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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1990
Page
3
A UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed about 50 miles north of Houston near Cleveland while en route from a Missouri National Guard base to Houston. All three crew members died. bodies and wreckage were found in a wooded area at about 4 am. The crash occurred in Texas.
In Port au Prince the government banned private citizens from bearing arms on the eve of Haiti's first democratic vote since the 1987 massacre. The Army High Command vowed maximum security and urged calm as it prepared for Election Day. Separately in Jerusalem four Palestinians face deportation after a stabbing attack, with appeals possible before the Israeli Supreme Court. Kasparov beat Karpov in game 20 of the world chess championship, closing in on the title as the 21st game was set for Monday. In Johannesburg the ANC retained sanctions policy, defying calls for a review and signaling hard-line stance before EC deliberations in Rome.
Nancy Cruzan, in a Missouri recovery center, had her feeding tube removed seven years after a car crash. Doctors say survival will end within weeks as dehydration and organ failure progress. Her parents witnessed the ruling, while Gov. Ashcroft noted the state is no longer a party.
Doctors say carbon monoxide may not be the sole cause after 12 deaths and five others fell ill at a house five miles east of Tijuana. A lamp sealed the room, and authorities note a rope circle with 13 knots and a Virgin Mary cutout were found. Tests still hunt for unknown substances and possible methanol ingestion. Two survivors, Alfredo and Ana Osuna, were improving and expected to recover.
Nashville singer Rosanne Cash discusses freedom of expression environmental concerns and music education calling her activism an extension of motherhood. She notes her songs address domestic violence and child abuse and emphasizes responsibility to future generations.
In Los Angeles Arsenio Hall faced two homosexual activists at the start of his program demanding more LGBT guests. The near ten minute argument, aired later, saw Hall insistently reply that guests’ sexuality is none of the hecklers’ business while defending minority sensitivity amidst their accusations of mocking.
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