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Tuesday, November 1, 1994
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE NEWS in brief
CASABLANCA, Morocco
Arab nations may lift ban on Israeli trades
The Arab League may call a special meeting early next year to lift the 43-year-old economic boycott of Israel, which had been an attempt to strangle the Israeli economy.
Secretary of State Warren Christopher said at the Middle East economic summit that a number of Arab governments said they would support a lifting of the boycott, which he said was recognized as a "relic of the past."
If the boycott were lifted, Arab countries would begin to trade directly with Israel after decades of shunning the Jewish state.
He said it was not clear which Arab country might take charge within the Arab League. But, he said, a number of countries have said they would support a total lifting of the boycott.
Saudi Arabia and five smaller Persian Gulf countries decided in September to stop discriminating against companies that do business with Israel. Meanwhile, while Syria is officially absent, some Syrian businessmen are present.
Christopher was hopeful that all 21 Arab League countries also would lift that boycott and, even more significantly, agree to trade with Israel directly.
Three years ago, when the United States and the Soviet Union launched Arab-Israeli peace talks, Saudi Arabia had held back.
LAS VEGAS
Tailhook victim wins lawsuit
The former Navy lieutenant who blew the whistle on the 1991 Tailhook scandal was awarded $5 million in punitive damages yesterday, bringing her total award to $6.7 million.
A federal jury ordered the Las Vegas Hilton and its parent company, Hilton Hotels Corp., to pay the money to Paula Coughlin, one of more than 80 women who say they were sexually assaulted by drunken Navy and Marine aviators at the Tailhook convention.
The jury had awarded Coughlin $1.7 million in compensatory damages Friday, ruling that the Hilton failed to provide adequate security at the convention.
Coughlin settled for an undisclosed amount with the Tailhook Association before the trial started.
MIAMI
Cuban refugees get due process
A judge extended an order yesterday barring the government from sending Cuban refugees at U.S. camps in Guantanamo and Panama back to their homeland, ruling that they have the right to talk to lawyers first.
Under U.S. District Judge C. Clyde Atkins' order, attorneys will be allowed to meet with the 30,000 refugees before any of them are sent home. Atkins told lawyers for both sides to agree to a plan for outside counsel to visit the refugees and submit the plan to him within five days.
At a hearing last week, attorneys for the Cubans argued that the detainees are being denied due process and that even those who want to return to Cuba should have the advice of a lawyer first.
Atkins' ruling extends his Oct. 25 emergency order blocking the return of 23 Cubans who had agreed to be flown back to Cuba.
CHICAGO
American Airlines faces lawsuit
When American Airlines changed the rules of its frequent flier program, millions of travelers saw the value of their accumulated miles plummet.
Frequent flier programs allow customers to earn free flights by accumulating credit for miles flown.
Six people saw the act of a breach of contract and decided to sue. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to allow them to bring a class-action lawsuit on behalf of millions of travelers.
MOSCOW
Visitors may be tested for HIV
Russian legislators, suspicious that outsiders are behind the invasion of their country by AIDS, want to test all foreigners for the virus and deport those who test positive or refuse testing.
A proposed law, which could force all tourists to get tests in Russia, has led to an outcry from foreigners, who say it would violate their rights, hurt tourism and be virtually impossible to enforce. Many foreigners are reluctant to use Russia's notoriously unsanitary medical facilities.
But the bill sailed through the Duma, Russia's usually fractious lower chamber of parliament, its strong Russia-first appeal uniting nationalists, Communists and reformers alike.
BONN, Germany
Escaped prisoners on rampage
Two armed prison escapees held three people hostage early yesterday, nearly 24 hours after launching a wild hostage taker, bank-robbing, cross-country crime spree.
Police squad cars and helicopters followed the fugitives, as did a carload of journalists.
The 480-mile chase across five states with the kidnapping of two police officers. The gunmen, one a convicted killer, repeatedly switched getaway cars and hostages and were last reported headed toward Frankfurt.
DETROIT
The female hostage pleaded from a car phone for police to stop their chase. She said her husband had been slightly wounded by a bullet.
Annual arson spree rekindled
Two men and a woman were still being held. Six other hostages, including the two officers and two children, had been released unharmed.
Good weather was bad news for the city as firebugs rekindled the annual Devil's Night arson spree that had dwindled in recent years.
Fires on the night before Halloween were up significantly from the same day a year earlier, snapping a three-year record of declines, Mayor Dennis Archer said yesterday. This year's figures will be released today.
"Last year, the temperature was cold, it was a mix of rain and snow," Archer said. "Last night, the weather was warm and wonderful."
Archer, who took office in January, rejected criticism that his administration relaxed an anti-fire effort.
"We were anything but laid back," Archer said. He said his staff consulted with aides to former Mayor Coleman Young and followed their advice.
The mayor imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew on Halloween weekend for youths under 18. Police reported 314 juveniles arrested overnight for curfew violations.
Compiled from The Associated Press.
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Name: Matt Shaw, Retail Representative Age: 21 Hometown: Concord, NH Major: Advertising and History What Have You Gained from working on the Kansan? "More than anything,the self-confidence that I have gained,and the people that I have met."
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