Polish talks end in stalemate as Solidarity vows actions
Ten hours of talks between Poland's government and Solidarity over shortages ended inconclusively. Lech Walesa and Deputy Prime Minister Rakowski led discussions focusing on defusing mounting protests. Solidarity planned regional strikes and a Monday meeting in Gdansk to decide next steps.
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Gdansk
Janusz Onuszkiewicz
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Lenin
Jan Rulewski
Communist Party
Kielce
Starachowice
Bialystok
Silesian
Iran bars 62 French nationals from leaving
Iran refused to let 62 French citizens depart or permit an Air France plane to land in Tehran. The group, part of about 110 French nationals seeking to leave after President Mitterrand warned of rising anti French sentiment, faced delays as records were checked for debts. Mitterrand canceled a weekend break and pressed aides as a second Air France evacuation flew toward Istanbul after Tehran denied landing.
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Iran
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Istanbul
Turkey
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Postal strike nears end as union set to ratify deal
A tentative settlement to end Canada’s 38 day postal strike covers pay maternity leave holidays and health and safety provisions after seven hours of talks. Union leaders say ratification by 23 000 Canada Post workers will take under a week and details await approval.
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Gold
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Halifax
Wayne Mundle
Church Mediation Offer Aims at Bolivia Crisis
In Santa Cruz Bolivia the Roman Catholic Church proposed mediation between the ruling military junta and rebel generals in a four day uprising. The rebels led by Alberto Natusch Busch and Lucio Anez demanded President Luis Garcia Mesa's ouster and resigned him before clashing with the junta. The church said the junta was studying the proposal as tensions persisted.
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Lucio Anez
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Falwell suit against Penthouse dismissed in privacy claim
Federal judge in Roanoke dismissed Rev. Jerry Falwell's 50 million suit over an interview in Penthouse claiming invasion of privacy. The judge ruled Falwell failed to prove an illegal commercial use of his personality but left the case alive as a contract dispute.
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Gambian hostages freed as Senegalese troops seize rebel stronghold
Senegalese forces and allied troops stormed a Gambian rebel camp seven miles from Banjul freeing more than 100 hostages including the last four of President Dawda Jawara's children. Rebels abandoned arms and uniforms and fled as tanks and commando units moved in.
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Senegal
Dawda Jawara
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Education secretary proposes abolishing the Department of Education
Secretary Terrel Bell proposes ending the Department of Education and transferring most programs to a new national foundation, with four options explored including a foundation model. The plan aims to shrink federal role in education while keeping research and statistics functions, contingent on White House review.
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Bliss, former GOP national chairman, dies in Akron
Ray Bliss, 73, who revived the Republican Party and helped Nixon win in 1968, collapsed from a heart attack in his Akron office. He led the party from 1965 to 1969 and served on the Republican National Committee from 1952 to 1980.
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