NATO faces shift to nonnuclear defenses says experts
Washington experts urge NATO to pivot from banning missiles to strengthening non-nuclear defense as the INF treaty reshapes alliance aims. Defense Secretary Harold Brown warns the 16-nation bloc to apply skill and innovation to the transition amid Senate committee hearings. In Mozambique, displaced Maua residents flee after three years under guerrilla loot and abuse, walking miles to Inhaminga as civil war and drought devastate the region.
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NATO Unity
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Defense
Carter
Brown
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Inhaminga
Mozambique
Maua
Joana Vasco
Maya
Low Turnout Reported In Haiti Rural Elections
In Port-au-Prince independence observers report low turnout in rural elections for communal administrative councils across 567 districts. Irregularities and disorganization were noted at some polling stations amid a boycott by the opposition and a military appointed Electoral Council.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Waldheim Denies Telegram Implicating Nazi Deportations
President Kurt Waldheim rejected a Der Spiegel published telegram alleging his involvement in deporting civilians to Nazi concentration camps in Yugoslavia. A Yugoslav historian claims documents implicate him while Waldheim’s spokesman calls the telegram a likely fake. A commission member said attempts to locate the telegram’s original in Yugoslavia have failed.
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Vienna
Austria
Kurt Waldheim
Yugoslavia
der Spiegel
Dusan Plenca
Waldheim
Gerald Christian
Refrigerator thief robs homes in Burnaby with $7 reward
A burglar nicknamed The Refrigerator has raided refrigerators in Burnaby BC, with at least 30 break ins since August. Police say valuables worth 60 000 dollars have been taken, and a 7 dollar reward from Crimestoppers is offered for information leading to an arrest. He enters through windows, drinks beer or wine, and removes the fridge, leaving no cleanup.
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Burnaby
British Columbia
Set
Fred Maille
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Maille
Crimestoppers
Denby says release tied to Contra aid vote
James Denby claims his abrupt release from a Nicaraguan prison was intended to influence the U S House vote on Reagan administration aid to the Contras. He says he agreed to travel to Washington to sway votes against aid in exchange for his freedom. He was freed after seven weeks and rejoined his family in Illinois.
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Uarlinville
Ill
James Denby
U.S. House
Washil
D.C
Denby
Nicaragua
GSA Official Defends Judgment Call On Phone Bid Irregularities
Washington AP report says a top General Services Administration official contends an agency employee made a good faith judgment call that missed irregularities in a 55 million government telephone contract bidding. The employee reportedly received a call from a competing firm hinting at secret information about AT&T's bid before the October awards. The caller could not be identified.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Paul Trause
GSA
At&t
Malenkov dies at 86 former Stalin aide and premier
Georgi Malenkov, once Stalin’s right hand and briefly his successor, died at age 86 in Moscow. The government said he passed away a few days ago, with no immediate details released. Born January 8, 1902 in Orenburg, Malenkov rose through the Communist Party to lead the Soviet government for two years after Stalin’s death before losing power in 1955 and fading from top posts.
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Georgi M. Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Malenkov
Gennady I. Gerasimov
Roy Medvedev
Said Malenkov
Nikita S. v
Communist Party
Central Committee
Kazakhstan
Orenburg
Chkalov
Urals
Party
Ecuador Candidates Headed For Runoff After Tight Election
In a field of ten, two opposition figures advance to a May 8 runoff. Rodrigo Borja, 52, center-left, led with about 20 percent, while Abdala Bucaram, 35, a Guayaquil populist, trailed at roughly 15 percent. Sixto Duran ran fourth. Voter turnout was about 3.5 million of 4.6 million.
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Quito
Ecuador
Washington
South America
Rodrigo Borja
Democratic Left Party
Abdala Bucaram
Guayaquil
Ecua
Dor
Borja
Bucaram
Social Christian Party
Sixto Duran
Duran
Jamil Mahuad
Chernobyl Area Safe Says Soviet Scientist
Leonid I Ilyin, leading the cleanup, says residents evacuated after the 1986 Chernobyl accident can return once provided work and housing. He notes 30 deaths linked to the disaster and mentions a heart attack not caused by the accident, while the evacuation affected 135,000 people across Ukraine and Belarus.
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Chernobyl
Leonid I. Ilyin
Tyin
National Committee On Radiation Protec
Tlyin
Ukraine
Ilyin
Byelorussia
Thousands March Against Jump In Polish Prices
Thousands of Solidarity supporters protest across Warsaw and Gdansk in response to a government price hike of 40 to 200 percent for food, fuel and more. Lech Walesa leads in Gdansk. police clash briefly in Warsaw after protesters are blocked from marching.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Gdansk
Lech Walesa
Independent Labor Federation
St. Brygida's
Walesa
National Executive Commission
Philippine Election Violence Surges as Troops Scatter Protesters
Manila reports tear gas fired to disperse about 1000 people who stormed a suburban town hall in Muntinlupa over alleged fraud. Three injured as supporters of losing candidates clashed. regional elections in four provinces delayed due to fears of rebel activity. Voting continued in Leyte Northern Samar Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur for local offices.
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Manila
Philippines
Muntinlupa
Leyte
Samar
Mindanao
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
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