No Plea Bargain Seen With D C Mayor Barry Trial
Jury selection underway in Mayor Marion Barry drug and perjury trial in Washington as prosecutors seek a month long case. Barry pleads innocent to 10 cocaine possession counts three perjury counts and one conspiracy count. Witness list includes security guards and city contract businessmen. Plea-bargain talks reportedly stalled after negotiators failed to reach agreement.
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Washington
Marion Barry
US S. District Court
Barry
Federal
Samumity
Church Cuts Ties With Critics In U S Presbyterian Church
In Salt Lake City the 202nd General Assembly moved to strip semi official status from critics over sexually explicit literature. It postponed abortion and gay ordination actions to 1981 and created an environment office while deleting a Book of Order provision allowing Presbyterians for Lesbian Gay Concerns and Presbyterians Pro Life representation at meetings.
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Salt Lake City
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
General Assembly
Presbyterians
Policemen Can't Wear Earrings In Peotone Ruling
The 7th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld an earlier Peotone decision restricting police officers Gary Zybak Marvin Robert from wearing ear studs even off duty. The ruling supported Police Chief Gary Bogart and local officials amid complaints from officers residents and a spouse.
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Chicago
Peotone
U.S. Court of Appeals
Gary Zybak
Marvin Robert
U.S
James Holderman
Gary N. Bogart
Rathert
Mafia Hit Man Indicted With Bonanno Crew In Probe
New York authorities say Thomas Tommy Karate Pitera a Bonanno family member leads a racketeering and drug indictment against about 30 associates. The complaint links seven murders in the past three years to the group with possible involvement in two dozen more. Fort Worth story follows Wright resignation reflections after 34 years in Congress and 1989 speaker tenure.
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New York
Thomas
Tommy Karate” Pitera
Bonanno Crime Family
Andrew J. Maloney
U.S
Brooklyn
Fort Worth
Texas
Jim Wright
Congress
Wright
Wright Wright
House
George Mallick
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates Announced
The Aiken Standard lists pricing for three subscription terms including three months six months and twelve months. Details show possible discounts for longer commitments and renewal options for readers in Aiken and surrounding counties.
High Court Drops Enrile Murder Charges in Coup Case
The Supreme Court quashed indictments against Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and 22 others over the December coup attempt, ruling the combined charge of rebellion with murder invalid. Chief Justice Fernan noted an 11 to 2 vote to review the 1956 ruling that murders during an armed uprising should be charged as rebellion, not both rebellion and murder. The government may seek reconsideration and could refile rebellion charges if the ruling stands.
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Manila
Philippines
Supreme Court
Juan Ponce Enrile
Marcelo Fernan
Fernan
Enrile
Corazon Aquino
U S Offers Evacuation For Families In Manila
US officials offer to evacuate families of American servicemen at government expense after recent killings and rebel threats in Manila Philippines. A military spokesman said service members have until Thursday to inform officials whether they want dependents sent home before further charges could be filed.
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Manila
Philippines
U.S
Congress Goes Back To Work After Holiday Break
Congress returns to work amid clashes with the Bush administration over China and the Soviet Union trade benefits. Bush extended most favored nation status for one year, sparking opposition from Senate Leader Mitchell and other lawmakers who cite human rights concerns.
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Washington
Congress
China
Soviet Union
Bush
U.S
Tol Hill
United States
Senate
George Mitchel
Maine
Baker Seeks Soviet Buy as Germany NATO Entry Looms
Secretary of State James A. Baker III pitched a nine point plan offering Western economic aid and nuclear and territorial assurances to Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze to win Moscow's support for NATO membership for a united Germany. The plan includes West German housing for troops and Gorba c h e v’s reform agenda to aid the Soviet economy amid lingering World War II memories and Soviet hesitation on external aspects of German unity.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
James A. Baker III
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Moscow
NATO
Germany
West Germany
Baker
Mikhail S. Gorbapacernya
Erestroika
Helmut Kohl
Washington
Europe
Shevardnadze
Bush
Gorbachev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Shevard
U.S
Fatal Border Clash Between Kirghiz and Uzbeks in Osh
Interfax reports six killed and over 200 injured in Osh as land dispute erupts between Uzbeks and Kirghiz. Curfew imposed 10 pm to 1 am. 51 arrests. Maj. Gen. Viktor Goncharov named regional military commander. Police guard industrial sites amid clashes near Central Asia’s largest silk factory.
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Moscow
Osh
Kirghizia
Uzbekistan
Interfax
Interior Ministry
Viktor Goncharov
Tass
New AIDS Treatment Seems Promising. Doctor Cautious
ATLANTA AP AIDS experts urge caution over reports that a man’s AIDS infection disappeared after a heat treated blood procedure used to attack Kaposi’s Sarcoma. Drs Alonso and Logan say results are from one case and long term prognosis is unknown.
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Atlanta
Cal
Kenneth Alonso
William Logan
Kaposi
Alonso
Centers For Disease Control
National Infectious Disease Institute
Alice Trinkl
University of California At San Francisco
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