Central American leaders fail to agree on Contra demobilization timetable
Five presidents including Jose Azcona of Honduras meet at a beach resort to close a three day summit on disbanding U S backed Contras. They acknowledge no timetable but agree on demobilization mechanisms while about 11 000 Contra fighters and families remain in Honduran camps near the iguan border. Meanwhile New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange resigns citing health reasons ahead of a Labor Party meeting and parliament vote.
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Tela
Honduras
Jose Azcona
Azcona
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
U.S
Wellington
New Zealand
David Lange
Labor Party
Finance
Roger Douglas
Lange
South Pacific
New Right
Douglas
Six Die For Coup Bid in Maldives Sentences
Six Sri Lankans convicted in the Maldives for an attempted coup were sentenced to death by the High Court in Male. Chief Justice Moosa Fathy announced the ruling after a lengthy trial. no execution dates were set. Only President Gayoom can commute the sentences.
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Court of Appeal
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Released rapist charged in Aug. 2 attempted abduction
West Columbia authorities charge 38 year old David E Dildine with attempted rape kidnapping and assault to kill in the Aug 2 attack on a 19 year old jogger. The woman escaped by biting him. Dildine had previously served a rape sentence and was paroled at his sixth parole hearing.
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Volumbia
David E. Dildine
West Columbia
Dildine
Rocket barrage hits Kabul hospital and Continental Hotel
A rocket barrage struck northwest Kabul injuring several and sending residents and foreigners into cover. The Red Cross hospital reported multiple injuries while the Continental Hotel, a frequent journalist hub, sustained fire damage from rockets within a mile.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Red Cross
Continental
N C Man Stranded Beach Drowning At Grand Strand
Hendersonville man Michael K. Glaspy 1 year old? drowned at the Grand Strand after being in the water about an hour. He was pulled from the sea by a friend and later pronounced dead. officials say undertow contributed to the drowning, the 11th along the strand this summer.
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Garden City
Walkouts Threaten Cities Phone Service Amid Labor Strikes
The 157,000 telephone workers in 15 states and Washington D.C. began a first week walkout against NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, and Pacific Telesis, threatening delays in operator help, directory assistance, and repairs while informal talks resume. Southeast BellSouth reached a tentative pact. nine states face fewer outages. Major hubs including New York and San Francisco could see escalating delays as managers cover shifts.
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Washington
Baby Bell
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington D.C
Nynex Corp
Bell Atlantic Corp
Pacific Telesis Corp
BellSouth
Communications Workers of America
Ameritech
US West
Southwestern
Columbia Shuttle Ready For Tuesday Flight On Spy Sat Mission
Space Shuttle Columbia moved into final countdown readiness for a Tuesday launch to deploy a military reconnaissance satellite. Officials cited weather as the main potential delay with liftoff windows between 7 30 a m and 11 30 a m. The mission remains classified and details of the payload are not disclosed. The crew includes Air Force Col Brewster Shaw commanded with Navy Cmdr Richard Richards Navy Cmdr David Leestma Army Lt Col James Adamson and Air Force Maj Mark Brown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
NASA
Lisa Malone
Space Agency
Soviet Union
China
Middle East
Air Force
Brewster Shaw
Navy
Richard Richards
David Leestma
Army
James Adamson
Mark Brown
House Democrats Fight Over Capital Gains Plan
House Democrats debate Bush backed capital gains cut as 33 percent top rate would fall to 15 percent. Dukakis condemns it as a tax break for the wealthiest 1 percent, while leaders warn of potential GOP momentum and budget effects.
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Washington
House
Bush
Reagan
Jth Congress
Thomas S. Foley
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means Committee
Michael S. Dukakis
Dukakis
Government report flags US data leaks aiding nuclear programs
A General Accounting Office study warns that several nations including Iraq India Pakistan Argentina South Africa South Korea and Israel gain access to sensitive U S nuclear data through routine orders subscriptions and lax enforcement despite laws. It cites no direct bomb creation but notes weak safeguards and questions DOE nonproliferation enforcement. The GAO sent the study to Congress in June and released it publicly after 30 days.
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Washington
U.S
General Accounting Office
Congress
Iraq
Israel
Pakistan
India
Argentina
South Africa
South Korea
Tal
U.S. Energy Department
United States
GAO
Department of Energy
Wildfires Spread Across Seven Western States Fueled by Dry Lightning
Dry lightning and high winds sparked multiple fires across Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and neighboring states. About 23,000 firefighters fought 173,000 acres burned, with 12 weeks of fires totaling over 220,000 acres. Strong storms threaten new blazes as crews battle a 3,000-acre Pryor Gap fire on Crow Reservation and lines form near Hells Canyon.
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Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Ochoco National Forest
Iaho
California
Nebraska
Montana
New Mexico
Boise Interagency Fire Center
Federal
Wildfire Command Post
Jaano
Laurel Simpsam
Boise Center
Payette National Forest
Warren
South Fork
Salmon River
Boise
Hells Canyon
Oregon-Idaho
Forest Service
Cody Vaccarino
Pryor Gap
Crow Indian
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Strand
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
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Oyu
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aten Communications Inc
Gow
Edna Ces
Aten
Utes
New England
Pacific Telesis
Bell Atlantic
NYNEX
AMNT
B.E.W. Telephone Workers
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Associ
Antl
Edwards Air Force Base
Defense Department
Ken Warren
By the Assoc
Cleveland National Forest
Sierra Nevada
Utan
Salt Lake City
Chalk Creek
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