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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1996
Page
4
In southern India, a wedding party’s hired truck carrying guests was swept away by flood waters in the Cuddapah district after attempting a crossing on a partially submerged bridge. Police say at least 40 people, including 10 children, are feared drowned as 30 swam ashore.
A 40-year-old radiologist, Ruedeger Oyntzen, confessed to injecting tranquilizers and air to murder his eight year old daughter and six year old son at a resort. He allegedly harmed himself in a failed suicide attempt and was arrested near the luxury hotel as authorities sent a German doctor to handle the case.
A bus carrying relief workers for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies was struck by a land mine near Goma in eastern Zaire. Two killed and 34 injured, all Zairians, with three amputations and 18 more hospitalizations. The bus was bound for Kibumba refugee camp where 200,000 refugees are aided.
Aid workers report a severe malnutrition crisis in a northern city as Tubmanburg gains access after seven months. Hundreds of children are emaciated and unable to sit up while some flesh has fallen from their feet. The scene is described as a real horror show with many dying before aid arrives.
A state publishing company released The Works of Mao Tse-tung volumes three to five with unpublished writings while a Beijing choir performed The East is Red. Despite a Mao tribute concert, national commemorations appeared limited and state media gave scant attention to the anniversary.
July marks a shift away from celebrating leaders' birth anniversaries while not noting deaths. The Communist Party, after Mao's death, moved away from his personality cult seen in late rule. Successors critique Mao's mistakes, especially the Cultural Revolution 1966-76, which caused widespread harassment, persecution, and famine. Some nostalgia for early Mao years endures amid demystification efforts.
Tropical Storm Hortense weakens but still threatens Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands with heavy rain and dangerous flooding. Shelters are opened, flights canceled, and officials urge precautions as Hortense moves toward St. Croix and eastern Puerto Rico.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said he plans to discuss reviving Israel Syria peace negotiations during his meeting with President Clinton this week. He stressed the new government is not bound by previous leaders and warned against reopening all earlier understandings.
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