Bush to name Rep Lynn Martin to head Labor Department
President Bush announced he would nominate Illinois congresswoman Lynn Martin to head the Labor Department replacing Elizabeth Dole who left to lead the Red Cross. Martin, a longtime ally and former U S representative, would keep a woman in the Cabinet as Washington reshapes top posts amid resignations and retirements.
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Keating aide testifies contradicting Riegle in ethics hearing
James Grogan, Lincoln's former corporate counsel, testified under limited immunity that Senator Riegle did not arrange a meeting on April 2 between top thrift regulators and four Senate colleagues for Lincoln Savings. The session involved negotiations over risky investments and a possible waiver of a rule.
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DeConcini
Europeans Back Gorbachev With Aid For Soviet Survival
European Community leaders approve a $1 billion food aid package to the Soviet Union to sustain Mikhail Gorbachev in power. They outline a two year $1.4 billion technical aid plan and discuss Eastern Europe relief, with Britain agreeing to participate in unity talks despite concerns.
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Pio Mastrobuoni
Romania
Bulgaria
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Israelis cry for revenge after 3 killed in Jaffa
Three Jews were stabbed to death at an aluminum factory in Jaffa. Police said attackers sprayed Islamic slogans before fleeing. Riots erupted, with calls for crackdown on Palestinians and possible death penalty action. Protests and violent clashes spread, with right wing leaders demanding measures.
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Israel
Roni Milo
Tel Aviv
Ritual deaths in Tijuana shantytown tied to gas poisoning
Twelve participants in a Friday suspected ritual suffocation in El Florida, a Tijuana shantytown, possibly from gas poisoning. Six others survived, three in comas, as authorities and a coroner weigh autopsy results and whether a cardboard Virgin Mary and a 13 knot rope marked the ceremony.
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Mexico
Litorno Espino Monte
Federico Padres Mejia
Humberto Ariel Perez Munoz
Fire Rages Through 11 Homes in Revere Mass
A suspicious fire driven by high winds damaged 11 three family homes in Revere. More than 100 people were displaced, with 125 to 160 residents affected. Fire Chief James Connery declared a conflagration and mobilized all area departments.
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Dan Doherty
Boston
Chelsea
George Colella
Red Cross
Yin Yen
Bess Manta
Cambodia
James Connery
Wit Department
Connery
Iraqis urged to prepare for war as deadline nears
Iraq accelerates war readiness ahead of the U.N. deadline to withdraw from Kuwait. Bomb shelters are built, civil defense and first aid training expanded, and evacuation plans drafted for major cities. Government media urge calm, warn of possible chemical or nuclear threats, as Saddam Hussein vows defense of gains and a brutal war if forced.
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Hollings Urges Arabizing Desert Shield Forces
Sen. Ernest Hollings criticizes Kuwait as an ally and calls for Arabizing Desert Shield ground forces. He proposes replacing U S troops with Moroccan and Algerian units in Saudi Arabia while keeping some air units and ships. He questions freeing Kuwait and faults Kuwait's government.
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