Bribe Scheme Exposed in Moscow Transport Network
Sovietskaya Rossiya reports a government probe finds taxi and minibus drivers routinely skim fares to fund a broad corruption network involving car washers and transport officials. On two minibus routes about 3.5 million rubles was lost over two years. The piece notes drivers earn 30 to 100 rubles per shift on the side, salaries start at 130 rubles monthly, and officials named face eight to 12 year sentences with property confiscation under a crackdown announced May 28.
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Guerrilla rockets strike Shindand base in Afghanistan
Guerrilla forces claim to have hit the Shindand air base in western Afghanistan with 60 rockets, destroying six helicopters and two jet fighters and killing 24 Soviet soldiers. The Yunis Khalis Party said the May 30 attack lasted 25 minutes. rebels could not identify aircraft types.
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Marcos loyalists clash with police in Manila protest
Thousands of Ferdi nand E Marcos supporters faced riot police in Manila as they attempted to march on Malacanang Palace. Police reports say 21 injuries, including seven officers and two infants, occurred during two hours of clashes while about 20 000 protesters gathered at Rizal Park demanding President Corazon Aquino resign. An effigy of Aquino was burned as Marcos called for renewed demonstrations from exile in Hawaii. Guards blocked the march at a barbed wire barrier near the palace. An elderly protester appealed for peace as troops held position.
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Aquino says she will not run in new election
President Corazon Aquino told The Sunday Inquirer Magazine that if the constitutional commission she appointed calls for a new presidential vote she will not run. She said she might be better suited for snap elections and hinted some of her children hope for a new election to allow her exit.
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