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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1999
Page
3
Cuban demonstrators decry U S custody battle over Elian Gonzalez as Fidel Castro labels the era of street protests the second stage of a mass movement. Cubans demand Elian be returned to Cuba following his mother’s death during an attempted voyage.
Workers at Caracas cemetery dug 1,500 graves as mudslide toll rose into the thousands along the Caribbean coast. Photos of victims appeared at the gate amid grieving families. Foreign Minister Rangel cited an estimated death toll near 5,000 with 150,000 homeless and about 6,000 missing.
Pope John Paul III will visit the Holy Land March 21 to 26 touring sites tied to religion and politics. He will bathe in waters of baptism, celebrate Masses in Nazareth and Bethlehem, visit the Holocaust Museum, and stay on Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem as tensions over the contested capital remain unresolved.
Troops in white-gloved garb crossed into Macau at noon as China absorbs the former Portuguese enclave. Residents hope troops deter triad violence that has claimed many lives. Beijing pushes toward national unification with Taiwan the remaining major objective after Macau. President Jiang Zemin outlined the island focus in a speech closing the handover ceremony.
Desmond Llewelyn 85 long known as Q in James Bond films died after a head on crash near Firle East Sussex. He was returning from a book signing when the collision occurred. Two others remained in stable condition.
Herald Journal notes inaccuracies in coverage and invites readers to call Tim Bunn at 470-2240 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays to report misakes. A U S map misplaces Placed Chittenden County in the wrong regional area.
An ad promises PM delivery if the Herald-Journal is late and offers a no cost delivery for that day. It lists customer service hours Monday through Saturday and Sunday morning, with contact details and a Syracuse postal box, noting publication and mailing rates.
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