Politician With an Urge to Befriend Pakistan
Date: 21 April 1997
By John F. Burns
John Burns
Biographical sketch of Inder Kumar Gujral, India's new Prime Minister (Man In The News); photo (M)
Toistetaan sunnuntaina 20. huhtikuuta 1997
20. huhtikuuta 1997 oli sunnuntaina tähtimerkin ♈ alla. Se oli 109 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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20th of April 1997 News
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Israel: The View Through Arab Eyes
Date: 20 April 1997
By Douglas Jehl
Douglas Jehl
Crudely negative portrayals of Israelis in Arab press reflect continuing deep suspicions and prejudices of average Arab toward Israel and quest for wider peace; hostility or at least suspicion toward Israel has remained constant of Arab popular culture; cartoons; photo (M)
Stocks Higher in Japan
Date: 21 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade higher in Tokyo, the Nikkei index up 199.52 points, at 18,551.66 (S)
Thousands Go on Strike at Goodyear Plants
Date: 21 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
More than 12,000 members of United Steelworkers of America who work at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co go on strike at nine plants, after failing to reach agreement on job security and wage and benefit issues; union and company break off talks; Goodyear is trying to keep its labor costs in line with those of big competitors, and union is reeling from loss of as many as 4,000 jobs last year (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 21 April 1997
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 Netanyahu Avoids Charges In Appointment Scandal Israel's top state prosecutors said they would not press charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a scandal over the appointment of an Attorney General. They said they did not have enough evidence to prosecute, but acknowledged a ''tangible suspicion'' that Mr. Netanyahu played a role in the case. They said they would charge the leader of a religious party involved in the scandal and would keep investigating one of Mr. Netanyahu's aides. A1 Top Defector Arrives in Seoul A high-level North Korean defector arrived in Seoul, 67 days after seeking asylum at the South Korean Embassy in Beijing. The defector, Hwang Jang Yop, said people in the North had already ''lost hope'' and that he wanted to prevent a war that the desperate Communist Government seemed intent on waging. A8
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 April 1997
INTERNATIONAL 3-15 Indian Coalition Makes Surprise Choice of Premier India's coalition Government selected as the new Prime Minister Inder K. Gujral, 77, a two-time Foreign Minister known for efforts to improve relations with Pakistan. The choice ended three weeks of political turmoil. He emerged as a compromise choice after two other candidates faded, and succeeds H. D. Deve Gowda, who had lost the support of the Congress Party. 1 Rethinking Persian Gulf Policy At a time of new provocations by Iran, Washington is struggling to develop its policies toward that nation and the Persian Gulf region. Some military planners and American diplomats say that Saudi Arabia and Turkey have become more politically vulnerable, and two former national security advisers contend that American policy is at an impasse. 10
Zaire's U.N. Envoy Quietly Awaits News of Home
Date: 20 April 1997
By Joe Sharkey
Joe Sharkey
Khabouji N'Zaji Lukabu has been Zaire's Representative to United Nations for 10 years, during time when Pres Mobutu Sese Seko's dictatorship and end of cold war eroded support his country had in United States and among other Western countries; Lukabu says his greatest concern is that Zaire hold free elections; says Mobutu alone cannot be blamed for looting national treasury, because it was American and European advisers who told Mobutu to send his money abroad; photo (M)
Lynn Keller, Michael Salort
Date: 20 April 1997
Lynn Marie Keller and Michael Neil Salort, television producers in New York, were married yesterday. The Rev. Susan Marlan, an interfaith minister, performed the ceremony at the Westhampton (L.I.) Bath and Tennis Club. Ms. Keller, who is 32 and is keeping her name, is a producer for ''American Journal,'' a syndicated news magazine of King World Productions. Mr. Salort, 36, is with ''Prime Time Live,'' the ABC News program.
The Man With a Better Idea
Date: 20 April 1997
By Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney profiles television career of Fred W Friendly; holds Friendly set high standard of excellence in television news; photo (M)
ALSO INSIDE
Date: 20 April 1997
FYI 2 MAKING IT WORK 3 The Bonnie Youth Club is baseball as it ought to be -- except that it's running out of money fast.