Prague marks 20th anniversary protests after Dubcek uprising
Thousands march through Prague invoking Dubcek and freedom. Police block near the university as at least five people are detained including Charter 77 signatory Jan Urban. Activists draft a 10 point petition calling for an end to censorship and state media reform.
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Prague
Charter 77
Jan Urban
Wenceslas Square
Eva Kanturkova
Tomas Hradilek
Wenceslas
Stanislav Devaty
Vlastimil Kula
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland Rejects Open Talks as Solidarity Strikes Spread
In Gdansk Solidarity leaders say Walesa declined secret talks with Gen. Jaruzelski’s government. Strikes enter week two, hitting shipyards and large factories, with about 75,000 coal miners idled and pressure mounting on authorities.
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Solidarity
Gdansk
Walesa
Michnik
Poland
St. Brygida’s
Drought Strains Farms as Bankruptcy Filings Dip in SD
Drought is a major setback to the farm economy, with Chapter 11 12 and 7 filings discussed as relief tools. South Dakota filings dropped 78 percent to 61 from 311 year before, while lenders grow jittery and drought aid timing may alter future cases.
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University of Wisconsin Agriculture
Jesse
South Dakota
Pat Naylor
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Sioux Falls
S.D
Irvin Hoyt
Pierre
Hoyt
Mark Bromley
Lancaster
Bromley
Earthquake toll rises after 6.7 quake near Bihar Nepal border
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 centered 40 to 50 miles northeast of Darbhanga Bihar caused widespread destruction in Darbhanga Munger and Madhubani with over 25 000 houses destroyed and thousands injured or buried. Nepal reports injuries and collapsed homes as rescue teams rush relief across the border.
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H.N. Srivastava
Srivastava
Darbhanga
Bihar
India-Nepal
Munger
Madhubani
V.K. Sharma
Subcontinent
Nepal
Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
Indra Shrestha
Dharan Bazar
Mitchellville Man Dies in Truck Crash
A 38 year old Mitchellville man was killed Saturday night when his pickup overturned four miles west of Mitchellville. William Meister died at a Des Moines hospital after the crash, authorities said.
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Polk County
William Meister
Des Moines
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