HUD Audit Criticizes Emergency Grants to 1987 88 Projects
The inspector general found that at least 11 of 35 projects funded by an emergency aid program in 1987 and 1988 failed to meet HUD guidelines. Several well-connected developers received multiple awards while seven exceeding guidelines were bypassed, later taken over by HUD at a potential mult million cost. Thomas T. Demery, then HUD assistant secretary for housing, chaired decisions now under multiple investigations. The report notes ongoing fraud and mismanagement inquiries from internal and outside authorities. In Panama City mediators from the Organization of American States said Panama's government and opposition will begin talks to resolve the political crisis without agenda or preconditions, with Gen. Manuel Noriega under pressure to quit. The talks mark a first for the Defense Forces and opposition to sit together.
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HUD
Justice Department
Geneva
Department of Ho Development
Thomas T. Demery
Reagan
Organization of American States
Defense Forces
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
Tanker Leaking Oil Off California Coast
San Diego reports confirm the crippled Exxon Valdez tanker is leaking crude oil offshore in rough seas. Coast Guard Lt Larry Solberg notes weathered oil and heavy organic components in the slick, with microorganisms present. Further tests will gauge toxicity and inform repair plans.
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San Diego
Exxon Valdez
Coast Guard
Larry Solberg
Solberg
Exxon
Bush Nominee Gildenhorn Faces Diplomacy Skepticism
Washington reports show Joseph B. Gildenhorn a Bush appointee for Switzerland and his family have given nearly 230000 to Republican campaigns since 1984. Senate sources note he is among nominees rated unqualified by the American Academy of Diplomacy. Gildenhorn gave 100000 to the 1988 presidential campaign via the RNC and could not comment amid confirmation.
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Washington
Joseph B. Gildenhorn
Weawyer
Bush
U.S
Switzerland
Gildenhorn
Senate
American Academy of Diplomacy
Republican National State Elections Committee
Gandhi Gorbachev Meet On Policies In Moscow
Indian Prime Minister najivanani and Mikhail Gorbachev met in the Kremlin for four hours to discuss policies toward China and Afghanistan. Tass reported no detail of the talks. Both nations maintain a hands-off stance on China’s student movement and favor negotiations between the Afghan government and guerrilla groups backed by Pakistan and the United States.
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Moscow
Rrme
Najivanani
India
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
China
Afghanistan
Tass
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Pakistan
United States
Pilot in Unconscious Flight Shot, Crash in Bahama Waters
Pilot Thomas Root, injured in a small plane crash off the Bahamas, told investigators he does not recall a gunshot or the moments leading to the crash. Federal investigators and the FBI questioned him, with NTSB noting inconsistencies and oxygen deprivation as a possible factor. Root, a gun collector, remained in stable condition at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood Florida as tests proceed.
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Hollywood
Fla
Thomas Root
Root
Federal Air Safety
FBI
National Transportation Board
Fear and Fear in Beijing Under Martial Law This Summer
Beijing remains tense under martial law as 10 million residents cope with heat and tight security. Soldiers guard streets under umbrellas while plainclothes officers monitor comings and goings. Foreigners face restricted contact as authorities pursue a harsh crackdown on protests and political dissent.
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Beijing
Arpert
Stadon West
Lobbyists Find Uncle Sam Stingy With Federal Dollar
Outside the House Appropriations Subcommittee rooms in Washington, lobbyists waited for deals on the 1990 federal budget as funding tightens. With a $1.17 trillion year, the labor subcommittee controls a $155 billion health welfare and education slice, and competition grows for scarce dollars amid shifts in government priorities and paused funding for smaller programs.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
David Bradley
Rayburn House
Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee
Search Fails To Reveal Clues In Green River Slaying Probe
Police obtained a court order to search two Spokane homes tied to Stevens II, a Gonzaga student jailed on unrelated charges, hoping records of aliases would aid the Green River killings case. Officers found hundreds of videotapes and travel receipts but no victim clothing. investigators expect weeks to sort the material.
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Seattle
Green River
Spokane
King County
Robert C. Evans
Green River Task Force
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Stevens
Evans
Leftists Claim Responsibility for Honduras Soldier Attack
A Morazanista Liberation Front communique claimed responsibility for a Thursday attack in La Ceiba that wounded seven U S Army soldiers and endangered a North Dakota National Guard convoy. The group denounced U S forces and vowed further actions in Honduras and beyond, amid ongoing joint drills.
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Honduras
Moratonista Liberation Front
Communist Party
U.S
la Prensa
San Pedro Sula
Lido
la Ceiba
San Antonio
Texas
Enrique Soto Cano
4Outh Military Police Company
Fort Davis
Panama
North Dakota National Guard
Soto Cano
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