The Press, Volume 32, Issue 10, October 19, 1995

Abstract

The Press, Volume 32, Issue 10 includes: Brock’s referendum concerning continued membership in the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance was passed last night with 793 of 1137 votes, meaning that students will pay an extra 40 cents per credit beginning in September. This was compromised when it was suggested that the ballot box in front of Isaac’s had been stuffed with votes; It is likely that smoking will be banned on most airplane flights by 1996; Over 400,00 black men gathered in Washington at the biggest rally of African-Americans since 1963. Louis Farrakhan, controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, organized the rally and spoke to the crowd. It was estimated that the rally in total was attended by over 2 million people; A Russian gunman with an Ak-47 held 25 South Korean tourist hostages for over 10 hours on a bus. The gunman demanded $1.3 million and a plane to leave Russia in return for freeing the hostages; The history of the sovereignty in Quebec.