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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1996
Page
3
Congress moved to avert a new federal shutdown by passing a temporary spending extension through March 29. The House, on a near party line vote, approved the measure to fund health, housing, veterans and other programs while talks continue. Senate and White House signaled support with Clinton expected to sign.
The Hague tribunal issued its first indictments for war crimes against Bosnian Serbs. Bosnian Muslims Zemil Delalic Zdravko Mucic Hazim Delic and Esad Landzo face charges including at least 14 murders plus torture at Celebici prison camp in 1992.
UNICEF said five aid workers including an American were abducted by a disgruntled former U.N. contractor near Mogadishu. Villagers confronted the gunmen, forcing them to drop weapons. a boy was wounded by a gunshot and remained in a coma. Police detained the attackers.
The House approved a major immigration bill 333 to 87, doubling the Border Patrol with 5000 more agents over five years and creating a national employer verification line. Provisions restricting legal immigration were removed while Senate panels craft their own approach, as candidates link the issue to the presidential primary.
Pope John Paul II will mark 50 years as a priest in November joined by more than 7,000 priests 86 bishops and five cardinals. Services begin Nov. 7 and close with Mass at St Peter's on Nov. 10. Karol Wojtyla was ordained in 1946 at 26 in Poland becoming the youngest pope in 125 years. Meanwhile Mikhail Gorbachev announces a bid for Russia's presidency in June seeking support after a late-career push and gathering over 1.5 million signatures.
Vassili Riis aged 85 faces charges for signing arrest warrants for 340 Estonian citizens who disappeared during a 1941 Soviet purge on Saaremaa. Riis served with the NKVD, the Soviet security agency. Estonia has begun investigating crimes against humanity from the 1940s.
Rep. Mark Foley said House and Senate negotiators agreed to add 200 to 300 million dollars for Everglades restoration. The plan would allocate 200 million for land acquisition and maintenance to protect the Everglades, which receive about 100 million annually.
Sister Helen Prejean, famed for Dead Man Walking, plans an Oscar fashion moment in a floral skirt with a borrowed black velvet top and her cross. She predicts a new trend with veils and black sequins as stars showcase designer garb in Los Angeles.
The CDC reports 1993 abortions at 1.3 million, down 2.1 percent from 1992, while live births fell 1.6 percent to 4 million. Since 1972 a 1990 high in both metrics remains. The abortion rate holds at 23 per 1000 women aged 15 to 44, with the reproductive age population up 11 percent since 1980.
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