U S Troops to Stay in Panama for Drug Center Role
United States officials announce an agreement keeping 1500 to 2500 American personnel in Panama past 1999 to staff a multinational drug interdiction center. The pact extends the U S military presence, aligning with talks reignited after a tense bargaining period and with Thomas E McNamara as chief U S negotiator.
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Fleeing villagers gunned down in Mexican massacre
In Acteal Chiapas a massacre killed 45 and wounded 25 as villagers fled a church and riverbank while gunmen in AK-47s struck. Survivors and officials link the attack to Zapatista unrest and PRI tied paramilitary violence, with President Zedillo denouncing it as criminal.
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American spy allowed two week US visit amid Russia weather
Richard Bliss, linked to Qualcomm, was granted a two week holiday to the United States under a Russia Moscow agreement. A chartered plane waited in Rostov on Don but could not land as weather kept it grounded. Bliss plans to return to Russia on January 10, with Qualcomm covering travel for about 10 people including his family.
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U.N approves 2.53 billion budget for 1998-99
United Nations approves a biennium budget of 1998-99 and a three year assessment scale. The total budget is 2.53 billion with staff reductions saving 76 million over the two years. The United States faces the largest share at 25 percent while the poorest countries face a new minimum contribution of 0.000 percent, changing payments from about 125 thousand to roughly 13 thousand dollars for Bhutan Rwanda and Palau among others.
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Woman freed on bail seeks custody of kidnapped girl
Nilsa Gierbolin Guzman 35 freed on bail in Vega Alta Puerto Rico says she hopes to visit Crystal Leann Anzald now 8 who she claims as her daughter. Jeffrey and Dorothy Anzaldi seek custody as well after the disappearance seven years ago. Police found birth certificate under a false name Sonia Guzman and blood tests confirmed the girl’s identity.
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