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Show aeeee ee SeePe eeee pe ggg ee tandard-Examiner wond 37 15 African leaders urge cease-fire, talks in Zaire ‘ ea A neentive to stop, hold out for later — eaders alled a 3 African meeting Wednesday ' » ea 4 enc e = ae made Neither veltier ated Pres Zairiam procession of Franciscan monksiedb y traditionally dressed1 guaras coming:cut of the: church of the Holy Sepulchre today in Jerusalem 3 Olea city. Tens:of thousandofpilgrims:-waik through the streets of the Old every year, Carrying wooden crosses city ind's tinc-hymns:at theyretrace 2 SINGIN Jesus:Christ’s:path to crucifixion Clashes precede U.S. peacevisit to West Bank _ Both sides want The: tens ions -~alestinians yetween leads of state: who: crisis, = ordinary, Zairians grow poorer . Kabila , Tas refused oO consid- ¢F 4 cease-fire: unt altey,, or in COMjunctiom with, talks: with Mobutu.. With momentum ve sid: lid! not: meeti directly because Kabila was holding out for a ater meeting; probabiv in Seuth \trica:. Instead,. delegates: fr ym sacn camp conlerred ~ gath- Both sent delegations. = . himself while: discuss: the Zairiam Offivinits saidl the: : : The rebels have been fighting Presi@ent: sredlim this: West'Africamcapital) to EASTER WEEX IN A TROUBLED LAND: An|sraeli colice officer watches:a mit. President a plea for peace Zairi Mobutu Sese Seko ror rebel eader Laurent Kabila joined he “We are not negotiating,” Bi- since September to topple Mo, A Di butu’s: 31-year dictatorship;. ac3 1 cusing: him of abusing Zaire a : sees casmaniameiiaiaia n vast mineral resources: to enrich weeping Zaire, and U.N ; ae s secretaryv-General Kofi Annan igain yul zima Karaha told reporter when he emerged from the sum- cs enellio ieadey tion said. for a) cease-fire and nego- 1diions Alrican: ‘ nade no attempt at peace talk the leader of the rebel negotia- eeepcneces reine LOME, Togo th eparately hiss: to stop order from opponent Yratat missiom im Morocco elf-rule government. israel Palestinian ind im end to the demands -throwing: riots ione clear signai tron? a [siamic militants ittacks: talks; im Aratat to TOU tO Carry. Israel Jerore out peace cam resume: Netanyahu yave the militants his: tacit approval for attacks, including: last: Friday cate’ bombing: im Tel Awiv that: killed: the bomber and three women: The: Palestimans: demandthat Ross: extract' a: promise from [srael to stop the constructiom of a slaims: Avrafat sh neighborhood in east: Je- usalem). the sector the: Palestinans: clainm as: a: future: capital: Ground breaking: begam earlier this. month despite worldwide condemnation,. and triggered the daily stone-throwing: riots. im the West Bank. Ross: was not. pr spared to emand, meet: that \bington where: he was: to meet today itt Palestiniam leader Yasser Arafat, ther fly to Jerusalem for talks: with [sraeli Pome: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Both Israel and the: Palestinians: have demanded that Ross call’ the: other: side: to» order: But the gaps: betweem Israelis) and Palestinians: appeared far wider tham the last time: Ross: visited the region, whem he brokered I[srael’s January: military withdrawil from: most of Hebron: Sald. ‘He obviousi: Call t teliver guarantees: to’ erther Side, but: he he: U nited cam guarantee that States: will make a best he sffort,” Sald. Biasis in England, N. ireland strike fear of IRA campaign 4 ee for South Tyrone: Regional Hospital n nearby Dungannon aid a ar-oid main was: im serious ut stable conditiom after gun snot wound in his abdomen. Two women were idmitted from: the: same: incident; me was The Associated Press LONDON Explosions: in England and Northern Ireland -Ve have: raised fears of a: concerted IRA bombing campaigm aheadof Britain’s: May| national election. News. reports and witnesses said an explosion was heard Wednesday night at the police station im Coalisland, 30 miles west of Belfast. Press. Association, Britain's domestic news agency, reported that am expiosive device was fired at the police station and police returnedfire, injuring a man. The British Broadcasting Corp. said the explosion may have beem the result’ of an undercover operation by securit' forces. 4. spokesman for the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Belfast would confirm only that there was “an incident” at the police tation that imured a malecivilian. No security forces member: were injured, he said. treated. for a minor Dack Injury and the other hock fOr said the womem were hurt whem scuffles broke out among bystanders gathered outside the police station. Police: fired — the air to disperse the crowd, said. Earlier W ecinesciin twin explosions. tore through a railway signaling box and track at Wilmslow, 160 miles northwest of Lonjon, disrupting: service om the Press Association nain rail artery between London and Manchester The biasts came hours after an 2iderly woman and seived warning ising a a hospital re- calls from a man recognized IRA. word. The [RA made no ite claim of code» immedi- responsibilits China to Gore: No illeg al campaign cornitributions found asked whether he found he Associated Press SHANGHBAT, China — Chi1a’s government told Vice Presiient Al Gore this week that it investigated allegations ofillegal Chinese contributions to U_S. ampaigns and found no evilence, U.S. officials said today Ambassador James Sasser said Chinese officials have told um they are angry and offended sv the allegations. But Sasser said such emotions did not su ace in discussions this week with the Chinese want Gsore Pecause s¢ the sessions conducted husinessiike manner ‘Unofficially. here hey was sav an the ip nothing,” (hey wav fais Sand (fev how ne he Matter, udgment on sand. { ther ad hur « i polos Point t norts the Chiind said, The Beijing government had vigorousiy demed the allegations hefore Crore president sil, said and that in the r a’ iz 1 7 of 1ame. hire arts peak not being > ik ¥ > oO vice ne nT Ofl- 21.99 r knits identified by sand Gore was referring to taternents that they had onducted an a norte his talks with Jiang and Premier Peng there was “further elaboration on he denial but i know, no spe cific \ ifficial in Gore's investigation spoke g? i reporters mr na + it 5 tet mked iid m 5 RI ; warned China shanneiing jent rym seri Gore wa les “ niin Race meni Coner Speaking eporters Werinesfay after a meeting with Pre Jiang Zemin, ruche’ ‘I'm not in a position to judge.” tums “That sa}% < credib La aboard Air Force II as Gore flew rom Betim g Xian and then on investigation Sasser demiails Sasser know mivestigalion Mat m | in nese “uTY Dp mone th cs S. cam re SAVE po «ALL SIZES | « All Work Guaranteed On All Jobs NATURAL GAS PURN/ ciP Eaeeent eumaiinaieies * High Efficiency Energy Savings |« Financing Available » All Work Guaranteed * Free Estimates 35 it’s all in your outlook S sonsul-general im Jerusaem and inofficial ambassador to JERUSALEM Palestinians throwing: stones: clashed with» [sraeli troops: im the West: Bank today, and the United States. made a fresh attempt to rescue the lisintegrating Middle East peace process: Israel deploy: i more soidier near Palestinian-controlled towns because: of concerm that’ violence will spread over the weekend and peak om Sunday, the Palestinians annual Land Day protest against Israeli land contiscations. President Clinton’s cnvVoy, Dennis Ross began hiss peace END OF SEASON FURNACE SALE | PRE - stASON Com tyle — ne and the — CHANGE OF SEASON SALE! 520 'S. State As he: has: previously,. Annan 773-4836/232-1 called Wednesday for at least a OW el ee Od eelema,Ft ES m3 ee eae eS temporary cease-fire: in the gion around Kisangani. Israelis. have reacned a: verry ersry. serious: levSh, sald Edward \bington, Clinton's envoy to demand in , their cide: the rehelc he oe heir side;. the rebels aes e imeentive: tee stan "4V "tle incentive: DA Claseeee elegy i ee ee leeS VICE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME * SERVICE IS QUA MIDOLE NAME Rebel leaders Navelittle "he Associated Press eg a EE Bree Tie Re) PILES CN TeaTil Q Si CRIED e '7,¢~ MI |