Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 7, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Canada world october Patrick Flynn 6977294 b1 mete Canada Ana world news and d8 around the work losses pegged Washington times news service a study conducted for the world jewish Congress concludes that nazi Germany looted at least billion in Gold Between 1933 and 1945 and for the first time estimates the a came from individuals and private Busi Nesses rather than Central the scheduled for release also estimates that More than billion of the privately owned Gold ended up in Swiss it concludes that Switzerland would now have to pay some to billion to compensate for taking in looted much More than Swiss Banks have so far indicated they would be willing to contribute to funds to Benefit survivors of the holocaust and their death toll rising Algiers a algerian almost daily insurgent violence claimed another 54 As assailants Slit the throats of 48 adults and six children in three separate witnesses and Hospital sources said the North african Contrys mus Lim insurgency has left an estimated people dead since 1992 and killed hundreds in the latest wave of Many of the victims women and Fortune missing a authorities searched yesterday for an armoured car company employee and a company Van after discover ing As much As million missing from a the same company Fargo and was stung in March by one of the largest armoured car robberies in most of the million stolen in the earlier heist was suspects jailed the Netherlands Reuter ten bosnian croat War crimes including one of the in War crimes tribunals most wanted were jailed yesterday after turning themselves in for bosnian croat political Leader Dario Kordic and his fellow suspects were flown in from Croatia on Board a dutch c130 Hercules air Force the charges against and a bosnian croat general who surren dered last allege that crimes committed under their direction were so widespread and systematic that almost the entire Muslim popu lation of the lava Valley was killed or driven socialite aided jews Paris Jayne an american socialite who helped painters Marc Max Ernst and about other jews and anti nazis escape from France during the Sec Ond world has she was harsh Winter feared Geneva a More than one million people could die from Star vation or freezing temperatures in the former soviet Union this Winter if predictions of a harsh season in the Region prove the red Cross said the Relief organization has launched an Appeal to governments around the world to raise Mil lion which would go toward pro Viding emergency Relief in Russia and three other former soviet sex scandal in court Spain a an a comedian and a juvenile court judge were among 49 people appearing in court yesterday to face charges of corrupting including accepting teenage boys As Bingo walking past a heavy police and Media presence in the Southern City of Many of the accused wore ski masks to hide their faces but were told to take them off before entering the Milosevic rebuffed Belgrade a balloting for of the two yugoslav republics ended in deadlock yester Day Between allies and foes of pres ident Slobodan leaving him in least for now voting in Serbia and the Only remaining yugoslav produced no presidential but it did Deal Milosevic a Public Rebuff and show his absolute grip on Power is slipping after a decade at the in Low turnout forced new elections in two id Mon a close vote Means a Runoff win be held is Hamas Leader from Preu Terrp returns a hero exchanged in prisoner Yassin urges palestinian Unity Gaza Gaza strip claiming Victory Over followers of the islamic militant group Hamas gave a tumultuous Welcome yesterday to their spiritual released by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Swap for two captured Mossad Sheik Ahmed the nearly Blind and quadriplegic founder of was greeted by wailing crowds at a Gaza City stadium draped with palestinian flags and banners in the National colours of Green and the Exchange of Yassin for the two who were carrying forged or altered Canadian was worked out in More than a week of secret talks Between Israel and Jor besides the High profile release of nine jordanian prisoners were returned to their Homeland by Israel yesterday and another 14 were expected to be returned Jor Danian state radio it said Large numbers palestinian prisoners were also expected to be released in coming including Hamas the prisoner Swap was a deep embarrassment for contradicting his Tough terrorism the use of Canadian passports by israelis on their Covert Mission has crowd shouts pro Hamas slogans As they await Yassin at Yassin is adjusted in his a photos no promises on passports a1 Netanyahu in Way of peace a13 also shaken relations with foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy said yesterday he remains cautious about israels response because David his israeli had not Given assurances Canadian passports be used again by israeli Netanyahu will now have much less leverage in demanding that palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat crack Down on which has carried out More than a dozen Sui cide bombings in Israel since speaking to reporters last said the government had decided to set up a committee to investigate the failed assassination but he didst apologize for the As prime i have the High est responsibility to fight in every possible Way against this is a there Are no concessions in the War against amid the scandal Over the failed assassination peace talks Between Israel and the palestinian authority resumed yesterday with the help of mediator Dennis israeli Security officials said the two israeli agents were flown to Israel at about the same time that Yassin was in route to a jordanian military helicopter carrying Yassin touched Down yesterday afternoon outside Arafat Headquarters in Gaza wearing a dark Blue Robe and his head covered with a White was carried off the helicopter in a wheelchair As palestinian women wailed with Joy and supporters crowded trying to hug and kiss Yassin was driven in an ambulance to the Yarmuk sports where he called for palestinian there must be no divisions among the palestinian the ailing Yassin whispered to an who repeated the words out the sup Many of whom had waited in the Sun for whistled and chanted Allah Akbar god is in the Dusty Sabra District of Gaza palestinian youths whitewashed the Walls of the Yassin family schoolgirls in frilly White holding Colour photographs of danced in officials in Arafat government put a positive spin on Lassins stressing he had spoken in the past of halting attacks and working with they also said Lassins pres ence would mean the Centre of authority in Hamas would shift Back to Gaza and out of the hands of More Radical leaders dying boy sues Over transfusion infected with 12yearold May not live until end of trial by Chris Wattle Canadian press first Day of one of the most hear wrench ing and potentially damaging lawsuits in Canadas tainted blood tragedy was just too much for 12 year old Saxon the one of three Young people suing the Canadian red Cross for contracting aids from blood curled up and fell asleep during Legal arguments yesterday in Ontario courts general the to headed youth has been i positive since he got a transfusion of tainted blood when he was three weeks the two other plaintiffs in the suits have died in the four years it took to get to trial and saxons father fears his son wont live to see the end of the our life is Bill Forbes said bitterly outside were living a Nightmare every Day watching our sons health think that nes still alive because we love him so we just wont let Tarn we just Tope he survives to the end of the Melody Forbes said outside court that her Sod must go to sleep every night with a feeding tube Down his Throat to keep him from throwing up food during Long coughing Hes still Here with us but Hes very she tie suffers every i just really want the red Cross to Forward and say Saxon Forbess aunt Laurie grandmother Laurene Forbes arrive yesterday for Saxon contracted his from a transfusion when he was three weeks were Treyve gotta be the red crass is also being sued by the families of Paul of who was 25 when he died last june of and Patricia of who was 34 when she died in july 1985 their eases could open a floodgate of claims against the red which warned in its annual report last month that it could be bankrupted by Legal claims which my exceed car Mot thousands of canadians de aids or hepatitis c from tainted blood in the Early an est inst result although this int the first lawsuit against the red it could set a precedent for others if they win their claim of strict Ulac Turer of medical products liable Lor dangerous defects even in there is no proof of lawyer Douglas who is rep resenting the Trombley and the Forbes families in the said in opening statement that All three fam Ilies have been United by the tragedy of Young people becoming infected with his through tainted he said the red Cross did not act quickly enough to bring in tests to screen blood donations for the aids virus and had a duty to warn doctors and patients that his could be transmitted by blood or blood the red Cross that there was i infected blood in the Elliott rather than warning the Dun the red Cross chose to stick with its message of reassure he said blood authorities in Australia and the United states had ing programs in place months before the Canadian blood system began screening donations for had the red Cross moved quickly All three of the people in the suit might not have contracted but red Cross lawyer Peter Boer pc be argued the Charity should not be he said government tors had a duty to bring in blood All these things that you say we should have in Australia and i the were mandated by Boe Elde told the in where we have similar regulatory they did the red Cross Laid third party claims against the Ontario and a government to bring them into the the suits could take As Long As a year to be resolved ;