Bush son returns from Armenia with relief visit
President elect George Bush and his grandson George 12 returned to the United States from earthquake struck Armenia. They flew to Yerevan on a relief flight and toured the disaster zone by bus visiting a children's hospital to deliver candy bars and gifts.
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Governor seeks 2.2 million for cold weather research center
Gov. Rudy Perpich plans a 2.2 million budget proposal to establish a cold weather research center in International Falls Minnesota. The aim is to attract firms for mechanical testing and to market products as tested in all season subzero conditions. Richard Braun chairs the governor's commission on cold weather research.
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Air Pollution Suit Demands 94 Million From Government
In Amagasaki a group seeks about 94.3 million dollars in damages for 483 claimants many of whom have died. The Environment Agency recognizes asthma bronchitis and other illnesses linked to air pollution from factories and highways. The suit marks Japan’s largest air pollution case to date.
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World Towers Honor Eiffel Tower Centennial
As Paris celebrates the Eiffel Tower turning 100, Tokyo Tower and the Empire State Building will ignite new illuminations at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The ceremonies honor Gustave Eiffel’s 984 foot monument opened in 1889, with other towers in Toronto London Calgary and Munich joining in tribute to the Paris icon.
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Funding cuts curtail hopes for major anti-drug effort
Washington officials warned that a national anti-drug grant program is shrinking as Congress trims funding. States that hired officers and started new projects fear local efforts may end, while lawmakers blame political motives and administrative cuts. Grants fell from 1987 to 1988 and only partially recovered in 1989.
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Captors free French girls from Lebanese captivity
Two French girls aged 7 and 6 were released after more than a year held with their mother and five Belgians by Palestinian captors in Lebanon. Walid Khaled of the Fatah Revolutionary Council said the girls left for Paris, with their father Pascal Betille departing separately for the city.
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Fatah Revolutionary Council
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Associated Press
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Chinese mob taunts Africans in Nanking clash at station
Thousands of Chinese youths, chanting Kill the black ghosts, surrounded a Nanking train station where more than 130 African students were trapped after three days of clashes. Reports say Africans and Chinese university workers were hurt. officials later moved Africans to Hehai University dormitories while police reportedly cleared the station.
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Wyoming lawmakers weigh lowering drinking age to 19
Wyoming legislators consider repealing the 21 year age limit, arguing federal pressure and constitutional rights. Sponsors Rep. H L Jensen and Dan Budd warn of a $12.3 million potential loss in federal highway funds in fiscal 1990 if the age is lowered.
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Suitcase Clue in Pan Am Crash Probe
Investigators found a suitcase and wreckage at the Lockerbie site and sent samples to an ordnance lab to test for explosives. Officials say the items showed notable characteristics and may help determine if a pre impact explosion caused Pan Am Flight 103 to disintegrate near Heathrow.
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