Labor and Likud deadlock in Israel coalition talks
In Jerusalem the Labor Party and Likud bloc failed to form a coalition as Agudat Israel backed Labor giving 60 seats, while Likud held 58. Torah party leader Ravitz urged broad government but did not rule out Labor forming the government alone. In Mexico City Carlos Salinas de Gortari becomes president as Fidel Castro and Daniel Ortega attend a private dinner.
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Torah Lay Party
Rabbi Avraham Ravitz
Labor
Likud
Mexico City
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Mexico
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua
Salinas
National
Miguel de la Madrid
Walesa–Miodowicz TV debate boosts Solidarity in Poland
Solidarity supporters hailed Lech Walesa after a historic live TV debate with Alfred Miodowicz, urging government legalization of the banned union. Observers called Walesa perfect and a historic victory, marking his longest TV appearance amid uncensored coverage. In Tennessee, Aramon Storage lost a 15 million suit against the DOE over alleged market disruption by secret storage arrangements for uranium-enrichment customers.
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ARSAW
Poland
Solidarity
Dcclare
Andrzej Wajda
Alfred Miodowicz
Adam Michnik
Walesa
Noxville, Tenn
Aranion Storage Company
U.S. Department of Energy
Nuclear Transport & Storage Inc
Paducah
DOE
US Distict
James Jarvis
Kentucky
Probe Reopens In Missing Marine Rother Case
The Marine Corps disclosed a reopened investigation into Lance Corporal Jason J. Rother’s disappearance at Twentynine Palms California last August. Three officers including the squad leader face court martial as trials are set to start in about two weeks. Rother, 19, from Minneapolis, was directing vehicles during combat maneuvers and has not been found.
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Wasiington
California
Marine Corps
Alfred M. Gray
Jason J. Rother
Minneapolis
Marines
Rother
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Local AT and T Long Distance Rates Rise and Fall
Local phone charges rise while AT T lowers interstate long distance rates by about 3.8 percent effective today. Sprint plans roughly 3.89 percent cuts for business and residential customers, with MCI expected to announce future reductions next month as a federal shift continues to shift local network costs to local customers.
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At&t
US Sprint Communications Co
MCI Communications Corp
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
US Sprint
MCI
Bush Denies
President elect George Bush says there is no rift in his camp over naming former Senator John Tower of Texas as defense secretary. He dismisses reports of a bitter staff battle and cites steady progress toward his timetable. Possible rivals for the post include Paul O Neill and Norman Augustine.
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Washington
George Bush
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Bush
Tower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Defense
Paul O'Neill
Alcoa
Norman Augustine
Martin Marietta
Parliament Adopts Gorbachev Reform Plan
The Supreme Soviet approved Gorbachov’s political overhaul, voting 697 to 3 with 2 abstentions in the Soviet of Nationalities and 67 to 2 with abstentions in the Soviet of Unions for amending the constitution. A companion election law package passed unanimously as critics warned of centralized Kremlin power and a national Congress for republics. The body debated 37 critics and urged Presidium and committees to decide which changes to include.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Sion
Kremlin
Soviet of Nationalities
Soviet of Unions
Cyclone Death Toll Rises Amid Bangladesh Rescue Delays
Strong winds and clouds hampered helicopter searches in Bangladesh as the cyclone left more than 500 dead and over 1,000 missing across coastal islands and the mainland. In India’s West Bengal, officials reported dozens dead while Bangladesh tolls varied by source. The disaster compounded floods from earlier months and created new sand bar islands.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Bay of Bengal
India
West Bengal
Himalayas
Nepal
Calcutta
United News of India
Ethnic Unrest Spreads In Two Soviet Republics
Pravda reports two weeks of ethnic violence in Armenia and Azerbaijan with thousands fleeing. casualties include Armenians and Azerbaijanis along with a Russian, Byelorussian, and Ukrainian. curfews, troop deployment, and mass meetings prevail as refugees flee across borders.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Interior Ministry
B. Mikhailov
A. Mamedov
Mikhailov
Baku
Yerevan
Armenpress
Leon Azrayan
Judge Orders Bodies Of N C Parkway Victims Exhumed
In Marion North Carolina a superior court ordered the exhumation of two women who died after a fall on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville Falls so medical examiners can perform autopsies to determine the cause. The two victims Helen Gibbs and Jane Haire were initially treated as accidents but later scheduled for autopsies to resolve doubts about homicide charges against Gibbs's husband. The exhumations are to take place next week with families informed.
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McDowell County
Gibbs
Burke County
Corwyn Croom
Lafayette Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Haire
Community Church
Shannon
Robeson County
Mike Edwards
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
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