Finta Acquitted in Nazi War Crimes Case in Canada
Imre Finta a 77 year old man once charged under Canada's war crimes law was acquitted of manslaughter and related atrocities against Jewish civilians in Nazi occupied Hungary. An Ontario Supreme Court jury delivered the verdict after two days of deliberations, with Finta breaking down in tears upon hearing the decision.
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Doug Christie
Rebels claim major victory in Ethiopian clashes near Lemi
The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front said its forces killed 1,400 government troops, wounded 900 and captured 2,012 in a battle near Lemi in Showa Province. The Front, formed by the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement and the Tigrean People's Liberation Front, claimed to annihilate three government battalions.
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Kenya
Emopian
Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement
Tigrean People's Liberation Front
Mandela Bodyguard Convicted Of Murder
A judge convicted Jerry Richardson Winnie Mandela's former chief bodyguard of murdering 14 year old James Stompie Seipet Moeketsi at Mrs Mandela's home in 1989. He also faced charges of assault and kidnapping tied to the December 1988 beating of three black men. Evidence included blood traces on whips and walls in the Soweto home.
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South Africa
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Aiken Standard contact and subscription details
Aiken Standard information page lists subscription options and contact numbers for display advertising and news ideas. It notes publication schedule, mailing address, established year, and postal details with a garbled values section.
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Gorbachev warns NATO membership could hinge on Germany
Gorbachev warned Moscow may reset European arms control and security talks if a reunified Germany joins NATO. He said the USSR prefers Germany in both NATO and the Warsaw Pact and questioned continuing EU and Vienna process negotiations. A Bush-Gorbachev summit in Washington is planned May 31 to June 3. OSCE covers 35 nations.
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Washington
Soviet Premier Tries To Calm Consumers
Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov urged restraint as bread and flour prices were set to rise, while President Gorbachev voiced cautious support for a five year shift toward a market economy. Opposition lawmakers pressed a no confidence vote as the plan moved through the Supreme Soviet, with deputies from both sides denouncing the proposal.
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Nikolai I. Ryzhkov
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Earth First Activists Arrested In Bomb Blast
Two Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were arrested in Oakland on explosives charges after a bomb blast damaged Bari’s car. Authorities say the pair transported the device and it exploded. Bari sustained serious injuries while Cherney had minor injuries. Police cautioned the case remains under investigation amid supporter claims of their innocence.
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Earth First
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Bari
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Earth First protests police probe over car bombing in Oakland
Earth First members protest a police investigation in downtown Oakland after a car explosion injures two activists. The group claims the pair were targeted and not transporting the bomb, vows to stay until Cherney and Bari are freed as others rally with signs reading Stop Blaming the Victim and Trees Not Bombs.
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Bari
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New Probe Casts Doubt on Navy Blaze Verdict
GAO findings cast grave doubt on Navy's conclusion that gunner's mate Clayton Hartwig caused the 1989 16 inch gun explosion aboard USS Town. Sandia analysis and new investigations point to possible accidental ignition or overramming of gunpowder bags, delaying final judgment and prompting halt to firing on battleships. Senator Sam Nunn said testimony reveals significant gaps in the Navy probe.
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Arafat Pushes For Help At UN Security Council
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urged the U N Security Council to deploy an emergency force to shield Arabs in the Israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. He demanded end to occupation, a ban on settlements, and international sanctions on Israel as violence escalates. France and the Soviet Union floated a UN observer force while the U S resisted any such move.
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