Thornburgh Pushes Local Control Plan to Hit Mob Hard
Attorney General Thornburgh told senators that modeling the organized crime strike forces after anti-drug units and placing them under local U.S. attorneys would curb turf wars and improve coordination. Critics warned the plan could dilute federal effort while supporters say it concentrates heat on criminal syndicates.
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Washington
Dick Thornburgh
Justice Department
U.S
Thornburgh
Hearings Begin On Nominees In Poland's Solidarity Government
Prime Minister Mazowiecki's cabinet nominees faced day one of Sejm hearings as Solidarity prepares to lead a new government. Eight committees met with plans for weekend sessions before a Tuesday vote. Mazowiecki aims to outline his program in a Tuesday speech with Solidarity holding about 13 of 26 minister posts.
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Warsaw
Poland
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Solidarity
Mazowiecki
Council of Ministers
Communist Party
Five Big S&Ls Up For Sale
Federal regulators moved five large savings and loan institutions to sale with total assets of 9 billion dollars located in Texas Pennsylvania Kansas California and Florida. Negotiations are not expected to be lengthy though deals may take time.
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Washington
Texas
Pennsylvania
Kansas
California
Florida
David C. Cooke
Resolution Trust Corp
Aiken Standard Classified and Contact Information
Aiken Standard details subscription and display advertising phone numbers and office hours. It lists mailing address, office location, publication schedule, and subscription rates for home delivery and mail. The paper notes 1867 establishment and second class postage at Aiken, South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
S.C
Bakker Cheated Taggarts Sentenced By The Associated Press
In Charlotte, Pennsylvan ia minister testified he felt robbed when he bought lifetime partnerships for lodging in a hotel not built. Judge Potter sentenced ex-Bakker aides to up to 18 years and $500000 fines for tax evasion. The Taggarts were convicted of evading taxes on 1.1 million in PTL funds used for luxury.
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Charlotte
N.C
Pennsylvania
Jim Bakker
Bakker
David Taggart
James Taggart
PTL
U.S
Robert Potter
Potter
Taggarts
New York
Jaguar
Alan Foor
United Church of Christ
Beavertown
Foor
Tammy
Sailor Hartwig linked to deadly USS Iowa disaster revealed
Navy probes Hartwig 24 year old gunner's mate described as fascinated by death and war. Investigators found 250 military books and 15 knives in his Ohio home. The 1,100 page file notes his will for Arlington burial and a wish to see 16 inch guns fire. No conclusive link to the Iowa explosion was established.
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Washington
Clayton M. Hartwig
Navy
Hartwig
Ohio
Arlington National Cemetery
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
Norfolk
Cleanup Money Goes Up for Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Lawmakers reached a $13.84 billion energy and water bill for fiscal 1990, providing $1.65 billion for nuclear weapons plant cleanup, $27.6 million for Hanford compliance, $29.1 million for a vitrification facility, and $55 million for Fernald safety upgrades, above Bush requests. The package heads to Bush for signature after House Senate agreement.
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Washington
House
Senate
Energy Department
Bush
Congress
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Fernald
Ohio
Bush frames drug war as nation's battle for its soul
President Bush spokes to the U S Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans, citing a 23 million monthly drug user total and cocaine use figures, arguing the country must intensify anti drug efforts. A Washington Post Abc News poll shows 75 percent approval of his handling and 82 percent for the plan. The White House stresses momentum as Congress debates the budget.
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New Orleans
Bush
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Washington Post-Abc News
National Baptist
White House
John Sununu
Congress
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Colombia Seizes Drug Pilot Connected to Escobar
In Medellin the 4th Army Brigade announced the arrest of Nicolas Gonzalez Cardona a pilot tied to Pablo Escobar and the Medellin cartel who ferried cocaine to the United States. Officials say the crackdown aims to curb trafficking as public support for anti drug measures grows.
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Bogota
Colombia
United States
Pablo Escobar
U.S
Medellin
Nicolas Gonzalez Cardona
4Th Army
Gonzalez
Medellin Cartel
Miami
New York
Waldemar Francklin Quintero
Escobar
Virgilio Barco
Luis Carlos Galan
Barco
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