Pool tragedy prompts charges over bystander inaction
Two bystanders failed to assist as a mother and her infant half-sister were rescued from an apartment pool. Taffidie McGough 2 was pulled from the pool and died. Her sister Tiffidie Anne, 6 weeks old, was revived but remains in critical condition on life support at Texas Children’s Hospital. Capt. C A Beasley said witnesses described dolls or dogs in the pool and urged action.
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Taffidie McGough
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Bakker Bodyguard Testifies In PTL Tax Trial
Don Hardister, Bakker's seven year bodyguard, testifies for the defense in the David and James Taggart federal tax evasion trial. He describes Bakker's opulent lifestyle and carrying 10 $100 bills, and says 10 to 15 staff benefited from the funds. He notes Taggart carried $25,000 in a briefcase on a Bakker trip and that his staff received portions. Discovery May Help Blindness Disease
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Jim Baker
PTL
Bakker
Don Hardister
David
James Taggart
David Taggart
Hardister
Bakkers
New York
Peter Humphries
Johannesburg Men Hanged For Murder
In Pretoria prison three black men Joseph Lebeloane Joseph Mangane and Simon Selepe were hanged for robbing and killing a white man in a Katlebong nightclub in July 1966. This brings South Africa’s executions this year to 37, with a mixed-race and racial breakdown reported by the Justice Ministry.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ministry of Justice
Marie Pienaar
Joseph Lebeloane
Joseph Mangane
Simon Selepe
Pretoria
Ater
Katlebong
Wesburg
Solzhenitsyn Nobel Speech Published in Novy Mir
Solzhenitsyn’s Nobel lecture text appears in Novy Mir, urging writers to resist Communist censors. The 10 page piece, written after his 1970 Nobel Prize, marks a step in rehabilitating the dissident author exiled after clashes with Soviet authorities.
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Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Writers’ Union
West
Wester Publishers
Gulag Archipelago
Man Hates 3 Months 5 6 Months, 12 Months ve months
A man expresses strong dislike for several time periods including three and six months as well as a year in a terse statement. The remark hints at personal rhythm or plan but lacks context.
Fate of South's Super Tuesday Uncertain
Baltimore report on the Southern Legislative Conference wrestling with the fate of the regional presidential Super Tuesday. Arkansas may return to its traditional date, other states consider abandoning the unified southern primary, raising doubt for 1992. Conference leaders Senator Douglas Henry Jr and Delegate Tyras Athey push to keep the plan alive amid potential withdrawals.
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Southern Legislative Conference
Arkansas
Douglas Henry Jr
Tennessee
Tyras Athey
Maryland
Puerto Rico
Thlat Prary
Henry
Virginia
Legisla
Tive Conference
Athey
Setts
Michael Dukakis
Drug raid nets fugitives in Southeast Washington
In a July operation, U S Marshals and local police stormed a Southeast Washington home targeting James Alston on cocaine distribution and parole violation charges. Officers, tense and armed, entered with protection as residents were evacuated and questioned, with one suspect identified as Bradley.
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U.S. Marshals Service
Washington-Baltimore
James Alston
Alston
Ni Wvy
Tey
Bradley
Priests Fight Drug Paraphernalia in Chicago Crusade
In Chicago, Rev. Michael Pfleger and Rev. George Clements report daily death threats amid their anti drug paraphernalia drive. They describe a city scene where candy aisles sit beside paraphernalia, urging action against shops and backing a state bill to outlaw sales. They rally lawmakers toward a national ban and have faced store confrontations and local arrests.
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Chicago
Michael Pfleger
St. Sabina
Pfleger
George Clements
South Side
Clements
State General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Shreveport
Typhoon Gordon Hits Southern China After Hong Kong Blow
Typhoon Gordon roared into Guangdong with 115 mph winds, killing one in the Philippines and a 68 year old woman in Hong Kong. Yangjiang Wuchuan areas bore the worst damage while Guangdong, ruumnan island province and western central sections reported effects. Hong Kong closed schools courts and banks as debris and flooding halted traffic and flights. 31 people injured, many from falling debris.
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Ty Gordon
Philippines
Hong Kong
China
Yangjiang
Wuchuan
Guangdong
State Meteorological Bureau
Ruumnan
Gordon
HUD official refuses to testify in HUD probe echoing past cases
Washington A second former federal housing official invokes the Fifth Amendment before a House subcommittee investigating HUD operations. Rep. Tom Lantos says immunity is not being considered. Deborah Gore Dean and aides have talked with staff but no deal to prevent testimony. Cushing hopes to testify later after receiving more documents. The probe centers on influence peddling abuse and mismanagement at HUD.
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Washington
Icy wings blamed for 1985 Gander crash killing 256
The review concluded icy wings caused the 1985 crash in Gander Newfoundland killing 256 U S service members and crew, dismissing a bomb theory. The Globe and Mail cited mixed board findings and said the probe generally exonerates staff investigators, with no reopening planned.
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Newfoundland
Canadian Aviation Safety Board
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Safety Board
Department of Transport
Benoit Bouchard
Toronto Globe and Mail
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