Cheney warns on Soviet capabilities and missile funding
Defense Secretary Richard Cheney said it makes no sense to cut major weapons programs while Soviet military capabilities remain. He defended funding for the MX and Midget Man missiles and questioned troop cuts in Europe as congressional critics urged deeper cuts and faster withdrawals.
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Washington
Richard Cheney
Cheney
Bush
U.S
Europe
Cbs-Tv
United States
Congressional
Senate
George Mitchell
D-Maine
Mitchell
Nbc-Tv
Mass Rally Demands Soviet Communist Power Shift in Moscow
Hundreds of thousands fill Moscow streets to press for an end to Communist rule as Gorbachev contemplates multi party competition. Boris Yeltsin leads call to present crowds' demands to the Central Committee amid revolutionary echoes and a looming plenary meeting.
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Moscow
Party Central Committee
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Russia
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Red Square
Communist Party
Boris N. Yeltsin
Lenin
Eastern Europe shifts as Slovenia breaks from Yugoslavia
In a Sunday move Slovenia's liberal Communists declared they no longer recognize Yugoslavia's ruling institution, citing disputes over reform pace and a trade tiff with Serbia. Poland's Lech Walesa hints at stepping down as Solidarity leader in April. Romania's Silviu Brucan resigns from the revolutionary government citing aim to push democratic elections. Albania's hard-line leadership promises limited reforms. Czechoslovakia's non Communist government plans Moscow talks on withdrawing about 75,000 Soviet troops by year end.
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Slovenia
National Communist Party
Serbia
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Valesa
Romania
Silviu Brucan
Albania
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Moscow protest blocks traffic during February 1990 rally
The crowd cheered as chants demanded the Politburo resign while demonstrators moved past Moscow city council on Gorky Street. Trucks blocked the Garden Ring Road and eight lanes near Gorky Park, as uniformed police cordons sealed the center, transforming it into a pedestrian zone.
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Yuri Afanasiev
Politburo
Moscow
Gorky Street
Garden Ring
Gorky Park
Sports section expansion shifts regional news and obituaries
Readers’ love of sports prompts more space in Sundays edition with the sports package. Regional news moves to Monday sections, and obituaries relocate from B-2 to A-2. Changes apply only on Mondays. other days unchanged.
Traveler waits at Dulles as ride in Dallas causes delay
A South Korean traveler at Dulles International Airport waited for a friend who could not meet him. Mary Villalobos, manager of the foreign traveler greeting service, explained the ride was actually in Dallas, creating the delay.
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South Korea
Dulles International
Washington, D.C
Dallas
Mary Villalobos
Virginia
Becoming Sunny With Upper 40s Highs Forecast
National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies today with highs in the upper 40s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 20s. Weather package on A-8.
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National Weather Service
Pittston posts 1990 Q4 loss on coal costs and strike
Pittston Co reports an 18.8 million fourth quarter loss 50 cents a share on 404 million revenue. The deficit stems from coal business costs and UMW strike settlement effects. Company notes 16.2 million in special charges tied to the labor settlement and coal asset write downs.
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Greenwich, Conn
Pittston Co
United Mine Workers
Pittston
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
UMW
Paul W. Douglas
Burlington Air Express
Brink's Security
Pittston Coal Group
Douglas
Fat pension profits pass over retirees
Washington AP reports the US pension system, now worth about two trillion dollars, channels funds into stocks and corporate debt. While ERISA requires investments to benefit retirees, documents and interviews show brokers and market power push pensions to seek profits, shaping corporate behavior and stock market influence.
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America
U.S
Wall Street
Congress
ERISA
Concord professor notes Nicaraguans wary of Americans
Concord College observer Dr. Edward Davis describes mixed Nicaraguan feelings toward the United States during his Witness for Peace assignment. He recalls cautious openness, moments of hospitality, and a boy’s celebration over an aluminum baseball bat, illustrating both suspicion and affection for Americans.
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Concord College
Edward Davis
Nicaragua
United States
America
Davis
Nicaraa
Witness For Peace
Legislature Aides Accused Of Weekend Double Reimbursements
Payroll records show nearly half of 140 lawmakers double billed for aides during the 1989 General Assembly. Aides were paid seven days a week and reimbursed for weekend trips not taken, potentially costing taxpayers up to 35000 dollars. Democratic and Republican members cited legality and convenience as reasons.
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Del
Samuel Glasscock
Suffolk
Glasscock
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Senate
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