Mobutu Resists Rebels in Zaire as Kinshasa Awaits
In Kinshasa, Mobutu Sese Seko stood firm against rebel demands to negotiate over power. Gen. Liku lia Bolongo was named prime minister and met foreign diplomats while the rebel advance neared Kinshasa. Laurent Kabila warned of renewed offensives if Mobutu does not agree to talks on resignation.
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Etienne Tshisekedi
Laurent Kabila
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Beaumont Searches for Missing 10 Year Old Boy
In Beaumont California a search for 10 year old Anthony Martinez continues a week after he was abducted by a knife carrying stranger. FBI agents sheriff deputies and volunteers on horseback joined police in the rugged desert area around the town to look for the boy. Morongo Indians funded a newspaper ad with his photo and a suspect sketch while classmates released more than 1000 balloons and volunteers posted fliers. The City Council urged residents to keep porch lights on each night as a symbol to guide him home.
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USA Today
Runaway plan advances as parents seek funding
The House passes a runaway facility plan amid parent hopes for approval and a Branstad signature. Aims include amending federal Juvenile Justice Code and funding pilots via criminal-fine surcharges, with $6 million needed for statewide rollout. Rep. Jeff Lamberti notes parents lack a tool to prove a child is simply a runaway.
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Terry Branstad
Jeff Lamberti
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Gingrich urges rich celebrities to fund arts endowment
House Speaker Newt Gingrich led Republicans in demanding elimination of federal NEA funding and urged wealthy celebrities to donate 1 percent of their gross income to an American endowment for the arts. He argued private money could finance the arts better than taxpayers.
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GOP
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