Dragon Returns Across Asia as Lunar New Year Nears
BEIJING AP The dragon symbol of emperors returns as Asia enters the Year of the Dragon. The 12 year cycle marks power and fortune. China celebrates the Western New Year today while the lunar New Year begins Feb. 17. In Tangshan 240000 died in 1976 earthquake and political upheaval followed Mao and the Gang of Four. BEIRUT AP A Palestinian group seeks to move two French girls and five Belgians to a safe location with French support. HARARE AP Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe’s first executive president with sweeping powers. ceremony in Harare stadium with 60,000 spectators and leaders from several African nations.
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Bloodless coup ousts Transkei PM Stella Sigcau
Maj. Gen. Bantu Holomisa declares martial law and heads a military council after ousting Prime Minister Stella Sigcau in Transkei. The former leader, 50, was said to be on leave as Holomisa announced power and suspended the constitution. His whereabouts were not known.
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Murdoch May Need NY Post and Boston Herald Sale
Rupert Murdoch likely must sell the New York Post and the Boston Herald next year under a newly added amendment to a $600 billion fiscal 1988 bill. The FCC waiver ends with orders to sell by March 1988 for the Post and June 1988 for the Herald, barring changes to cross-ownership rules.
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China says diplomats framed after US expulsion
Beijing denounces the expulsion of two Chinese diplomats as a frame-up and lodges a strong protest after the United States ordered their departure for activities incompatible with diplomatic status. The move marks the first such expulsion since relations were restored about nine years ago.
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Reagan and Gorbachev greet 1988 New Year in televised exchange
President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev participate in a televised New Year greetings swap. The messages will air on Soviet and U.S. networks to mark renewed cold war thaw amid arms control progress. The setting is Walter Annenberg’s estate with Shultz, Webster, and Wick in attendance.
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Mexico Debt Proposal Aims to Ease Burden with Bonds
New York AP reports a U.S. led plan with Mexico to reduce its 78 billion dollar debt through bank forgiveness in exchange for Mexican bonds backed by discounted U.S. Treasury bonds. Analysts caution the move is creative but not a cure for the global Third World debt crisis.
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Israel faces crisis as West Bank riot coverage grows
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says Israel is in a severe situation amid rioting in occupied lands and critical international reaction. The United States warns deportations could trigger more violence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as nearly 1,000 Palestinians face trial after weeks of unrest. Ismat Abdel Meguid cautions harsh punishments hinder peace efforts while Peres and King Hussein of Jordan back a U S drafted plan for an international peace conference. Israel’s peace process stalls due to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s opposition.
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US Overlooks Defective Pershing Parts For Elimination
The United States informed the Soviet Union it overlooked 16 defective Pershing 1A missile parts in an East Texas warehouse. The parts, stored at Longhorn Army Ammunition Depot in Marshall for about a decade, were rejected as defective by the Defense Department and forgotten in the initial INF treaty inventory. The INF pact calls for destruction of medium and shorter range missiles within about three years with on-site inspections.
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States enact strict DUI and AIDS testing laws for 1988
The 1988 changes include Arizona and Wisconsin suspending licenses on the spot for drunk driving and testing refusals, Louisiana and Illinois requiring AIDS tests for engaged couples, and new taxes and safety rules across several states. California seeks no smoking rules on transport, while other states raise taxes or adjust licenses and testing protocols.
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Reputed cartel leader freed after serving sentence
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez a top figure in the Medellin Cartel was released in Bogota after completing a 20 month term for illegal imports. U S authorities had sought extradition to face cocaine trafficking charges tied to the cartel alleged to supply up to 80 percent of US cocaine.
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