China to tax families with many children to curb growth
Peking reports Vice Premier Chen Muhua says China will tax families who refuse birth control as part of a two stage plan to reach zero population growth by 2000. A family planning law will impose economic measures and promote one birth per couple.
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China
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People’s Daily
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Hsinhua
United States
Japan
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Baby found in trash can in Shell station restroom
Police officer Sgt. Gene Snelling rescued a newborn girl from a restroom trash can in Camdenton Missouri. The baby, named Michelle by the rescuer, was in good condition at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital. The mother Karen Davis 21 faces a preliminary hearing for attempted second degree murder. the father was released.
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Lake of the Ozarks
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Grovespring
Walt Summers
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Iran election results favor Moslem clerics and conservatives
Iran released official results of the August vote for a constituent assembly. At least 60 of 73 seats went to Moslem clergymen and conservative Islamists, signaling a fundamentalist Islamic constitution. Some Tehran voters wrote in deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Shahpour Bakhtiar, with single ballots for Jimmy Carter and Anwar Sadat.
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Anwar Sadat
Protestants march in Londonderry Apprentice Boys parade
About 16,000 Protestants paraded through Londonderry under heavy security to mark a 1689 incident. Police and troops guarded the city after days of rising tensions. The march passed without incident despite memories of decade-long sectarian violence and past fatalities including soldiers, policemen, militiamen, and civilians.
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Northern Ireland
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Londonderry
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