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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1990
Page
2
In Washington AP reports Jesse Jackson considering a federal suit on behalf of residents of the District of Columbia to gain statehood. He won an unofficial shadow Senate seat in November and plans to lobby Congress while arguing for voting representation in Congress.
Thousands of opposition supporters in Belgrade defied police to chant against the regime during the final rally ahead of Serbia’s presidential vote. Vuk Draskovic charged a rival Communist shot Slobodan Ivanovic in Vranje, fueling tensions amid the campaign. In Jerusalem, Kahane supporters rioted at a memorial, police dispersing the crowd after a demand for retribution.
President Hussain Muhammad Ershad quit Dhaka after ruling for eight years, transferring power to an interim leader chosen by the opposition. He had faced seven weeks of protests and had lifted the state of emergency earlier on Thursday.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Astronauts aboard space shuttle Columbia halted the Astro observatory work after losing the only working flight terminal. A second terminal overheated and shut down, forcing manual control of three ultraviolet telescopes. Engineers scramble to ground command for later observations and acquisition remains difficult.
With one month left in 1990 more than a dozen large U S cities report record homicide totals in Dallas Phoenix San Antonio Memphis Milwaukee Boston New Orleans Richmond Providence Bridgeport Oakland Fresno and New York City reaching 2000 killed in the year Washington D C tops 434 homicides as eight of the 20 largest cities post new records James A Fox of Northeastern University cites a troubling national trend while police urge attention to whether society undervalues life
United States government and industry sources expect approval of Norplant, a hormonal implant offering up to five years of pregnancy prevention. The six silicone capsules placed in the upper arm release levonorgestrel with a reversal on removal, providing a reversible method with a reported failure rate under 1 percent. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories would market the implant in the United States.
Court appointed guardian Thad McCause joins Nancy Cruzan's parents in seeking a judge's permission to end life support for the comatose Missouri woman. Teel's ruling anticipated. decision may hinge on whether to transfer her to another state for care.
Superior Court Judge Sally Cisco ruled Madonna violated a view obstruction agreement with neighbor Donald Robinson and must trim hedges. Robinson's $1 million damages claim was denied, but Madonna was ordered to pay the neighbor's attorney fees.
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