O'Connor Holds Informal Talks With Israeli Leaders in Jerusalem
Cardinal John O'Connor met with Israeli President Chaim Herzog and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as part of a revenue forming approach to informal talks. He said the discussions on the Palestinian issue were friendly but did not bridge differences. The Vatican maintains a cautious stance toward Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem and supports a Palestinian state.
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Jerusalem
O’connor
Peres
Middle East
Holy See
Israel
Holy City
Arab East Jerusalem
Jordan
Herzog
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
Joaquin Navarro
Rome
Navarro
John Paul II
Paul VI
Israli
Golda Meir
Coordinated Iran Contra Probe Promised by Leaders
Senate Majority Leader Byrd and House leaders outline a slow coordinated approach for separate Iran Contra investigations. The 11 member Senate panel will be led by Sen. Daniel Inouye. the 15 member House panel by Rep. Lee Hamilton. Bipartisan cooperation aims to share documents while preserving distinct committee structures.
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House
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Ter
Bob Dole
Kansas
Reagan
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Watergate Committee
Lee H. Hamilton
D-Ind
Byrd
Crackdown Rumors Hit Soviet Beriozka Stores
A sign declares a beriozka food shop closed for inventory amid alleged anti corruption sweeps at Moscow stores. Reports say staff were fired or replaced as inquiries continue while officials cite bookkeeping problems. Glasnost tensions rise over foreign currency trade and unequal goods access.
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Moscow
Beriozka
International Hotel
Inna Garibova
Trade Ministry
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party
Beriozkas
Soviet Union
Consumer Group Seeks Ford Van Recall Over Fire Risk
The Center for Auto Safety asks the NHTSA to recall 324,000 Ford E series Econoline vans from 1984 to 1986 with twin fuel tanks after reports of gasoline spurting and fires in ambulances. Ford says fires stem from ambulance conversions by middlemen, not the base design.
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Washington
Thomas Clough
Georgia
Claugh
Center For Auto Safety
Seminole
Fla
Burns
Ralph Nader
Clough
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Highway Safety Agency
Transportation Department
Virginia
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Ford
Japanese Praise U S In Search For Excellence
TOKYO AP A 33 member Japanese study team praised the U S drive for excellence and reforms while not recommending adopting U S features. It cited dilemmas of equality and diversity fueling reform and urged addressing who sets academic content and how to educate gifted and disadvantaged students.
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Tokyo
U.S
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Reagan
Washington
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