Arson Attacks Mark Irish Catholic Tensions in Portadown
Arsonists struck 10 Catholic churches and two Catholic homes in Londonderry and Portadown as Orange Order members vowed to march past Catholic homes along Garvaghy Road despite a government ban. Police blamed a Loyalist paramilitary group, while a gunman killed a man in Kilcooley, Bangor. President Clinton voiced disgust over the arson attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfast
Northern Ireland
Orange Order
Londonderry
East Side
St. Peter’s
Ballyarnet Presbyterian Church
Matthew Moore
Garvaghy Road
Garvagh
Clinton
Hong Kong
Portadown
David Burroughs
Order
Bangor
Belfast
Kilcooley
Clinton closes China tour urging wave of change toward democracy
President Clinton wrapped up a nine day China trip in Hong Kong urging Beijing to ride the wave of change and take China into the 21st century He said democracy could come to China and remarked there are powerful forces resisting change while praising the transformation and noting US support for dissidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONG Kong
Clinton
China
Beijing
Hong Kong
Washington
Hillary
Chelsea
Wellington Street
Jiang Zemin
Zhu Rongji
Martin Lee
United States
Palestinians end 12 hour standoff with Israeli forces in Gaza
Palestinians lift blockade of Jewish settlements in Gaza after a 12 hour standoff that saw Israeli and Palestinian troops exchange accusations and deploy armored personnel carriers. A dawn compromise followed night negotiations led by Dennis Ross and Mahmoud Abbas. Netanyahu accused the Palestinian Authority of provoking Israel, while US mediation continued on West Bank troop withdrawal talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far Darom
Gaza Strip
Yitzhak Mordechai
U.S. Mideast
Dennis Ross
Yasser Arafat
Bedebulh
Mahmoud Abbas
Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority
Israel
Netanyahu
Essiart
U.S
West Bank
Japan eyes permanent tax cuts to revive economy
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto signaled support for permanent tax relief as Japan moves to a permanent tax cut, aiming to jump start the economy amid a banking crisis and in the wake of a bridge bank plan to keep credit flowing. He spoke at a campaign rally ahead of July elections, noting hopes for lasting reforms rather than one-time cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Bridge Bank
United States
Bridge
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Serbs recapture Kosovo village amid siege report
Serb security forces reportedly retook the crossroads village of Kijevo in Kosovo, ending a two week Albanian siege. Serb police cited Albanian fighters as suffering casualties, but details remained unconfirmed. Access to the area near Pristina was blocked as Holbrooke prepared for talks with Milosevic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pristina
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Kijevo
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Europe
Beta
Belgrade
Kosovo Liberation Army
Holbrooke
Slobodan Milosevic
Parliament Advances Medical Exam Bill for President
MOSCOW AP Parliament's lower house passed a bill requiring the Russian president to undergo a medical exam after four months of not working full time. Opponents argue illness records show reduced fitness, while a related measure would let the Supreme Court decide removal for health. The bill aims to fill a constitutional gap and faces potential presidential veto by Boris Yeltsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Supreme Court
Sotie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hope of Democracy
World Digest
Paul Hays
W. Tecumseh
Ottawa Farm Bureau Insurance
Hansen's Used Cars
SOLU
Baldwin Junction
Hwy
Ottawa
McMillen
Franklin County
Metzger
Troy-Bilt
Briggs & Stratton
Stanley Equipment
Metcalf
Louisburg
Fuit
Rae Pau
la A
Eve Emre
Ford Ay Ok Eal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!