Three IRA men killed by soldiers near Londonderry
In Northern Ireland soldiers fatally shot three armed men near Londonderry just miles from the August IRA bombing site. The dead were named as IRA members Brian Mullen and brothers Gerard and Martin Harte, per Sinn Fein. In Africa, South Africa ends Angola redeployment as nearly 1,000 troops cross into Namibia under a U.S. mediated plan.
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Death toll at Ramstein air show hits 49
The worst air show crash at Ramstein in West Germany raised the death toll to 49 with officials fearing some burned children in hospitals may be orphans. The Pentagon confirmed six Americans among the victims as three Italian jets collided and one plummeted into the crowd.
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1200 Arrested in Global Drug Crackdown
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh announced more than 1,200 arrests across 30 nations in a coordinated drug sweep. U.S. and Latin American operations seized 11 tons of cocaine and destroyed 244 tons of marijuana, 118000 coca plants and 13 cocaine laboratories.
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Smokeless Cigarette to be Marketed in Test Markets
RJ Reynolds announces a new Premier cigarette that heats a flavor capsule instead of burning tobacco. The product, marketed as smokeless, will be test sold beginning October 1 in St. Louis, Phoenix, and Tucson at about 30 cents more per pack. Health advocates argue smoke remains despite reduced visible emissions.
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Junta selects Pinochet as sole October nominee
In Santiago, Chile four military commanders named Augusto Pinochet the only presidential referendum candidate for October. Anti Pinochet protests spread to multiple cities with about 50 arrests in Santiago as demonstrators clashed with police. Residents banged pots at 8 p.m. in a city wide show of defiance organized by a 16 party opposition coalition.
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Bennett proposes national elementary curriculum emphasis on classics and core subjects
Education Secretary William Bennett outlined a model for elementary education stressing reading and writing in the early years and exposure to classics from The Three Billy Goats Gruff to Shakespeare. He urges early social studies, mathematics story problems, science beyond fundamentals, and starting foreign languages by fourth grade with parental approval for sex education.
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UN plan for Western Sahara cease-fire and referendum
Marxist led Polisario and Morocco accept a UN supervised ceasefire and a referendum on Western Sahara's future. Algeria backs Polisario. Spain comments on prospects for peace. Perez de Cuellar aims to start peacekeeping with about 2000 troops and a special representative to oversee the process.
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