Selma Sit-In Ends as Students Leave Selma High School
In Selma Alabama angry black students marching under the banner Keep The Dream Alive ended a five day sit in at Selma High School. Mayor Joe Smitherman plans to seek a federal court order to halt further sit ins as the city prepares to reopen schools. The protests follow the dismissal of Norward Roussell, Selma's first black school superintendent, by the white city school board.
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Washington Senate approves castration option for offenders
The Washington Senate approved a measure allowing sex offenders to choose castration to reduce sentences by as much as 75 percent. The bill passed 25 to 23 and moves to the House where Speaker Joe King said it likely won’t be considered this year.
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Poindexter Iran Contra Trial Delayed Two Weeks
U S District Judge Harold Greene postponed the start of John Poindexter's Iran Contra trial from February 20 to March 5 due to disputes over about 150 classified documents. Reagan's videotaped testimony remains on schedule for Friday.
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Gorbachev Rejects Nato Ties for a Reunified Germany
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev told East German leaders that a reunified Germany cannot join NATO. The stance clashes with the United States and Western European nations who favor a neutral Germany outside the Western military alliance.
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United States
Tajikistan Declares Emergency After Dushanbe Riots
Tajikistan's government declared a state of emergency in Dushanbe after anti-Armenian rioting erupted Sunday night. Moscow radio reported several dead and 70 injured as a 2000-strong rally turned violent.
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Eritrean rebels claim major Red Sea assault at Massawa
Eritrean People's Liberation Front says it sank nine navy vessels and captured 46 tanks in three assaults on Massawa, with 21 crew members and many army personnel captured. Six civilians were killed in a separate reported airstrike at a refugee camp in Corral de Piedra, Chalatenango.
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Drug summit security tight as Bush to meet Andean leaders
Cartagena readies for a high level anti narcotics summit with President Bush and presidents from Peru Bolivia. A layered security plan includes a U S warship a bomb detecting robot and police and military forces. Bush to unveil over 400 million dollars in aid for drug war efforts.
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Soviet Move to Create Strong Presidential System under Gorbachev
Moscow announces a draft constitutional overhaul to transfer power from the Communist Party to the executive and legislature. The Presidium calls for a special session of the Congress of People's Deputies to create democratic presidential powers and revise property laws while the party endorses a multi party path and universal direct suffrage.
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Girl shot on Disneyland train injures 8yearold
An eight year old girl, Nayeli Diana Placentia of Downey, was shot in the back while on a Disneyland open air train with her parents. Police say a stray bullet fired from off Disneyland property struck her. she underwent surgery and remained in guarded condition. No arrests were reported.
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Sharon resigns from cabinet shakes Likud politics
Ariel Sharon offered his resignation as minister of Industry and Trade, splitting the Likud bloc and rattling Israeli politics as party members clashed at a meeting over Shamir's peace and West Bank Gaza plan. He remains head of the Likud Central Committee.
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Voyager 1 plans planetary portrait from deep space
Voyager 1 will photograph seven planets excluding Mercury and Pluto from above the Sun’s equator. The sequence of 64 images will span four hours starting at 7 p.m. CST, capturing outer planets while Mercury remains near the Sun and Pluto too distant to appear. Dr Edward Stone of Caltech calls it a rare, possibly one time chance to view the planets from outside the solar system.
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California Institute of Technology
Aspen Fur Sale Ban On Ballot In Colorado Resort Community
Aspen voters decide today on a proposal to ban fur sale in the mountain town known for wealth and celebrity. The measure could make Aspen the first city to ban fur sales, stirring clashes between furriers and animal rights activists led by Mayor Bill Stirling.
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Papal dairy milk sells like hot cakes in Vatican area
In Castel Gandolfo the pope’s 30 cow Holstein herd produces milk sold to three local bars. Each morning a Vatican truck delivers 120 cartons, which are sold within hours. A Mirko’s Bar waitress says demand exceeds supply and the milk “sells like hot cakes.”
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