Wisconsin Dem front-runner emerges after Wisconsin primary
Dukakis led with about 48 percent in Wisconsin as Jackson trailed with 28 percent and Gore 17 percent. Gore acknowledged his underdog status while Simon prepared to suspend his campaign amid calls for tougher New York contest marching toward April 19.
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Paul Simon
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Professor, bank teller voice sparks cross‑Atlantic meet
A 61 year old Decatur education professor, Dick Ferry, fell for a Scottish burr in a bank teller machine voice and met the voice actress Sally Masterson in Decatur with his wife watching. The newspaper helped arrange the meeting after Ferry wrote a column about his fascination.
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Gorbachev Holds Talks With Afghan Leader in Tashkent
Mikhail Gorbachev flew to Tashkent to meet Afghan Communist Party chief Najibullah amid reports that details for a Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan are being finalized. Eduard Shevardnadze also arrived to join discussions, with Soviet officials stating Kabul agrees to a pullout even if Geneva talks fail.
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Reagan golf pardon remark sparks abuse of power debate
Reagan aides say his comment on pardons was a throwaway line during a March 22 closed GOP meeting with Henry Hyde and others. Rep Hyde urged pardons for Oliver North and John Poindexter as indictments in the Iran Contra affair loom. Reagan expressed interest but White House insists no conclusion on pardons.
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Relief workers ordered out of drought regions in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government ordered all foreign relief workers to leave immediately from Eritrea and Tigray amid war with rebels. Humanitarian groups warn the move will disrupt emergency aid to Ethiopians facing famine.
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Gazetted notes on regional acceptances and areas
Details are fragmentary but indicate discussion of accepted areas and regional notices. Mentions states territories and the term gazette. No clear names, dates, or specific actions are readable.
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