Iran probe centers on Swiss accounts and $8 million
Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh focuses on about eight million dollars held in Swiss accounts as part of the Iran contras inquiry. Indictments could target misappropriation of U.S. funds if funds are found illegally converted. Key figures include Secord Hakim and North with money traced through Merrill Lynch Geneva and Strauss Turnbull London.
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Lawrence Walsh
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Walsh
Iran
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National Security Council
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North
Richard Secord
Secord
Albert Hakim
Hakim
Hakim, Secord
Manucher Ghorbanifar
Supreme Court
Sam Hirsch
Senate
Merrill Lynch
Geneva
Strauss Turnbull
London
Records burned and files shredded in Thornburgh era takeovers
Harrisburg officials say Thornburgh administration burned nearly 3000 pounds of documents, destroyed a key computer program, and shredded files before the Casey transition. Office entries show shredding in the Office of Policy and Planning and Knepper's labor department, with Casey aides noting missing basic department records and four months needed to reconstruct key files.
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Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Labor and Industry
James Knepper
Harris Wofford
Wofford
Robert Gentzel
LeRoy Zimmerman
Radar-absorbing chemical eyed to foil Soviet radar
Dr. Robert R. Birge of Carnegie Mellon says his accidently found chemical class used in vision research could lead to a paint that makes aircraft, missiles, ships, or tanks nearly invisible to radar within three years. The work, noted by Aviation Week, hints at a substitute for current stealth coatings under scrutiny by U.S. and Soviet programs.
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America
Moscow
Robert R. Birge
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Pittsburgh
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United States
Birge
Aviation Week
Space Technology
Lebanon weighs gold sale to stabilize pound amid crisis
Lebanon faces a deep economic crisis after 12 years of civil war with the central bank running low on foreign exchange and diesel. Acting PM Selim Hoss proposed selling one fifth of gold reserves, about 1.84 million ounces, to raise funds to intervene in the exchange market and prop up the pound, a plan met with Christian opposition and warned of possible inflation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
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Edmund Naim
Kassir
Joseph Hashem
Reuters News
Camille Chamoun
Selim Hoss
Fort Knox
Tenn
Hoss
Indiana University
Hashem
Amin Gemayel
Flood death toll climbs as Bangladesh reports 587
Bangladesh's flood toll rose to 587 over the weekend with 52 more deaths. A mob attacked a government relief camp in Dinajpur stealing about a ton of rice amid rumors of misappropriation. In Panama City panic over a general strike failed to close most businesses.
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Bangladesh
Sangbad
Dinajpur
Panama City
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Santeria church opens in Florida
In Hialeah Florida the first Santeria church opened with followers praying and offering fruit and money to their god while animal rights activists protested outside over ritual sacrifices. Priest Ernest Pichardo defended the practice saying it reflects religious freedom under the First Amendment. The state attorney general has deemed the practice illegal and warned that church members could be jailed if animals are harmed.
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Fla
Santeria
Florida
Ernest Pichardo
Caribbean
Pichardo
la Iglesia
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