Senate committee backs treaty to curb Irish terrorists in U S
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a Britain Ireland terrorism treaty by 15 to 2 after hours of debate. It moves to the full Senate for two thirds approval. House action not required. In Barceloneta Puerto Rico an explosion at Merck Sharp & Dohme Chemical Co. killed three workers and injured four. The blast occurred about 6 10 a m and fire was controlled in three hours. Injured were taken to a hospital in Manati.
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France moves to freeze Duvalier assets in Europe
France will freeze deposed president Jean Claude Duvalier and related aides bank accounts and allow Haiti to repossess a Paris area castle and other properties. Haiti seeks about 17 million dollars in French funds plus 3 million for the castle, with total suspected Duvalier assets in exile around 900 million.
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Kohl meets Hu Yaobang in Bonn visit
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl greets Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang as the Chinese premier arrives in Bonn for talks. The meeting marks a high level exchange between East Asia and Europe during the German chancellery term.
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Carbide Accepts Judge’s Conditions to Move Bhopal Case
Union Carbide Corp agreed to meet a federal judge’s conditions to transfer lawsuits over the December 1984 Bhopal gas disaster from U.S. courts to India. Spokesman Ed Vandenameele announced the decision at Carbide headquarters, after victims’ lawyers and Indian officials pressed to keep the case in American courts. The disaster killed about 2,000 people and injured 200,000.
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Shultz voices concern over Noriega drug trafficking allegations
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said he was troubled by reports linking Panama's military leader Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega to drug trafficking gun running money laundering and passing secrets to Cuba. Shultz noted the matter for Panama's government to consider while the United States cautioned that Noriega's Washington visit involved only a private ceremony and no official meetings. Panama's strategic canal and military influence keep it central to U S security interests in the region amid Cuban and Nicaraguan tensions.
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Caribbean
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Thatcher hosts U S winners at No 10 tea party
London guests, among 5791 free flight winners drawn from 960000 names, toured No 10 Downing Street with Margaret Thatcher after receiving autographed booklets. Winners praised the reception and security as they travel Concorde from New York to Britain amid terrorism fears.
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