GOP narrows sites for 1992 convention to three
The Republican Party said Cleveland and Tampa Bay were eliminated, leaving Houston New Orleans and San Diego as possible hosts for the 1992 national convention. New Orleans hosted the 1988 event. Burt Lancaster was hospitalized in serious condition after a collapse in Los Alamitos California while visiting a center for Alzheimer’s disease. David White of Bewitched fame died of a heart attack in North Hollywood California at age 74.
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Government seizes Texas S and L in major action
Regulators seize San Jacinto Savings Association of Houston, a large Texas thrift with 3.25 billion in assets tied to Southmark Financial Corp. The bank was part of a 1980s daisy chain of risky S&Ls linked to Lincoln Savings and similar firms. NASA preps final countdown for Columbia mission to launch an observatory with seven astronauts.
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Bush presses China on rights during Qian meeting
President Bush told Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen that U S China relations could not normalize without improvements in China’s human rights record. He praised China’s stance on a U N resolution to use force in the Persian Gulf if diplomacy fails to eject Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
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Norman Cousins Dies At 75 In Los Angeles
Medical writer and editor Norman Cousins died of a heart attack at 75 in a Westwood hotel. He edited the Saturday Review for 35 years and taught at UCLA as an adjunct in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. His 1979 Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient popularized patient empowerment.
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Income tax tops state revenue for 17th straight year
State tax data show income taxes again led total receipts nationwide in fiscal 1989 with 112.6 billion of 284 billion, the Commerce Clearing House report notes. Iowa saw a record 11.1 percent rise to about 2.9 billion, while California and New York led at 41.2 and 26.6 billion.
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Retired firefighter convicted in 1969 murder case
George Franklin, 51, was found guilty of first degree murder in Redwood City California for killing Susan Nason. The verdict followed the testimony of his daughter Eileen Franklin Lipsker who recalled witnessing the crime in 1969 and rediscovering the memory in 1989. Sentencing is set for January 29 with a life prison term possible.
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West Virginia upholds teen driver dropout law
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled the nations first law to suspend or revoke licenses for teenage dropouts constitutional in a 3-2 decision. Justices added safeguards requiring full hearings for students who quit school, with attorney Christopher Butch praising the procedure. Means, then 16, dropped out on March 26, 1988 to support his pregnant wife Tonya.
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