Sri Lanka in 1997: inching toward a durable peace

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Sri Lanka scored some concrete results from its peace efforts in 1997. A new constitution that would have pushed the country toward a federal state and which would have been approved by the Tamil community was almost passed. The constitutional reforms that this move promises are seen to represent a political solution to the ethnic conflict that has beset Sri Lanka since 1984. The country's economy began to recover in the second half of 1996 and through 1997, as industrial output rose to 20.7% of GDP.

Political aspects, Sri Lanka

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Opposition mounts against RARE II restrictions

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The RARE II recommendations would establish wilderness areas as those to be developed and those to be protected from development. Outdoor sports industry lobbyists are urging the formation of strong opposition to it. Industry vies with environmentalists on the the use of wilderness areas.

Admin. of general economic programs, Officials and employees, Laws, regulations and rules, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Recreation, Environmental policy, Land use, United States. Department of the Interior, Watt, James G., Steven, Ted

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The Zippo war

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World War II Zippo metal lighters are gaining higher commercial value at $145 each. Zippos are a precious possession for Vietnam war soldiers. They are rectangular metals with bitter, funny, sexual and other sentimental inscriptions characteristic of the war era.

Economic aspects, Humor and anecdotes, Wars, War, Collections and collecting, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Souvenirs (Keepsakes), Cigarette lighters

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