Violence spreads to east Jerusalem as Palestinians clash with police
In east Jerusalem mobs of Palestinian youths torched tires, stoned police cars and vandalized Israeli banks. Thirty three Palestinians were arrested and four Israeli officers were injured in the worst violence in the Arab sector in over a decade amid a 12 day wave of unrest across the occupied territories.
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Shuttle booster test scrubbed in Utah countdown
A full scale test firing of a redesigned space shuttle booster was scrubbed in Brigham City Utah as countdown paused at the end. Officials blamed a ground support failure and a late countdown abort after a computer glitch delayed the run.
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Ed Snow
U.S
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Morton Thiokol
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John Thirkill
Thiokol
Thirkill
Haiti Law Lets Soldiers Monitor Votes Amid Election Turmoil
Haiti's military-led government published a new election law barring independent observers while allowing soldiers at polling stations and enabling authorities to monitor ballots. The measure includes penalties for abstention advocacy and challenges to candidates, seen as favoring Lt. Gen. Namphy's regime ahead of the January elections.
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New York Times
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Henri Namphy
Namphy
Protests Across Cities Mark 70th KGB Anniversary
In Moscow eight people were arrested after gathering outside a state institute with banners denouncing the KGB, calling it equal to the Gestapo and 70 years of terror. The event followed protests in Manila and Kwangju amid ceasefire talks and alleged election irregularities. In Paris, about 200 unemployed youths stormed the Fauchon store demanding aid and jobs, smashing tins and threatening jars.
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Gestapo
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Paris
Governor Opens Final 33 Miles of I 95 in Florida
Gov. Bob Martinez drove a 1929 Ford Model AA truck to open the last 33 miles of Interstate 95 linking Florida north and south. About 200 officials attended as Martinez declared the superhighway from Miami to Maine now connected.
Pentagon denies escorting ships in Persian Gulf incident
Danish-flagged Karama Maersk attacked twice by Iranian gunboats near Abu Musa island. U.S. warships escorted the vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim Pentagon spokesman denies while noting policy limits to escorting only U.S.-flag vessels. A separate Friday escort of the Happy Kari was also denied by the Pentagon.
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A.P. Moeller Shipping Co
Copenhagen
Hormuz
Jan Bodanyi
Gephardt shifts staff to Iowa for pivotal caucus push
Rep. Richard Gephardt moves about 40 national staff from Washington to Iowa to run a focused campaign aimed at winning the Iowa caucuses. The shift also brings Missouri, North Carolina, Texas and Georgia operatives, as Hart re-enters the race reshaping early state polling dynamics.
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Iowa
Gary Hart
Gephardt
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