Hirohito dies after long illness ending Showa era
Emperor Hirohito dies at 7 55 am after battles with cancer of the duodenum. Prime Minister Takeshita and officials announce mourning plans with a 40 to 50 day funeral window and a six day official period. Akihito poised to become emperor in constitutional era with a new era name to be announced.
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Shoichi Fujimori
Imperial Household Agency
Noboru Takeshita
NHK
Taisho
Hirohito
Japan
Akihito
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Meiji
City Civil Service Pushes For Assistant Duties Change
The 1977 resolution created the administrative assistant post and requires civil service testing for future candidates. Erger, who held the job since creation, seeks grandfathering. commission warns of organizational changes across departments. Officials note demotion concerns after Erger testified at a Stepanek case hearing and discuss salary and duty changes amid department tensions.
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Council
Civil Service Commission
Piersall
Erger
Jan Kazimour
Louis Stepanek
Barnes
Stepanek
Jaeger
Commission
the Gazette
Wally Johnson
Johnson
Misidentified crash mix up involves Marie and Barbara Mettille
Barbara Mettille eighteen of rural Lansing was identified as dead after a three vehicle ice crash near Lansing. Marie and Jane Manning were involved. Jane played for Loras College in the NCBB tournament in Dubuque. The Mannings recount a tragic year with Francis Manning losing both feet after a train accident.
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Barbara Mettille
Lansing
Mount Mercy College
Marie
Janny
Mr. Manning
Mannings
Teledyne Officials Charged in Navy Radar Contract Scheme
An 86 page indictment with 27 counts alleges Teledyne Electronics and three officers bribed Navy official Parkin and consultant Lackner to win a $100 million radar contract. Navy officer Berlin is accused of taking payments and steering decisions, with charges of defrauding the Navy and Air Force. If convicted, penalties could reach decades in prison and multi million dollar fines. The case also names Kaub, Sullivan, and Schnittjer and notes Teledyne’s firm stance amid a government deal offer.
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Teledyne Electronics
Teledyne Industries
Newberry Park
Calif
Navy
Stuart Berlin
Fred Lackner
William Parkin
Teledyne
Parkin
Lackner
Stuart E. Berlin
Hudson
Berlin
Justice Department
George Kaub
Eugene Sullivan
Dale Schnittjer
Bush picks top aides for State posts amid centrist shift
Lawrence Eagleburger named deputy secretary of state under President elect Bush. Vernon Walters Henry Catto Donald Gregg Joseph Reed and other Baker associates receive ambassador and senior posts signaling a centrist foreign policy. Margaret Tutwiler Zoellick and Dennis Ross join key State Department roles.
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Washington
Lawrence Eagleburger
Henry Kissinger
Bush Friday
State Department
James Baker
Bush-Baker
U.S
Bush
Baker
Reagan
United Nations
Vernon Walters
West Germany
Walters
CIA
Henry Catto
Great Britain
el Salvador
Protocol
Defense Department
South Korea
Gregg
Seoul
Joseph Reed
United Nations Secretariat
Reed
Rockefeller
Iran
United States
Morocco
U.N
Department
Margaret Tutwiler
Robert Zoellick
Dennis Ross
National Security Council
Ross
Middle East
White House
Libya airs disputed U S downing photos amid UN clash
United States officials released enlarged images of a Libyan MiG 23 Flogger with what they say are two Apex and two Aphid missiles visible on the wings. Libya and allies dispute the U S account, calling it fabrication and asserting 14 U S jets attacked two Libyan fighters.
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Libya
U.S
United States
Walters
Security Council
Libyan Information Ministry
Paris
Eduard Shevardnadze
George Shultz
Shultz
Shevardnadze
Moscow
State Department
France
Canada
Egypt
Rabta
Tripoli
London
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Donald Gregg
Rajab Abou Dabbous
Beth
Men
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