East Germany Rejects Currency Union in Talks With Kohl
East German Premier Hans Modrow arrives in Cologne Bonn and rejects West Germany’s push for immediate monetary union. He seeks 9 billion dollars in aid to steady the East German economy until March 18 elections. Kohl urges currency talks but West officials doubt the legitimacy of an unelected government making major decisions.
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Helmut Kohl
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Sea Pace of Unity
East Germany
Third Mate Panicked On Exxon Valdez Bridge
Anchorage testimony details third mate Gregory Cousins taking the helm after Capt Hazelwood delegated command during the disaster. The Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef on March 24, spilling over 10 million gallons, with prosecutors arguing Hazelwood was drunk and negligent. Cousins, from Tampa, Florida, testified he had crossed Prince William Sound 26 to 30 times and was on the bridge for about half of those trips.
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Stalin era killings and NATO talks referenced in KGB report
The KGB cited 3 778 234 sentences for counter revolutionary crimes from 1990 to 1953, while noting three quarters of a million killed 1930 to 1953 in Stalin era terror. Gorbachev reforms aim to rehabilitate victims as Shevardnadze urges wider Open Skies talks with NATO.
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New Communist Platform Aims at Stronger Presidency
Moscow reports the new platform endorses a stronger presidency for Gorbachev while signaling a broader shift from orthodox communism. It calls for a Congress in June, potential nationwide elections, and transfer of state property to worker leasing, amid mass rallies and local organizing.
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Tense Schools Reopen Tense Schools Reopen
SELMA Alabama the mayor mobilized city police and state troopers to guard today’s reopening of public schools shut since mid week by a black sit in. Students both black and white questioned returning amid heavy security while a former superintendent warned the school system’s future hinges on safety and order. Mayor Joe Smitherman ordered squads to maintain control.
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Joe Smitherman
President Bush defends troop stance amid arms talks
President Bush hails progress in U S Soviet talks and predicts a successful June summit with Gorbachev while resisting calls for deeper troop cuts in Europe. He supports sanctions on South Africa but says they remain lawful and notes Mulitural steps toward change.
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Nelson Mandal
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Bush Faces Danger in Colombia Drug Summit
Washington reports Bush, after surviving a 1982 Caracas airport bombing plot linked to dynamite and wires, will lead a six hour Colombia Peru Bolivia summit with 5,000 security agents. Officials say U.S. warplanes and ships may be deployed to protect Air Force One and the president. Security figures assign danger levels of seven or eight, while Bush expresses confidence in the mission.
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Bolivia
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Caribbean
William A. Hawthorne
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Virgilio Barco
Jerry Parr
Reagan
Reagan to Testify By Tape In Poindexter Trial
Former President Reagan will give videotaped testimony Friday in a California court for Poindexter and Iran Contra prosecutors. Judge Harold Greene weighs access for news outlets amid concerns over classified material while delaying the trial to accommodate editing of about 150 classified documents.
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