Polish leader signals amnesty during party congress
Warsaw police clash with protesters as Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski opens the Communist Party congress. He pledges possible prisoner releases amid growing national unity while warning against anti state groups. In Poznan, clergy-led protests mark the 30th anniversary of deadly riots. Soviet leader Gorbachev attends, signaling restored Moscow support. Opposition cites about 350 political prisoners held.
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Buthelezi warns of civil war amid Soweto rally clashes
Mangosuthu Buthelezi warned of civil war as clashes erupted after a five hour Soweto rally. Stones and a gasoline bomb were hurled as buses carrying Zulu supporters left Jabulani stadium, causing a three bus pileup with 34 injured. Witnesses reported five men killed at a migrant workers hostel during running battles between Zulus and other tribes. Police denied knowledge of the clash as two black labor leaders were detained without charge in a state of emergency crackdown, while Buthelezi denounced sanctions and urged unity with 13,000 supporters nearby.
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Everest mystery climbers' summit fate reopens with Holzel search
Boston AP reports Tom Holzel, a 45 year old computer engineer, plans a 250000 expedition with sherpas and top U S climbers to Mount Everest this summer to search for 1924 summit cameras carried by George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine. He seeks proof they reached the summit decades before Hillary and Tenzing.
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Peak climber seeks Everest mystery tie to 1924 ill fated expeditio
Boston based Tom Holzel plans an Everest expedition to resolve the 1924 Mallory Irvine mystery. Peak expert Bradford Washburn in his Boston office backs the project as a personal pursuit amid mixed reactions from mountaineering circles including Jim Perrin and Hillary of New Zealand. Geologist Noel Odell’s shifting account of the last summit attempt sparks debate about whether Mallory and Irvine reached the top before their disappearance.
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