Totzk base near Moscow in a nine day exercise aimed at future joint UN peacekeeping missions in Bosnia Herzegovina. Leaders note progress from Cold War hostilities and praise pragmatism of Russian troops while protesters voice anti American chants.
The Pentagon said most of the 800 U.S. military personnel aiding the Rwanda relief could be withdrawn by month’s end but no date is set. A total of 900 airlift missions delivered 17,000 tons of supplies, with a smooth transition to the UN and others guiding timing.
Aid flights into Sarajevo were suspended after two planes were struck by gunfire amid ongoing siege. Pope John Paul II said he would reschedule his canceled trip “as soon as possible” and urged safety assurances. U.N. officials blamed Serb threats while residents criticized the Vatican and UN for the crisis.
A Russian government commission asserts Princess Anastasia was among the royal family killed by Bolsheviks in 1918. British forensic experts dispute the finding, saying DNA results will take weeks and leave the mystery unresolved.
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