THE WEEK THAT WAS

Roadblock The war of wills between Burmese democrat Aung San Suu Kyi and themilitary rulers of Myanmar escalated when the government blocked theNobel Peace Prize winner as she tried to meet supporters in Pathein,120 miles from the capital, Yangon. The government said it couldn'tguarantee Suu Kyi's safety but couldn't say what the threat to hermight be. Meanwhile, the government kicked out 18 foreigners,including six Americans, for handing out pro-democracy leaflets.Myanmar formerly was known as Burma. Paraguay's progress

Raul Cubas Grau took the presidential oath of office Saturday,promising to rejuvenate Paraguay's foundering economy and attack the"scourges of drug trafficking and piracy." The ceremony marked theSouth American nation's first transition between elected civilianssince a 34-year dictatorship led by Gen. Alfredo Stroessner thatended in 1989. Cubas Grau, a 54-year-old engineer, said he willoverhaul the public banking system and take steps to end corruption.Cubas Grau succeeded President Juan Carlos Wasmosy, who was barredfrom seeking a second consecutive term. At one time, Cubas Grauserved as Wasmosy's economics minister. Holocaust claims Jewish groups, Swiss banks and attorneys for Holocaust survivorsreached a $1.2 billion settlement Wednesday over claims to assetslost during World War II. The World Jewish Congress on Monday willannounce a toll-free number for claims on a $70 million humanitarianfund. Quotable "I wish I'd had a gun. In the time I was talking on the talkie, Icould've gunned him down." - Benson Okuku Bwaku, a security guard at the U.S. Embassy inNairobi, Kenya. Bwaku said he came face-to-face with one of theterrorists who bombed the embassy Aug. 7. He radioed a warning thatnever was heard, then ran to warn Marine guards as the bomb exploded.