Peace Corps seeks agriculture volunteers for Africa drive
Near 10,000 Americans have called in two weeks since the appeal began on January 10. The Peace Corps needs plant and animal scientists, soil experts, farm mechanics and engineers for about 600 vacancies in Africa. Volunteers will receive training, a living allowance, and a post two-year assignment with pay matching local standards. Many responders are motivated by famine coverage, and the program has drawn older applicants. average age now is 28.5.
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Pope John Paul II Heads to Latin America on Grueling Tour
Pope John Paul II began a 30 000 mile sixth Latin America tour visiting Venezuela Ecuador and Peru with a brief stop in Trinidad and Tobago. He will deliver about 45 speeches meet Venezuelan President Lusinchi seek reconciliation in Peru amid reports of rights abuses and fly to Ayacucho high in the Andes. A papal mass in Caracas is expected to draw about one million faithful amid urban poverty. The pope also announced a global bishops synod to guide the church into the third millennium.
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Sacred College of Ca
Ci International
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Leonardo da Vinay
Pope calls for review of Vatican II policies
Pope John Paul II called for a worldwide bishops conference to review Vatican II policies ahead of his South America trip. He urged reassessment in light of new demands, stressing continuity with doctrinal truths and referencing the upcoming synod set for November. He also met Brazil's President-elect Tancredo Neves amid Latin American tensions.
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Missing U S citizens in Guadalajara with no leads
Near two months after four Americans vanished in a Guadalajara neighborhood, U S consulate officials say there are no new leads or theories. Relatives offered rewards, but no information has surfaced as investigators note no violence or ransom indicates a kidnapping.
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Norman Carlson
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Ramon Cerda
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Goetz indicted for unlicensed gun on subway shooting
A grand jury said Bernhard Goetz was justified in shooting four teenagers but wrong for carrying an unlicensed pistol. He faces three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. The panel rejected attempted murder and assault charges as too grave for the case. His arraignment is set for February 6, with Goetz denying intent to harm and claiming self defense in the December incident.
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