Mandela Freed as U S Rejoices at Release
Nelson Mandela walked free from Victor Verster prison as crowds cheered in Cape Town. President Bush telephoned from the White House to say Americans rejoiced at his release after 27 years. Mandela urged mass action to end apartheid while warning talks must await lifting of the state of emergency amid violence and clashes across South Africa.
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Mercer County Board of Education to Hold 9 AM Work Session
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet for a facilities planning work session at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the central office conference room in Princeton.
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Mercer County Board of Education
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Romance blooms as West German men cruise Saalfeld border town
West German men begin cruising Saalfeld at dusk seeking romance in a border town after the opening of the border. Local youths note the BMW allure and gentler or harsher receptions, with 18 year old Conni remarking on the contrast between East and West German suitors.
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Saalfeld
Mostly sunny with mid-40s highs forecast
National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies today with a high in the mid-40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows around 30, shaping an unremarkable spring day.
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Baker offers food aid to Romania during Bucharest visit
U S Secretary of State James A Baker III pledged 80 million dollars in food aid to Romania during a brief Bucharest stop and urged continued reform toward democracy. He met interim President Ion Iliescu and Premier Petre Roman, stressing commitment to free elections and political pluralism. Baker, returning from Romania, then opened talks in Ottawa on German reunification and troop reductions, while NATO allies prepared for an Open Skies conference with the Soviet bloc.
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Delegates delay annexation bill in VirginiaHouse
RICHMOND AP Delegates moved to delay for one year a bill banning hostile annexations and voted 73 26 to pass a parental notification bill for unmarried minors seeking abortions The measure faces uncertain fate in the Senate where two similar bills died this session Del Emmett W Hanger Jr sponsors the notification bill and Del George W Grayson chairs a commission that worked 30 years on annexation legislation
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George W. Grayson
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Robert Ball
D-Henrico
Emmett W. Hanger Jr
Rananeta
Senate
Virgil H. Goode Jr
Franklin County
Education and Health
General Laws
Bear Down: Virginia game officials nab poachers in dawn raid
In a pre dawn operation called Bear Down, Virginia game officials arrested 19 residents in the Blue Ridge Mountains on hunting violations. DGIF Commissioner Eli Jones Jr. joined the raid with Game Department, National Parks Service, and Rockbridge County deputies. One suspect, Gary Wayne Austin, faces 92 charges and $34,500 in fines with up to 12 years, six months in prison. others could face severe penalties under the Lacy Act for transporting illegal wildlife.
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Bluefield Union Mission expands its mission in modern era
Bluefield's Union Mission marks almost six decades of service and outlines a shift from a soup line to a broader role. Craig Hammond, assistant director, spoke to the Rotary Club about expanding aid to the working poor and elderly, including medical equipment lending with a strong spiritual focus.
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