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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1996
Page
3
Roman Catholic bishop Hubert OConnor, 68, was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in prison for sex crimes against two native Indian women abused at a boarding school he ran in the 1960s. Judge Wally Oppal ordered concurrent sentences for rape and indecent assault.
A school flag raising in southwestern Yunnan province triggered a stampede at NanKing primary school. At least 24 children died of suffocation and 74 were injured as a 9 foot wide passageway became a crush point after the 7:20 am bell. Rescue workers, officials, and military personnel assisted in the search and medical efforts.
A Japan Airlines Boeing 747 aborted takeoff at Narita airport, Tokyo area, and evacuated 353 aboard. Smoke from punctured tires burned several passengers and officials reported 18 to 23 injuries. two in critical condition. Flight 407 was bound for Frankfurt, Germany.
A prominent Shiite leader Allama Murid Abbas Yazdan was gunned down by three gunmen as he finished prayers in his Islamabad suburb home. Police reported no arrests amid rising sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni factions and tightened security in the capital.
Relief workers resumed convoys to Liberia's countryside amid rebel fighting near Tubmanburg, 50 miles from Monrovia. About 35,000 people face hunger there as aid access fluctuates with clashes between rival militias and abductions at a food center. WFP negotiates access to Cape Mount County, hoping to reach 40,000 trapped. Cease-fire outlines disarmament and elections by May 1997.
After a three week lull, Russian and Chechen officials accuse each other of massing troops for new fighting. A Russian official alleges rebels seek an Islamic law based code in Chechnya. Both sides’ claims lack confirmation as peace talks falter and troops withdraw from Grozny. Rebels reportedly back in Grozny and capable of mobilizing up to 3,000 fighters, while small groups near Alkhan-Churtsky demand Russian forces leave within two days. Rebels are digging trenches as Russian troops gather near Grozny and at borders.
A Panorama Institute survey released through Maariv shows 54 percent of Israelis backing Shimon Peres as premier versus 34 percent for Benjamin Netanyahu. The poll of 1,013 with a 3 point margin, follows May elections where Netanyahu won by under one percent.
Okinawa Governor Masahide Ota ends his yearlong effort to block renewal of land leases for U.S. military bases. He cited painful but necessary decision after Supreme Court ruling and Hashimoto’s offer of aid. Critics call it too quick as Okinawa remains Japan’s poorest prefecture with lower income.
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