Nicotine Shortage Triggers Moscow Protest Blockade
In Moscow near Red Square, thousands of smokers protest a cigarette shortage blocking streets. After a truck delivers cartons to a kiosk, 230 protesters form a line again, demanding relief as officials cite factory closures and government restraint amid reforms.
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Moscow
Red Square
Sergei Borinov
Sergei B. Stankevich
Russian
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Kosmos
Soviet
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Leningrad
Gorky
Yaroslavl
Interfax
Lenin Cental Museum
Stankevich
Rey Pepper
Brezhnev
South Korea arrests 48 in radical plot against Roh Tae woo
Seoul police say 48 suspected radicals including 10 soldiers were arrested for plans to overthrow President Roh Tae woo. The group formed the Revolutionary Workers Class Struggle Union and sought armed revolution to destabilize the government. Most detainees were former radical students once linked to the underground Constitutional Assembly.
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Seoul
South Korea
Roh Tae-woo
North Korea
Radical
Police Saia
Revolutionary Workers Class Struggle Union
Roh
Student Constitutional Assembly
Fiery Flower
Youlce
Stranded Circus Bows Out and Flies Home to Leningrad
Creditors seized the 7 foot bear and performing lions as the Stranded Circus Bim Bom canceled its two year US tour after 12 performances. The last 35 members flew to Leningrad funded by rival Moscow Circus promoter. The troupe, once 115 strong, faced motel evictions, bankruptcy filing, and animal seizures in New York.
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Atlanta
Bim Bom
Leningrad
Moscow Circus
New York
Boris Rivehan
United States
International Showbusiness Inc
Gearwater
Fla
Steven E. Leber
Moscow
U.S
Leber
Havel Urges Finish to Topple Communist Rule in Prague
In Prague, Vaclav Havel led a 100000-strong commemoration of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion urging Czechoslovaks to complete their purge of the totalitarian legacy. He warned against bureaucratic monsters and warned the nation to maintain momentum toward democracy.
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Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havel
Wenceslas Square
Havel
CTK
Wences
Las
Czech Civic Forum
Public Against
Communist Party
Fourth round talks stall in El Salvador peace effort
In San Jose and San Salvador a fourth round of negotiations to end El Salvador's civil war faltered as leftist guerrillas intensified attacks on government troops. Both sides warned no deal on disbanding the armed forces before five days of talks end, with observers doubting a cease-fire by September 15.
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Costa Rica
el Salvador
Salvador Samayoa
Samayoa
Alredo Cristiani
Oscar Santamaria
U.S
Yachea
San Salvador
Cristiani
State Department
Department
Richard Boucher
Washington
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