Mosbacher Considered to Lead RNC If Atwater Fails Health
Senior GOP sources say Robert Mosbacher plans to resign as Commerce Secretary to become chairman of the Republican National Committee if Lee Atwater’s health does not improve. A July RNC meeting would elect Mosbacher as party chairman, though spokespeople deny the report.
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Swiss Deny Women Voting Rights in Appenzell Local Affairs
Appenzell Rhodes Interior's all male assembly rejected a federal constitutional amendment for local women’s suffrage. A speaker said the decision does not reflect women’s worth but believes voting would not make them happier, contrasting with nations where women have the vote.
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Pope voices concern over Jerusalem Christian quarter settlement
Pope John Paul II expressed profound concern about Israel's plan to establish a Jewish settlement in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem. Israel acknowledged contributing 1.8 million dollars to support the project after earlier denials.
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Trial begins for 21 officers in Aquino coup case
In Manila 21 officers go on trial for involvement in the December coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino. The Dec 19 rebellion left 113 dead and over 600 wounded, marking the first court martial of soldiers linked to the uprising.
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Panama digs up bodies from December invasion graves
Authorities in Panama began exhuming bodies from common graves tied to the December U.S. invasion that toppled Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Officials say 314 Panamanians died, including 202 civilians, with many remains unidentified at the time. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Calif. Discovery returned to Earth, landing the Hubble Space Telescope safely after a 6 49 a.m. touchdown on a Mojave runway following wind delays.
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Release sought for second U S hostage Reed in Beirut
In Malden Massachusetts relatives react to an anonymous Beirut statement that 57 year old educator Frank Reed may be freed within 48 hours. Reed's family, including his wife Fifi and son Tarek, hold faith despite long separation and past pleas to President Bush.
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Waldheim Nazi ties raised by 1938 letter to Austrian academy
The World Jewish Congress and U S Justice Department say a May 1938 letter refers to Kurt Waldheim as a convinced Nazi and notes he received a 130 Reichs marks scholarship to study in Vienna The Austrian president’s spokesman denies the allegation and calls Waldheim anti Nazi while at the Consular Academy.
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Leaders split on Germany joining NATO
East German Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere said after a Kremlin meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev that he could not allay Soviet concerns about a united Germany joining NATO. Tass reported Gorbachev opposed the one sided proposal though de Maiziere called the discussion constructive for reunification.
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Prank on homeless targets Berkeley mayor in dawn hoax
Posters promised free food and showed a map to a soup kitchen then led to Mayor Loni Hancock home. About a dozen people knocked at 6 30 a m Saturday as police search for suspects. Hancock called the prank heartless and mean spirited while offering small food gifts to visitors.
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End of apartheid hailed by exiled ANC leaders in rally
Alfred Nzo and Joe Slovo addressed about 10 000 supporters in Mitchells Plain near Cape Town. The exiles, returned from Zambia, called the talks with the government a sign the country is entering a new order and moving toward transition.
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RomaniaShipped Heavy Water to India Under Ceausescu Regime
Norway disclosed that Romania diverted a 1986 shipment of 12.5 tons of heavy water intended for its two civilian reactors and flew it to India. Romanian officials informed Oslo of the misappropriation, as Western officials note post‑Communist openness uncovers past abuses.
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