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...even as the White House reaffirmed its "rock-solid" position against participation in the accord, Williams was heartened by the news that the once recalcitrant Russia would support the international land-mine ban. The treaty, to be signed in Ottawa in December, will go into effect after 40 nations have ratified...
Dallas at Buffalo, 7 p.m. L.A. at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Colorado, 9 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 9 p.m. Ottawa at San Jose...
FRIDAY'S GAMES Pittsburgh at Carolina 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Isl. at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m. N.J. at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Anaheim vs. vanc. at Tokyo...
...would, in effect, allow the U.S. to use such mines in Korea for 19 more years and would exempt antipersonnel weapons when they are used to protect antitank mines. This last-ditch wiggling from Washington got nowhere, and 89 countries approved the ban, which is to be signed in Ottawa in December...
...against the advice of the Pentagon, which says it still needs mines for defense reasons, but a highly visible campaign that included such figures as Princess Diana, General Norman Schwarzkopf and Elizabeth Dole persuaded the President to change his mind. A treaty is scheduled to be signed in Ottawa at the end of the year. Its effectiveness, however, is far from assured: two of the world's largest mine producers, China and Russia, will not take part in the talks, and the U.S. is demanding that an exception be made to allow it to continue using mines on the border...