Central American leaders postpone summit after inauguration
In San Salvador a five nation Central American presidents meeting planned for next weekend was delayed until after President Bush's inauguration. Honduras and El Salvador backed the delay to allow time for a regional policy, while Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega urged joint first. Arias proposed the postponement amid regional peace talks.
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Nicaragua
San Salvador
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Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto
San Jose
Honduras
Oscar Arias
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Arias
Daniel Ortega
Missing Marine accountability report cites desert death
The investigative review found a total breakdown of accountability in a unit that left Lance Cpl. Jason J. Rother, 19, of Minneapolis, Minn., to die in the California desert during a training exercise. Three officers and sergeants face disciplinary action as cases proceed at Camp Lejeune.
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Aluray
California
Marine Corps
Gray
Camp Lejeune
Lance Cpl
Jason J. Rother
Minneapolis
Minn
Rother
Gorbachev Opens Soviet Reforms Assembly
Mikhail Gorbachev convened the Communist Party leadership in Moscow to approve candidates for the national Council of People's Deputies. The 2,250-member body will elect the Supreme Soviet and the Soviet head of state, with multi candidate balloting planned for March and a push for a全面 reform denoted as perestroika.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party
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Council of People’s Deputies
Supreme Soviet
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Council of People's Deputies
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Shultz recalls trials of cabinet service in farewell speech
Secretary of State George P. Shultz, nearing the end of a long career in Reagan and Nixon administrations, offered a valedictory style talk highlighting patience tests in Washington. He warned against lie detector tests and leaks, urged honest discourse, and criticized legislative sabotage by delaying actions or undermining majority will.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Citizens Network
Foreign Affairs
Reagan
Nixon
Shuultz
America
British Jet Crash Puzzle Deepens Over Engine Loss
KEGWORTH England experts study the BD92 disaster as a brand-new Boeing 737 apparently loses both engines and slams into a roadside embankment near East Midlands Airport. Pilot Kevin Hunt survives along with 81 aboard, many able to recount last minutes before the emergency landing near the Belfast bound flight.
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Kegworth
England
Transport
Paul Channon
British Midland Airways
Margaret Thatcher
Kevin Hunt
East Midlands
Hunt
John McCrea
East Midland
McCrea
MI Highway
London
Delegates Split Over Linkage At Paris Chemical Talks
In Paris a 50 nation conference on chemical weapons faced deadlock as delegates argued over who may possess poisons. Libya urged linking chemical disarmament to nuclear abolition, while Britain and the United States resisted any linkage. Romania backed the Arab stance. Israel’s alleged stockpiles were cited to justify the push.
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Paris
Jadallah Azouz Ettabhi
Libya
U.S
United States
Washington
Moscow
Romania
Britain
Lynn Hansen
Talks Break Off Eastern May Speed Up Asset Sales
Eastern Airlines may accelerate planned asset sales after National Mediation Board halted talks with its largest union. Chairman Wallace ended mediation due to failed secrecy, while executives warn the talks’ end is a major disappointment with future implications. The IRS demands 106 million dollars for employee pension plans, to be financed by pending asset sales, officials say.
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Fla
Navy
Tennessee
Miami
Eastern Airlines
National Mediation Board
Joseph B. Leonard
Eastern
Machinists District 100
Charles E. Bryan
Mediation Board
Walter Wallace
Washington
Leonard
Wallace
Machinists Union
Internal Revenue Service
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