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A6 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1997 INTERNATIONAL THE SAUNA JOURNAL BRIEFLY CHECHNYA Yeltsin returns to Kremlin for 3 hours MOSCOW A trimmer, more vigorous Boris Yeltsin was shown working Tuesday in the Kremlin in the first pictures released of the Russian president in more than three weeks. Yeltsin spent nearly three hours at work in his first trip to the Kremlin since a brief visit Jan. 22 after getting out of the hospital, where he was treated for pneumonia. He since has been resting at home. Photos and film released by the Kremlin showed a smiling but slightly pale Yeltsin greeting Prime Minister Viktor Cher- nomyrdin and then sitting at a table, gesturing with his hands.

The Russian leader met with Chernomyrdin and Ivan Ko- rotchenia, secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States, presidential aides said. Lenin's tomb closed to restore body MOSCOW Lenin's tomb on Red Square will be closed for two months while his embalmed body gets its annual makeover. The mausoleum shut its doors Monday to allow embalmers to carry out restorative work on the body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, the English-language Moscow Times reported Tuesday. "We do prophylactic work for two months every year," said Yuri Denisov, director of the Institute for Biological Structures. "Such intensive periodic treatment is necessary to ensure that the body can remain reliably intact." Algerian labor leader killed by assassin ALGIERS, Algeria A lone gunman killed the leader of Algeria's largest labor union a key presidential ally and an opponent of the Islamic insurgency.

A bodyguard and another union official also died in Tuesday's attack. Union officials said the attacker first shot union leader Abdelhak BENHAMOUDA Benhamouda, and then shot and killed the two other men, who came running after hearing gunfire. There was no claim of responsibility for the killings. Sacred tree felled by vandal in Canada TORONTO One of Canada's most famous trees, a 300-year-old spruce with golden needles revered by generations of Haida Indians, has been cut down by a vandal. The tree lies toppled on the forest floor in the Queen Charlotte Islands, off the British Columbia coast not far from Alaska's southern tip.

The chain-saw attack on the 164- foot tree has left loggers, Indians and environmentalists often bitter adversaries in the Canadian wilderness united in outrage. Grant Hadwin, 48, has been arrested on a charge of mischief for last week's cutting, and faces a maximum six-month jail term. China to display sunken warship BEIJING A sunken warship that China plans to display as a symbol of national pride was raised Tuesday from the muddy Yangtze River, where it lay for nearly 59 years. The cruiser Zhongshan, named after modern China's founder, Sun Yat-sen, also known as Sun Zhongshan, was sunk by Japanese forces Oct. 24,1938, after shooting down three Japanese fighters.

Salvage work began Nov. 12, the 130th anniversary of Sun's birthday, at Jinkou, near Wuhan city in central China. A ceremony was held Tuesday, when the top of the vessel was raised about six feet above the surface, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Cold weather kills 200 in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh Cold weather is blamed for about 200 deaths in northern Bangladesh in the past five weeks. The 41-degree lows about 5 degrees below normal were cold enough to endanger the malnourished.

Most of the 200 victims were poor people living in mud-and- thatch huts in Dinajpur, Ra- jshahi, Rangpur and Kurigram districts, newspapers reported Tuesday. Cold weather is expected to last another week, officials said. Military commander wins Chechen vote New leader says he must convince world of nation's independence The Associated Press GROZNY, Russia The Chechen military commander who negotiated a triumphant peace with Russia emerged the winner Tuesday in the republic's presidential election. While asserting Chechen independence, he acknowledged he still must convince the rest of the world of it. Asian Maskha- dov's insistence ACk-MAnnw that Chechnya MASKHADOV has won its freedom is all but certain to bring confrontations with Russia.

But Russia is unlikely to renew its disastrous war against Chechen separatists, and Maskhadov stressed he is willing to negotiate the highly charged issue of his republic's ultimate political status. Moscow says it will not tolerate secession, and President Boris Yeltsin made clear Tuesday that Chechnya must remain part of Russia. After a 20-month guerrilla war that led to the humiliating withdrawal of Russian troops, Chechens clearly feel they are in a strong negotiating position. But Moscow is certain to place political, diplomatic and economic pressure on Chechnya, which can expect a struggle to win recognition from the international community. "If the Russians finally realize that they've tried every single method and that the only thing that's left is direct talks then we are prepared for this," Maskhadov said at his campaign headquarters in Grozny, the capital.

"I will try to compromise, but only within reasonable limits." In a 16-man presidential race, Maskhadov won 65 percent of the vote with almost all of the ballots counted, his chief of staff said. Unofficial results showed the closest challenger, fellow rebel fighter Shamil Basayev, with less than 30 percent of the vote. Official results were expected later in the week. SMALL HOME-BASED BUSINESS "Renewing the Heartland '97" Conference Saturday, February 8, 1997, KSU-Sallna College Center Insurance needs for the small or home based business Zoning and other regulations Legal Issues for the small business Income taxes and the small business Operating a home-based business Advertising your business Marketing arts, crafts and gifts Computers and the small business Marketing concepts for businesses Employment issues for the employer Financing for the small business Business name and designing logos, and labels Pricing products-knowing costs Using the "Net" to catch your customers Employees a valuable asset Produce cut flowers REGISTRATION ONLY $25. CONTACT SALINE COUNTY EXTENSION AT 913-826-6645.

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