Beijing University students clash with security on eve of June 4
Beij ing University students hurled bottles and bricks at security forces and rallied on campus as thousands marked the June 4 anniversary of the army crackdown. Police and soldiers kept major intersections under tight control while protests spread to Hong Kong and other countries.
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Baal executed in Nevada prison by lethal injection
Thomas Baal, 26, was pronounced dead at 7:14 a.m. PDT after a three-drug lethal injection in the Nevada State Prison gas chamber. His last words were a message of love to his mother and father as the execution proceeded.
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British tourist bus crash in France kills 11, injures 61
AUXERRE France A British double decker tourist bus carrying vacationers home from Spanish beaches veered off a main north south highway on Sunday burst a tire swerved into a ditch and rolled onto its side. The bus slid over 100 yards ending in a wheat field. Police said many victims were thrown from the vehicle and a trail of suitcases and personal belongings lay along the roadside.
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Toshiba Machinery Loss Spurs China Shipment Thefts
Toshiba Machine Co reports lack of knowledge about an earlier high tech shipment possibly reaching China. A 1985 sale to a Hong Kong firm is cited, with unknown disposition after that. Meanwhile, Israeli rights group criticizes army shootings at protests linked to a massacre. The Burmese election shows a solid opposition win yet military restraint persists. US air force reduces Philippines exercises after killings by Communist rebels. King Olav V suffered a stroke with partial paralysis, condition described as unsafe. South Africa's state of emergency is expected to lift nationwide except Natal amid ongoing factional fighting.
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Nation's jails grow more crowded in 1989
Washington AP reports overcrowding rose as prisoner counts climbed 15 percent from 1988 to 1989. Local jail capacity expanded 8 percent, but on June 30 1989 there were 395 553 prisoners in facilities rated for 367 769, pushing occupancy to 108 percent.
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Russian Monopoly gets Soviet seal for Gorbachev visit
Tonka Corp decorated 1000 copies of a Russian edition of Monopoly with a commemorative seal to honor Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's Minnesota visit. The games were sent to visiting Soviet dignitaries and media as part of a promotional push to enter the Soviet market.
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