INS plans express border lanes with user fees
Washington insiders say the Immigration and Naturalization Service will start express crossing lanes at select border points to Mexico and Canada with a fee for expedited service. The timing and exact locations are undecided, drawing praise from toll advocates and criticism from immigrant rights groups wary of pricing entry.
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Freezing Temps Threaten California Citrus As Plains Cold Lingers
Freeze lingers in Plains origin air and a foggy East keep temperatures low while California faces frost risk for citrus groves. Betty Ree of the National Weather Service warns of crop damage in coldest areas as inland highs may stay in the 20s. Tom McNair of the state agriculture department notes growers fear tree damage.
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Greece pardons leaders of 1967 74 junta stir old wounds
Sixteen years after the fall of Greece s military dictatorship. The conservative government pardoned seven of the eight leaders of the 1967 74 regime drawing protests from the press, Socialists, Communists and members of the New Democracy party. Jailed for treason and torture, Col George Papadopoulos and his brother Constantine among those released faced earlier life terms. Ioannaides, ex chief of the military police, helped overthrow Papadopoulos in 1973.
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Salvadoran Guerrillas Announce Truce And Peace Talks
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front declares a six week offensive ended and a cease fire to begin Monday promising renewed peace talks to end El Salvador's 11 year civil war. Government comment not immediate. Rebels say campaign caused 1190 army casualties.
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Aiken Standard Classified and Display Contact Info
Aiken Standard lists subscriptions and advertising contacts with phone numbers for classified, display, news ideas, and customer service. It notes hours from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and presents monthly and multi month subscription rates including 36.50 for one month.
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Hijackers Seize Algerian Jet With 88 on Board
Islamic militants hijacked a Boeing 737 from Ghardai to Algiers Friday night, holding 57 hostages with 31 released in Annaba. Two Algerian hijackers, armed with a pistol, demanded fuel to flee, while negotiations and security siege continued into Saturday.
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Nancy Cruzan Case Draws National Debate and Local Protest
Mount Vernon Missouri reports contrast as Nancy Cruzan dies after years in a vegetative state. Joe Cruzan pursued a court decision to remove feeding tubes, igniting national and Ozarks regional debate and protests during Apple Butter Makin Days. The family reflects on courage and the end of a lengthy legal saga.
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Walesa nominates Bielecki for prime minister post
President Walesa named Jan Krzysztof Bielecki a 39 year old businessman as prime minister designate to carry Poland through the ongoing transition to a market economy. Bielecki promised to pursue economic reforms with a cabinet of experienced and new faces, aiming for a government to be formed within days after parliamentary approval.
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Spratt Calls for Census Figures Before Redrawing Districts
U S Rep John Spratt of South Carolina urges lawmakers to wait for final Census data before redrawing boundaries to create a majority black congressional district. Preliminary 1990 figures show SC population rose 12.3 percent to 3,505,707, still keeping six House seats. Blacks make up about a third of the population, yet all six current representatives are white. Spratt represents the sun district an X shaped area.
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Air National Guard F-16s Headed for Saudi Arabia
Forty National Guard F-16 pilots began a 15 hour flight to Saudi Arabia, marking the first Air National Guard fighter jets to reach the region. Five Charleston units also departed as weather delays were resolved. Captain Thorne Ambrose noted the long route with inflight refuelings and a strict diet to manage 7,000 miles between rest stops.
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