Show Sianaara-fcxamin- WORLD er Canadian killer confesses WORLD BRIEFS - Mexico’s peso battered again MEXICO TORONTO (AP) One of Canada’s most sensational murder cases reached an emotional end Friday after Paul Bernardo already convicted of the sex killings of two teenagers admitted he raped 14 other womsister-in-laen and helped kill his families and of the slain girls As the rape victims looked on Justice Patrick LeSage declared Bernardo a “dangerous offender” who is unlikely to be rehabilitated “You have no right ever to be released” LeSage said in a bluntly worded ruling As Bernardo was led from the courtroom one of the rape victims shouted: “Remember Paul we did this to you this time We won the war” “Rot in hell” yelled another Bernardo a former bookkeeper was convicted Sept 1 of murdering Leslie Mahaffy 14 and Kristen French 15 after abducting the girls and sexually abusing them as he and his videotaped the acts Canadians were riveted by the trial in which jurors watched the videotapes of the girls being raped and degraded Courtroom spectators could hear but not see the tapes Bernardo’s Karla Homolka pleaded guilty w - CITY Mexico’s already battered peso plunged Friday amid rumors of a military coup and of increased army activity in the llion-wracked state of Chiapas The currency closed Friday afternoon at 7365 pesos to the dollar (1357 cents) just shy of the record low close of 745 on March 9 A spokesman for President Ernesto Zedillo dismissed the coup rumors as “complete nonsense” especially as they came on the heels of rebe- several important announcements aimed at helping Mexico out of its crisis On Sunday Zedillo announced the Alliance for Recovery a package of incentives to spur employ- ment raise wages and encourage industrial growth that was agreed by representatives of business labor and government The plan would raise prices for gasoline and electricity Saturday November 4 It also would cut government spending by 475 percent while expanding social services and training programs - a promise that will be hard to keep Mir astronauts fix cooling line MOSCOW - Crew members of Russia’s Mir space station have sealed a crack in a cooling line and resumed their research officials said Friday crew mopped up The three-ma- n about two quarts of spilled antifreeze in the cooling system after switching to a backup system said Rob Navias at NASA whose Atlantis space shuttle is scheduled to dock with Mir later this month Russian space officials said the leak was too small to affect cabin temperature None of the spilled ethylene glycol seeped into the cabin said Navias speaking from the Johnson Space Center in Houston The coolant leak was discovered Tuesday but took two days to pinpoint Russian officials said The Atlantis crew will take up 20 cans of lithium hydroxide to help clean up any remnants of the spilled coolant The two Russians and one German aboard the Mir are conducting a series of scientific and technical experiments The European Space Agency also is using the mission as training for a planned international space station ex-wi- fe ex-wi- fe JERUSALEM (AP) - The court to say the least Its three judges who deliver their verdicts from couches have no official recognition To enforce their rulings they sometimes send out men with clubs The Monday night Palestinian court in Jerusalem is growing in popularity among Arabs who are often reluctant to deal with Israeli judges But it alarms Israelis who are wary of a new justice system under Arab control and see it as another threat to Israel’s claim over all of the Jerusalem Backed by Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority the court is viewed as part of his effort to make the east Jerusalem the capital of a Palestinian state "The Palestinian Authority provides its blessings but in doing so the authority acts cautiously because the Israelis will say the Palestinians are interfering in their job” said Abed Abu Deyab a PLO official in Jerusalem which is home to 155000 Arabs and 405000 Jews Israel which insists it is the only legitimate authority in Jerusalem has raided the court three times is infoimal Over 1000 5626 Titles available at wholesale prices CD-Ro- m Digitrak South 900 East Salt Lake City Utah 84121 backed by clubs since it was established in February An Israeli police spokesman Eric n said the legality of the Palestinian court was under investiBar-Che- gation and declined further com- ment The weekly court has settled hundreds of disputes from a singlestory house in the Shuafat neighbor- hood For nine hours on a recent Monday the four judges sat on couches and listened to arguments questioned witnesses and negotiated compromises before ruling on 11 cases Landlord Ribhi Idais won a suit against tenant Ismail Kharubi who FREE Shipping to To order call or Fax to: Ogden area For Free Price List Call: - 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of his life Unofficial Arab court 1 was ordered to pay for damaged windows and doors Chief Judge Abdullah Alqam warned him: “If you fail to do so you will have to pay a $750 fine for the alms committee” a Muslim charity -- 1 s HOW SHOWING- - "a? raa House" WB In another case a man asked for help because he said his brother-in-- was beating his sister and threatening to kill her He asked the court to support a divorce but the judges urged the family to support a reconciliation The court said the brother-in-lawould have to give up his affair with an Israeli woman law oaCe-We Cl : ICIUOIMUIII iwo IFAMUTIHCIISII mimicim THUMBS MIllIC IS SCII OF!" sinmiKiiim w stop drinking and quit making IIWIIfHlIM threats aruitu w ousts Sometimes the court arranges a cash settlement of a blood feud set off by the murder of a clan member When six partners in a large soft drink company had a dispute over $1 million the court appointed two accountants to review the records 1111! 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