Ethics panel questions Keating aide in private session
The Senate Ethics Committee questioned James Grogan, aide to Charles H. Keating Jr., under a grant of limited immunity. He may testify publicly later, and a decision on public testimony was pending. A separate mock court in San Francisco refused to clear Ebenezer Scrooge’s name in a humorous ruling.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
James Grogan
Charles H. Keating Jr
Grogan
Committee
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
San Francisco
Jack Benny
Ebenezer Scrooge
George Chappelas
Court of Historical Review and Appeals
Charles Dickens
Noriega clan charged $280000 on Visa
Arlington AP report says Manuel Noriega and his family charged nearly $280000 on a Visa card from 1986 to 1988, while he claims poverty from a Miami prison cell. The 31.5 million dollar fortune is cited by USA Today as background.
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Manuel Noriega
Miami
USA Today
Lech Walesa resigns Solidarity leadership amid 1990 transition
In Gdansk Poland AP reports Lech Walesa stepping down as Solidarity leader after a decade in its battle with Communism. He says major changes are coming once he becomes president and holds talks in Sopot about naming a new government during Poland’s transition.
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Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Union
Baltic
Sopot
Korean Premiers Meet to Ease Four-Decade Confrontation
In Seoul, North Korea’s Yon Hyong Muk and South Korea’s Kang Young-hoon held a closed session to seek common ground after 45 years of tense relations. The handshake preceded a ritual seating with delegates, highlighting the remaining gap between the two sides.
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South Korea
North
Yon Hyong Muk
Kang Young-hoon
South
Bomb attack in Medellin kills seven policemen
In Medellin Colombia a bomb exploded Wednesday night on a bus carrying police officers, killing seven officers and injuring four others. Officials had no immediate details on the attackers or motives as Medellin remains a base for violent drug trafficking groups.
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Medellin
Colombia
Derailment injures 264 in Boston tunnel crash
An Amtrak trainee operated train derailed and slammed into a rush hour commuter train in a Boston tunnel injuring 264 people. Ten in critical condition including the engineer. About 1,500 gallons of diesel spilled and ignited as smoke filled cars.
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Amtrak
Chris Good
Stoughton Line
Joe Povoas
Washington, D.C
Jon Fasana
Thomas Glynn
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Fifteen Killed as I-75 Fog Wreckage Cleared
In southeastern Tennessee on I-75 a fog shrouded, two-crash sequence killed 15 and injured more than 50 as crews cleared a 75-vehicle pileup. Federal officials opened an investigation led by NTSB vice chair Susan Coughlin, examining weather, highway design, driver response, and environmental factors. Local industry ties near Bowater Southern Industries may figure in the inquiry.
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Calhoun
Chattanooga
Hiwassee River
Bowater Southern Industries
Gotti charged in racketeering case over mob murders
John Gotti, dubbed The Untouchable Don for acquittals, faces a federal indictment accusing him of ordering four murders including Gambino boss Paul Castellano to seize control of the nation’s top crime family and conspiring to kill a fifth. Frank Sinatra shrine appears as Ol’ Blue Eyes turns 75 at My Way Cafe near Albany. Education Secretary Cavazos resigns amid firing reports. Sununu privately disclosed dismissal timing, with Cavazos noted for school choice and bilingual education advocacy.
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New York
John Gotti
Gotti
Gambino Crime Family
Paul Castellano
Malta
N.Y
My Way
Frank Sinatra
Bush Gorbachev Summit Planned for February in Moscow
President Bush announced a February 11 to 13 summit with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow to pursue a nuclear arms reductions treaty. He also opened a credit line potentially totaling up to 1 billion dollars in food aid to help the Soviet Union through winter, as Washington waived trade restrictions to ease shortages.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Moscow
Eduard Shevardnadze
James A. Baker III
Shevardnadze
White House
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Soviet Union
U.S
Baker
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