South Africa murder rate cited with city violence context
A wealthy South Africa food company executive is killed during a gate investigation and his daughter is forced at gunpoint as the country records a rising murder rate. Analysts note Johannesburg and black townships as among the world’s deadliest areas, with 1992 rates far higher than the United States.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Lloyd Vogelman
South African Institute of Race Relations
United Sates
U N Fails To Broker Cease Fire In Rwanda
U N efforts to broker a cease fire between rebels and the Rwanda army fail again as attacks kill thousands. The Rwandan Patriotic Front refuses to sign, claiming non recognition of the government. Hospitals are attacked and bodies lie in burned villages amid ongoing ethnic violence in Kigali.
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Rwanda
U.N
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Africa No. 1
Burundi
Inflation Pressures Rise as Wholesale Prices Edge Up
The Labor Department reports a 0.2 percent March rise in the Producer Price Index signaling easing energy costs after February’s surge. Gasoline fell 1.8 percent while home heating rose 1.9 percent. crude materials jumped 2.8 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Financia
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center
Low Temperature Recorded Overnight
The paper notes a record low for the night with the thermometer dropping to a cold level unseen since the month began. Authorities advise warm clothing and caution for exposed skin during dawn. Sunrise is expected tomorrow with light morning fog.
Baby Boomers Push Social Security Toward Fund Shortfall
Federal report warns the baby boom generation will drain Social Security’s retirement fund by 2036, eight years sooner than forecast. Disability trust could go broke by 1995 and Medicare has seven more years of hospital coverage for elderly and disabled workers. Horace B. Deets of AARP urges Congress to replenish the funds. Donna Shalala links reform to long term Medicare health.
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Social Security
Medicare
Horace B. Deets
American Association of Retired Persons
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Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Charges Dropped in 1992 Atlanta Beating Case Against Brown
Former rhythm and blues star Brown and his bodyguards William Brinson and Christopher Harvest had charges dropped by prosecutors. Lee Rucker, who had accused them of beating him in 1992 at an Atlanta nightclub, dropped the case Monday with no reason given. The trio faced misdemeanor battery and party to a crime counts.
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Aoe Brown
Lee Rucker
William Brinson
Christopher Harvest
Atlanta
Rucker
Mark Spix
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