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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Thursday, October 8, 1998
Volume 3, Number 22
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) World news roundup
2) Campus events
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Women’s soccer defeats Washington
2) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER FORECAST
Today: Rain. High of 72.
Bring an umbrella to the Micro exam.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Low in the 40’s.
Tomorrow: Thunderstorms. High 63.
I don’t mind the weather as long as my plane takes off.
NEWS REPORT
1) World news roundup
US ENVOY ENDS TALK WITH YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT
In Belgrade, US Envoy Richard Holbrooke finished talks with the Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic this Wednesday on ways to end the Kosovo
crisis. The stated purpose of the talks was to persuade Milosevic to
withdraw Yugoslavian troops, allow humanitarian operations in Kosovo, and
enter peace talks with the ethnic Albanian majority of the province.
Holbrooke is due to meet with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and
NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana in Brussels on Thursday to discuss
possible next steps to take in this matter.
NATIONWIDE PROTESTS AGAINST FAILURE OF ECONOMIC REFORM IN RUSSIA
Anger over the seeming failure of President Boris Yeltsin’s government to
end years of economic depression drove hundreds of thousands of Russians
into nationwide protests on Wednesday. The protests, which were organized
by trade unions and the powerful Communist Party, appeared to create little
momentum for serious changes in Russia. The Communists forecast as many as
40 million out of the 148 million population of Russia would take part
while the government reported that just 615,000 showed up in demonstrations
in 494 cities. Among the marchers were hard-line Stalinist and fascist
groups, and non-political trade unions. Demonstrations are peaceful to this
point, but thousands of security troops and police were mobilized.
IN OTHER NEWS…
Turkey is threatening to use military force against Syria for allegedly
harboring Kurdish rebels responsible for cross-border attacks… US
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told news services that Israeli and
Palestinian leaders had made substantial progress on a new peace deal…
The European parliament lifted the immunity of Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of
France’s far-right National Front, allowing a German prosecutor to open a
criminal investigation against him on a charge of belittling the Holocaust.
*****
2) Campus events
David Bunn, Poetry Reading
Scheuer Room, 4:00 p.m.
David Bunn, Opening Reception for “Challenging Forms”
List Gallery, 5:00 p.m.
Linguistics Lectures
Kohlberg 115, 6:30 p.m.
Mark Manuscript Study
Trotter 215, 8:00 p.m.
Movie: “North by Northwest”
Mary Lyons Lounge, 11:00 p.m.
*****
SPORTS UPDATE
1) Women’s soccer defeats Washington
The Garnet shutout Washington College 3-0 today. Sarah Nusser ’02 scored
two goals and Amy Markey ’99 added the third. Goalie Sari Altschuler ’01
saved four shots for her fourth shutout of the season.
*****
2) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
Field Hockey takes on Muhlenberg at 4:00 p.m.
TOMORROW
No games are scheduled for tomorrow.
*****
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