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Saily 3ar HM Israel to Release 2,300 Palestinian Prisoners as Part of Peace Pact THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM After months of ne gotiations, Israel released the first of 2,300 Palestinian prisoners Sunday: a curly haired teenager who said she didn’t regret trying to stab an Israeli soldier two years ago. Twenty female prisoners also sched uled to be released Sunday stayed in jail to protest Israel’s refusal to free four others. Palestinian officials criticized Israel for violating the newly signed Israel-PLO agreement by not releasing the four. In the accord, signed Sept. 28 at the White House, Israel promised to release all female detainees in the first stage of a prisoner release. But Israeli President Ezer Weizman Pope’s Camden Yards Visit Rivals Ripken’s Record Game THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE From the cradle of U.S. Roman Catholicism, Pope John Paul II on Sunday urged the faithful to heed America’s founding fathers and allow their fellow citizens to express their religious convictions in political debates. On the final day of his fourth U.S. pil grimage, the pope celebrated Mass from an altar in center field, where a century earlier stood a saloon run by the father ofbaseball immortal Babe Ruth. A]/ THE CAROLINA UNION ARTS SERIES PRESENTS ; ' the (r N c T'Jorvveoian VC 'J Qhamber and Orchestra c lana Cgrcrwn, and <Xjisic ®trector THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 2th 8 P.M. MEMORIAL HALL, UNC-CH TICKETS: $22, $lB, $ 1 4 GENERAL PUBLIC $1 2, $1 O, $8 UNC STUDENT FOR INFORMATION, CALL TICKET OFFICE: 962-1449 Tired of Carolina Basketball... i M:- ' ~ ** j ~ - * |S|||J * ' ' v ' iii§l mm I | Read Something Else. 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Gen Dan Biran, head of the army central command, rejected the release of two others. “It’s a bad omen for the implementa tion of the whole agreement,” Saeb Erekat, Palestinian municipal affairs minister, told The Associated Press. “The agreement on this issue is black POPE JOHN PAUL II “Every genera tion of Americans needs to know that freedom consists not in doing what we like but in hav ing the right to do what we ought,” John Paul said, warning of the dan gers of a permissive society lacking a STATE & NATIONAL and white. Israel has no excuse whatso ever to stall.” Hisham Abdul Razek, chief Palestinian negotiator on prisoners, said Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had personally promised the women’s release when the two sides finalized the autonomy accord last month. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Saturday that the government had recommended all female prisoners be re leased, but Weizman and Biran had de cided otherwise. The Israel-PLO agreement also calls for an Israeli troop withdrawal from Palestin ian towns in the West Bank, deployment of Palestinian police and Palestinian general elections. moral foundation. On a sunny autumn day, the scoreboard at Oriole Park displayed the message, “He is here,” as the rock group Boyz II Men serenaded the pontiff touring the baseball stadium in his popemobile. The stadium had not rocked to such cheers since Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s 56-year-old record of playing in 2,130 straight games. “ThisisNo. l,”saidWalterGentile,an Orioles usher. Ripken’s record-breaking game last month? “That’s No. 2.” Duke’s Test Prep Program can help you prepare for the... © GRE © GIVI AT © LSAT O ALL of the Above Affordable! GRE & GMAT cost $320, LSAT $275, TOEFL $250 Convenient! 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Also on his schedule was a meeting with Vice President A1 Gore before boarding his TWA plane for Rome. After an especially busy schedule in New York on Saturday, John Paul ap peared less vigorous than he had during Mass in Central Park. He seemed to slouch in fatigue in his green vestments while sitting at the altar, which was set up at the 410-foot mark in deep center field. UNC BALL 1 sorry. I did it for the Palestinian people.” Israel has promised to free 2,300 of the 5,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails in three stages. Also Sunday, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ordered the release of a top leader of Is Your I&P Money Running 4XmP. Low - Donate Plasma! Earn S2O TODAY as a New Donor New and 'Returning* Donors (those who have not donated in the past 30 days). Money will be earned SBO in 14 days. (Based on 4 donations.) Approximately 1 hr. each. PLEASE PRESENT AD WHEN DONATING SERA-TEC BIOLOGICALS 1091/2 E. FRANKLIN ST. 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