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Articles about *cultural property incidents* we have gathered May
1997:

the destruction of museums and libraries in Bosnia-Herzegovina
 Spain confiscated 22 Goering paintings May 30,
 Painting stolen by Russian troops to be returned to Italy May 29,
 Argentina seeks truth on Nazis and gold May 29,
 40 stolen paintings recovered in Athens May 28,
 Art thefts in Spain increase 49 percent last year May 28,
 UNESCO urges protection of cultural heritage in Afghan conflict May
27,
 Thieves rob South Africa of its cultural heritage May 26,
 Stealing beauty from Africa May 23,
 Yeltsin returns trophy art law to parliament May 23,
 La Fenice arson: two arrests made May 23,
 Theft at Keats-Shelley House May 22,
 Mr. Bland's Evil Plot to Control the World Article on map thief
Gilbert Bland in the June  issue of Outside Magazine.
 Paintings worth £50,000 destroyed in mansion fire May 22,
 Himmler wanted Bayeux Tapestry May 20,
 Germans ran systematic wartime plunder campaign May 20,
 Auctioneers 'fix antique prices' May, 18
 Amber Room Piece May Have Surfaced, Part II May 17
 VIETNAM: MARKET REFORM OPENS DOORS TO SMUGGLING OF RELICS May 17,
 Looted Amber Room mosaic found May 16,
 Palace officials admit city's gift has been lost for 80 years May
16,
 Nine years for man who 'fenced' antiques May 14,
 £20,000 art show exhibit vandalised May 13,
 False Historic Documents sold by Michael Hurwitz May 12,
 Israeli police probe art theft ring May 11,
 `Shock Artist' Faces Corpse Charges May 7,
 flooded Grand Forks Art organizations May 6,
 Italy Unveils Plan To Protect Art Treasures May 5,
 Portrait nazis stole is hotly disputed May 5,
 Paintings rescued as fire rages in Royal Academy May 4,
(background articles: Business as usual as Royal Academy staff rescue
art and: Queen's praise for rescue teams in fire at Royal Academy May
5, )
 Missing sculpture found in terrorist check May 3,
 Cultural heritage in danger May 2,
 Detective paid £60,000 for 'ugly' Rembrandt April 30,

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