Sudanese general vows peaceful end to war and seeks talks
Khartoum new military chief Brig. Gen. Omar Ahmed el Bashir promised to end the six year conflict peacefully and to enlist expert help as he denounced Prime Minister Sadek el Mahdi's peace moves as political maneuvers. He cited war harming the economy and causing famine while 28 generals were reported to be fired. In Poland, Solidarity and ruling party lawmakers clashed over presidential candidate choices ahead of the National Assembly vote. Four people died in a Caesar's Head plane crash in Greenville County, autopsies confirming multiple impact injuries. victims included Tony Boukarim, pilot Brian Avery, and passengers John Clifton and Becky Cudd.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Fir
Omar Ahmed el- Bashir
EL Bashir
Foland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Ition
Nist
National Assembly
Cen
Coalition
Jaruzelski
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Bronislaw Geremek
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Czeslaw Kiszczak
Greenville
Caesar's Head
Greenville County
Charlie Garrett Sai
Garrett
Tony Bouarim
Houkarim
Brian Avery
John Clifton
Becky Cudd
Avery
Clifton
Boukarim
Gorbachev Urges End To Ethnic Disputes
Gorbachev used a rare TV appeal on Vremya to call on all Soviet citizens to end ethnic strife across the USSR amid recent outbreaks in Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Georgia and past clashes in Armenia and Azerbaijan. He warned of mounting dangers and consequences for society and families.
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Madlow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Vremya
U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet
Bus Crash Kills 50 in Natal Province South Africa
A bus carrying black laborers and domestic workers plunged down a 90 foot embankment near Port Shepstone in Natal while returning to Transkei. About 30 injured, 25 in serious condition, death toll may rise as police investigated. The vehicle overturned after leaving the road.
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Durban
South Africa
Natal
Transkei
Port Shepstone
South African Broadcasting Corp
Lew Corbet
Shepstone
Flight Change Denied For Troubled Plane
An American Airlines jet from Miami to Kingston faced a denial of course deviation by Cuban air controllers during a severe thunderstorm. Two flight attendants injured as passengers and crew endured a turbulent ride amid a lightning strike. Officials from State Department and FAA will review the incident for possible action.
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Miami
American Airlines
State Department
Federal Aviation Administration
Kingston
Jamaica
Cuba
Adam Shub
Jim Brown
Brown
Fifteen Cuban Officers Indicted by Court Martial
Cuban military court indicts 15 high officers on charges of high treason and drug and ivory trafficking. Included are former Interior Minister Jose Abrantes and ex-general Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez. Court seeks possible firing squad if convicted. case linked to Medellin cartel smuggling.
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Mexico City
Cuba
Jose Abrantes
Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez
Communist Party
Prensa Latina
Havana
Interior Ministry
U.S
Juan Bisca- Reguera
Colombia
Medellin Cartel
United States
Escalona
Ochoa
Wildfires Burn Across Colorado And California
Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Colorado and California spanning about ten thousand acres. In Colorado, three lightning sparked blazes burned roughly 1,250 acres, with a 27S acre blaze in Poudre Canyon about 30 percent contained near Fort Collins. In California, a new fire burned near Sequoia National Forest totaling 8,200 acres south of Los Angeles as crews fought with aerial and ground units.
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Colorado
California
Sequoia National Forest
Los Angeles
Grand Junction
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Keele Keeler
Poudre Canyon
Fort Collins
U.S. Forest Service
Jeff Chandler
Chandler
Rustic
State Department of Forestry
Atwood
the National Forest
China probes party members amid protests crackdown
China begins internal checks on Communist Party members following widespread protests for democracy. Officials aging veterans lead a rectification drive as younger cadres are sidelined. the People’s Daily vows strict discipline and punishment for those deemed weak in duty. The Gate of Heavenly Peace opens to civilians amid Tumult.
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Seijing
China
Communist Party
Democracy
Tianan‘men
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Chie Siang Zemin
Fire Chief cites lack of sprinklers in deadly Atlanta blaze
Acting Fire Chief Tom Perrin blamed the Peachtree 25th building fire on missing sprinkler systems, saying four deaths might have been prevented. The 10 story structure with 1200 workers housed federal tenants and was built in 1962, pre sprinkler codes. Electrical explosions sparked the blaze at 10:30 a.m. Friday, trapping workers and prompting dramatic rescues as smoke and flames grew. One woman, Cassandra Hayward, leaped from a sixth floor window and survived, while seven others remained hospitalized. The fallen include Clifton C. Chandler and Victor Tinubu identified by the medical examiner.
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Atlanta
Tom Perrin
Peachtree 25Th
Perrin
Cassandra Hayward
Piedmont Hospital
Steve Martin
Fulton County Medical Examiner
Clifton C. Chandler
Decatur
Victor Tinubu
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