Bulgarian compromise draft aims to ease ethnic tensions
In Sofia representatives from Bulgaria's many factions reached a compromise plan to restore equal rights and religious freedom for the Turkish minority while preserving national unity and Bulgarian language primacy. The five day debate produced a declaration on minority protections and language policy. In New Delhi the V P Singh government will back petitioners challenging the 470 million settlement with Union Carbide over the 1984 Bhopal disaster, arguing the previous leadership lacked authority to settle criminal liability rights.
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Ex-policeman alleges security forces told to kill oppressors
White ex-policeman Sgt Barney Horn says security forces were ordered to kill anti-government activists and routinely tortured and assaulted blacks at random. He quit after 13 years and released a 25 page affidavit obtained by AP after his tale appeared in Free Weekly. He is among several former officers speaking out on abuses.
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Energy Department to study health effects of weapons cleanup
The Energy Department will prepare two comprehensive studies on the public health and environmental consequences of its program to clean up and modernize atomic weapons plants, signaling a move away from prior secrecy in weapons production. A former Boeing marketing executive was sentenced to two years in prison for passing classified Pentagon documents to Boeing and other defense firms. Richard Lee Fowler, 64, once a civilian Air Force budget analyst, claimed he did not know he was breaking the law.
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Romania bans Communist Party as crowds demand death penalty
Thousands of Romanians Forced the provisional government to outlaw the Communist Party and lift a ban on capital punishment. Acting President Ion Iliescu declared the party outlawed for being taken over by the Ceausescu dictatorship and promised a nationwide referendum on the death penalty amid mass demonstrations in Bucharest. The crowd hailed the move and shouted phrases of support as the crisis highlighted the fragile hold of the new authorities.
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Lithuanian activists blast Gorbachev over secession draft
Sajudis leaders in Vilnius denounce Gorbachev attempt to draft a law on secession as a propaganda trap and an insult to the Lithuanian people. They warn the draft would imply Lithuania is a legal part of the union and could demand economic compensation to Moscow.
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Columbia crew rescues satellite in bold orbital grappling
Space Center Houston AP reports the 11 ton Long Duration Exposure Facility was captured by the space shuttle Columbia at 17 400 mph. Commander Dan Brandenstein guided with Bonnie Dunbar gripping from 50 foot arm. The LDEF will be photographed for four hours before return flight.
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Walsh seeks Noriega papers in Iran Contra probe
Iran Contra prosecutors led by Lawrence Walsh request access to documents seized from Manuel Noriega's headquarters after the invasion. Justice Department will supply access as directed by Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, with details of the request not disclosed. The inquiry centers on Noriega's dealings with Oliver North and John Poindexter.
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Gasoline Supply Worries as Exxon Baton Rouge Plant Halts
Gasoline inventories fell to a 12 year low after refinery shutdowns and extreme cold. Exxon reports its Baton Rouge refinery will not return to full production until mid February, keeping output at about 50 percent while pipelines are replaced after a December explosion killed one worker.
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