Lech Walesa to Speak at Harvard Commencement
Lech Walesa, leader of Poland's Solidarity, to be the main speaker at Harvard University's June commencement. Commencement is set for June 9 with Harvard Alumni Association selecting the speaker. Washington officials noted visa considerations and potential U.S. visit plans.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Labor Movement
Poland
Harvard University
Derek Bok
Walesa
Harvard Alumni Association
David Aldan
Alumni Association
Washington
State Department
John Hughes
Harvard
United States
Maureen Reagan hints at another run for office
Maureen Reagan, daughter of the president, says she may run again after losing the June Republican primary for the U S Senate. She argues all offices from school board to Congress are equally important and criticizes media questions about her motives.
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Maureen May
Los Angeles
U.S. Senate
Maureen Reagan
Congress
University of Southern California
Reagan
Wiesenthal urges extraditions of Barbie fugitives
Simon Wiesenthal urged Chile to extradite Walter Rauff and Argentina to extradite Walter Kutschmann, calling them war criminals to be tried in West Germany. He cited Barbie's France trial as signaling a shift in South American attitudes toward Nazis and noted Rauff and Kutschmann were linked to mass killings by the SS.
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Washington
Simon Wiesenthal
Klaus Barbie
Chile
Walter Rauff
Argentina
Walter Kutschmann
Wiesenthal
Rauft
Kutschmann
West Germany
Barbie
South America
France
Gestapo
Lyon
Bolivia
Red Cross
Poland
Idaho lawmaker indicted for failing to disclose loans and deals
Federal grand jury in Washington indicted Rep. George W. Hansen of Idaho on four counts for omitting major financial transactions from 1978 to 1981 disclosure forms. Charges include loans from Nelson Bunker Hunt and a $87,475 profit on silver futures. If convicted, he faces up to five years and $10,000 per count.
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Washington
George W. Hansen
Idaho
Texas
Nelson Bunker Hunt
Iran
U.S
Hansen
House of Representatives
Hansens
Connie
First National Bank
Dallas
Hunt
Virginia
Odell Rogers
Carl McAfee
John Meade Jr
Justice Department
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