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Press, 16 August 1988, Page 10

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Mandela’s illness Surgeons have examined a tissue sample from the inflamed left lung of the jailed black nationalist leader, Nelson Mandela, aged 70, and found no sign of cancer. Cape Town’s Tygerberg Hospital, where Mandela is being treated, said that "histological examination revealed no evidence of malignancy, only a chronic inflammatory condition of the pleura.” — Johannesburg. Ne Win invoked Burma’s socialist rulers, reeling from a week-long national revolt, have publicly invoked the name

and ideas of thq veteran leader, Ne Win, to try to prevent more rioting. Diplomats contacted by telephone in Rangoon said the official newspaper “Botataung” (Guardian) quoted statements by Ne Win that the people should be consulted to settle problems. — Bangkok. Fiji protest The deposed Fiji Prime Minister, Timoci Bavadra, yesterday said he was planning to stage a public protest in defiance of the country’s internal security decree. Dr Bavadra said he wanted to highlight delays to the drafting of a new Constitution. Declin-

ing to give details of the protest, he said the demonstration would be similar to one staged in May on the first anniversary of his ousting by coup leader Brigadier Sitiveni Rabuka. — Suva. U.K. gun law Legislation banning the type of semi-automatic rifle used by a deranged gunman to kill 16 people in a sleepy English town 12 months ago should become law before the end of the year. Britain’s Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, introduced the Firearms (Amendment) Bill in the House of Commons last December in

response to the Hungerford killings on August 19 last year. — London. Lupe Aquino arrested The former World Boxing Council super welterweight champion, Lupe Aquino, was arrested for investigation of felony manslaughter and drunken driving after his car went off a freeway and tumbled 12m down an embankment, killing two passengers, authorities said. Aquino, aged 25, whose full name is Isaias Guadalupe Aquino, was later freed on bail from the Van Nuys Jail. — Los Angeles.