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WHAT HAPPENED ON 4th September 1996?
3th September 1996
ATTACKS ON IRAQ "EXTREMELY DANGEROUS"
Russia is said to be concerned at the "extremely dangerous" turn of events after the US missile attacks on Iraq. Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov said the raids were not justified & seemed to be a product of the approaching presidential elections. The Arab League condemned the strikes as having no legal basis. France has refused to back the raid: a government spokesman called for a political solution to the crisis.
4th September 1996
DESPATCH
The aftermath of the second missile attack on Iraq: At a briefing at the Pentagon the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Joseph Ralston said patrols in the expanded zone could safely begin. While no operation was risk free he was confident that Iraq's air defences had been sufficiently neutralised. Sixteen air defence installations had been targeted in the initial cruise missile attack & four of them had been hit a second time he said.
4th September 1996
The aftermath
of the second missile attack on Iraq: Satellite pictures showed that yesterday's targets had not been completely destroyed. General Ralston said it was possible that Iraq might later be able to reactivate some of these facilities. He refused to rule out further military action by the United States. That he said would depend on how Saddam Hussein reacted.
3th September 1996
RESERVES SHOW $98m
UNDERLYING DECLINE Britain's official reserves of gold & foreign currency fell a good deal more than expected last month. Treasury figures show reserves falling by an underlying $98m in August. This followed a July fall of just $17m and compares with market expectations of a fall of between $25m & $50m. Actual reserves posted a fall of $113m. Underlying reserves are usually taken as a pointer to official intervention in defence of sterling.
4th September 1996
DESPATCH
The aftermath of the second missile attack on Iraq: At a briefing at the Pentagon the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Joseph Ralston said patrols in the expanded zone could safely begin. While no operation was risk free he was confident that Iraq's air defences had been sufficiently neutralised. Sixteen air defence installations had been targeted in the initial cruise missile attack & four of them had been hit a second time he said.
4th September 1996
EX-MINISTER DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Former Labour MP Bob Brown who served as a junior minister in three departments has died in hospital after a long illness at the age of 75. Robert Crofton Brown represented Newcastle upon Tyne constituencies for more than 20 years. Mr Brown entered Parliament as MP for Newcastle West in 1966 & retired from Westminster in 1987. He served in the Transport Social Security & Defence departments.
3th September 1996
EVENTS IN IRAQ
LIFT OIL PRICE News of the US missile raids on Iraq had an immediate impact on oil prices. At one stage Brent crude for delivery next month was trading at $23.50 a bulk barrel or $1.50 higher on the day. By 1430 when New York's Nymex reopened for business after its three-day break the price had slipped back to $22.65. Analysts were agreed it was unlikely Iraqi oil would flow this year. This & low stocks ahead of the winter season meant prices could rise further. Sport 300 Radio/TV 600 Fantasy Options Exchanges Moneyfile
4th September 1996
DESPATCH
The aftermath of the second missile attack on Iraq: At a briefing at the Pentagon the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Joseph Ralston said patrols in the expanded zone could safely begin. While no operation was risk free he was confident that Iraq's air defences had been sufficiently neutralised. Sixteen air defence installations had been targeted in the initial cruise missile attack & four of them had been hit a second time he said.
4th September 1996
The aftermath
of the second missile attack on Iraq: Satellite pictures showed that yesterday's targets had not been completely destroyed. General Ralston said it was possible that Iraq might later be able to reactivate some of these facilities. He refused to rule out further military action by the United States. That he said would depend on how Saddam Hussein reacted.
3th September 1996
BOY QUIZZED AFTER TWO-YEAR-OLD IS RAPED
Detectives are to question an 11-year- old boy following the rape of a girl aged two. The boy was arrested by officers yesterday after police received a complaint from the toddler's parents. Officers were called to a house in the Brownhills area of Walsall last night. The boy from Cannock Staffordshire was expected to be interviewed by detectives with his parents present later today.
4th September 1996
DESPATCH
The aftermath of the second missile attack on Iraq: At a briefing at the Pentagon the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Joseph Ralston said patrols in the expanded zone could safely begin. While no operation was risk free he was confident that Iraq's air defences had been sufficiently neutralised. Sixteen air defence installations had been targeted in the initial cruise missile attack & four of them had been hit a second time he said.
4th September 1996
MASSIVE PROBE INTO CHILD SEX ALLEGATION
Police in Wales have launched a major inquiry into allegations of physical and sexual abuse against children. They are trying to trace 400 children who have lived at a home in Cardiff between 1985 & 1991. Det Ch Supt Phil Jones of South Wales CID said a team of 10 officers also want to interview more than 100 members of staff at the Taff Vale home. They have set up telephone hotlines for former residents now aged 16 to 27.
