Washington Summit Tops International List
The AP poll of editors from 44 countries names the Reagan Gorbachev summit as 1987's top story with 1,046 points, followed by Wall Street decline, glasnost and perestroika, and the Gulf War. Gorbachev's U.S. visit drew 74 first place votes. The list includes AIDS, Iran arms probe, Mathias Rust, and the Central American peace plan.
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U.S
Associated Press
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
United States
Wall Street
Iran
Nicaragua
Mathias Rust
Moscow
Red Square
Honduras
Guatemala
Herald of Free Enterprise
China
Tibet
Mecca
South Korea
Chun Doo-hwan
Philippines
Notable deaths of 1987 include Astaire and Heifetz
The year 1987 saw the deaths of figures like Fred Astaire, Andy Warhol, and others who left lasting legacies in art, politics, science, and industry. The Associated Press reflects on their influence from dance to invention, from leadership to global impact.
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Andy Warhol
Fred Astaire
Nebraska
South Carolina Delegation Faces Mixed Legislative Year
South Carolina's Thurmond Hollings and Spence faced mixed results in year end reviews. Thurmond hailed Clark's Hill Lake Dam renamed for him while losing bids on federal death penalty and a Bork seat. Hollings failed to win budget freezes and broadcasting funding. Spence battles illness clouding his re election bid. Freshmen Ravenel and Patterson had mixed outcomes.
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South Carolina
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Clark’s Hill Lake
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Bork
Department of Energy
Senate
Ernest Hollings
Hollings
Senate Commerce Committee
Floyd Spence
Arthur Ravenel
Liz Patterson
Kim Young-sam urges opposition unity in Korea election
Kim Young-sam pressed the two main opposition parties to reunite before the National Assembly elections, urging the Party for Peace and Democracy to rejoin the Reunification Democratic Party. Kim Dae-jung rejected the proposal calling it nonsense and warned of political maneuvering.
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South Korea
Kim Young-sam
Kim
Party
For Peace and Democracy
Reunification Democratic Party
National Assembly
Party For Peace and Democracy
Kim Dae-jung
Kims
Roh Tae-woo
Roh
Party For Peace
SDI Conflict Persists After Summit Talks
Washington AP reports no breakthrough as the United States and Soviet Union remain divided over the ABM treaty and SDI testing. Lt. Gen. Colin Powell writes Sen. Carl Levin that progress toward any START agreement will be slow, while supporters argue for a broad SDI testing interpretation.
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Reagan
Colin Powell
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
U.S
Iraq Says Warplanes Hit Tanker Off Iranian Coast
Iraqi warplanes attacked an oil tanker off Iran as a four day lull in Persian Gulf shipping ended. Iran reports two children killed and three adults injured in Iraqi raids on western Iran. Two U S warships escort Kuwaiti flagged tankers steaming toward Kuwait without incident.
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Persian Gulf
Iran
Gulf
U.S
Kuwait
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