Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 7, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Th6 world Winnipeg free january 1995 a9 iraqi leaders visit angers Gulf War allies Reuters Paris France incurred the Wrath of its 1991 Gulf War Al lies yesterday for receiving a senior iraqi Leader for the first time since the conflict and announcing it will reestablish a diplomatic toe hold in foreign minister Alain Juppe said after a breakfast with Deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz that Paris will open an interest Section at the romanian embassy i Iraq very Pariss gesture Drew Swift and Sharp criticism from the United France set to reestablish diplomatic stand in Baghdad which led an International Force against Iraq in the Gulf and the thaw Between Paris and Bagh dad was overshadowed by a defiant televised speech by president sad dam Hussein hailing the Mother of As Iraq called the War in which a coalition drove its invasion forces out of Juppe said his 80minute meeting with Saddam longtime righthand Man covered the situation in Iraq and Baghdad implementation of in resolutions arising from its ill fated 1990 invasion of some Progress has been made Over the past More remains to be said reacting to the announcement of the interest state department spokeswoman Christine Shelly said we do not believe that this is a timely we dont con French president without regrets Sider the particular decision to be helpful or the United states is the Only major Western country with an interest Section in in a British foreign of fice spokesman criticized which has just taken Over the presi Dency of the european Union no other member state has reestablished in Baghdad in this France advocates a gradual easing of the in Oil embargo to Reward Iraq for recognizing Kuwait Bor Ders and complying with disarmament but Juppe was cagey about prospects of a move to ease sanctions when the Security Council reviews the Issue later this he endorsed Azzis Call for a legalistic implementation of the resolutions and said France wants to break the the Security Council is due to re View in March and april reports of the in special commis Sion supervising Baghdad compliance with resolutions demanding the elimination of its mass destruction France was one of Iraq major arms suppliers and trading partners during the 1980s and is still owed several billion dollars by Reuters israeli officers search victims car after shooting brother inlaw Driver wounded in drive by incident on West Bank israeli woman Dies in shooting associated press West fired on an israeli car in a drive by shooting in the Israel occupied West Bank killing a woman passenger and wounding the police sources the Driver was the woman and they were taking his two Young daughters to visit their Israel radio the Driver was wounded in the hand and but the two children were not the police sources the Man was a 24yearold resident of said a spokesman for the Hadassah Ein Karem settlers at the scene identified the woman As a resident of the jewish settlement of Alon near Nablus in the Northern West the shooting came at a time of increased tension Over jewish settlement expansion and bloodshed in the occupied this situation where gunmen Are Able to shoot at women and babies freely must be settler Leader Pinchas Wallerstein said on Israel Wallerstein and a member of the medical team trying to revive the 20yearold woman beat up a win camera Crew trying to cover the the television news Agency Wallerstein said he pushed the Crew away because they were in the doctors the Northwest of the palestinian City of Ramallal on the main Road to capped a week of violence in which 10 palestinians were killed by israeli Paris French president Francois stricken with said yesterday he will serve out his last four months in office but leave without remorse or Mitterrand told a press reception he is proud to have been the first socialist Leader to endure in French even if that meant choosing the Market Economy Over pure so when i it will be without remorse or he i will even be a Little relieved because a certain fatigue sets in with age and he declined to comment on who will succeed saying he will be Happy if it is a but there Are signs that this might not be the 78yearold due to Complete 14 years in office in said the most difficult decision he took was in 1983 when he chose european monetary discipline and an open Economy Over pursuing his socialist economic there was no either i Fol Lowed lenins i had the advantage of knowing How that ends or else i was obliged to pursue a policy of he among his personal achieve Mitterrand cited the abolition of the death penalty and state Security courts and Progress in civil liberties and Freedom of dismissing books that claim he has amassed a Fortune or bought a Palace in he said he has the Standard of living of a senior civil owns no More property than when he took office in 1981 and would not even know How to buy a runaway elevator cuts off Good Samaritans head associated press new runaway elevator decapitated a Man As he tried to help his frightened fellow passengers to James a 54yearold welfare boarded the elevator yesterday with four other people at the Kingsbridge welfare Centre in the it shot up to the second floor at an unusually High said police Ray the doors opened at the second and Chenault straddled the doorway to help the others off the one made it but with the doors still the elevator resumed its cutting off the mans police the with stereo headphones still fell into the elevator with the three remaining police his body fell Down the elevator a Mechanic apparently was working on the Bank of six elevators at the time of the but it want immediately known whether the elevator where the Accident occurred was under said Karen spokeswoman for the City human resources that elevator passed an inspection on an important notice to All members and former members of Iwa Canada past service pension the trustees of the Iwa Forest Industry pension plan have mailed a brochure to the 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