Taiwan’s Chiang Ching kuo dies triggers native successor
Chiang Ching kuo died of a heart attack at 77 and was succeeded by Lee Teng Hui the first native Taiwanese president sworn in under the constitution. Lee is seen continuing liberalization efforts though reforms may slow as Taiwan moves toward a consultative leadership with the goal of eventual unification with China under Nationalists. Premier Yu Kuo hwa called the loss irredeemable amid national sorrow.
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Japanese leader backs lower rates amid dollar decline
Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita told President Reagan Japan will ease interest rates to spur growth and imports. Both nations pursue talks on Japan public works access while framing a broader plan for productive discussions. The White House stresses the plan is not a full resolution.
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France allows some Iranian expellees to return for humanitarian reasons
Paris says seven Iranians expelled to Gabon may return for humanitarian reasons and the remaining expellees will be moved to Spain. The Interior Ministry notes the decision ends hunger strikes abroad by supporters of the Iranian Resistance.
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Earliest Ancestor Bacteria Likely Smelled Like Rotten Eggs
New study suggests all life descends from a 3.5 billion year old bacterial ancestor that thrived in near boiling water and emitted hydrogen sulfide. Researcher James Lake of UC Los Angeles describes a deepest branch of the tree of life found through over a million genetic comparisons.
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Israel Expels Four Palestinians Amid Rising West Bank Violence
Israel expelled four Palestinian activists to southeast Lebanon in rough weather, each given 50 and sent by taxi. Two Arabs were killed in West Bank Gaza violence as protests and unrest widen. Rabin blamed despair, while a UN visit sparked a clash. The death toll rose with a 19-year-old shot near Ramallah and a Jabaliya boy wounded in a separate camp incident.
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Minneapolis ad agency loses client over insulting photo
Fallon McElligott faced backlash from feminist groups after sending a photo of an African boy kissing a cow to a woman who criticized an ad. Kay Taylor of the Minnesota Women's Consortium condemned the act, and US West withdrew as a client, citing the incident.
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Cocaine Use Drops Among High School Seniors
A University of Michigan survey shows a substantial decline in cocaine use among more than 16,000 seniors from about 12.7 percent in 1986 to 10.3 percent in 1987. The share reporting current use fell to 4.3 percent, with perceived great risk rising to 48 percent.
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Reagan plans routine six month cancer checkup Friday
President Reagan said he felt well after a sleepless night from an upset stomach and nausea. He will be hospitalized Friday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center for a six month cancer checkup including a colonoscopy, chest X ray, stress test, and CAT scan to guard against a recurr ence of colon cancer.
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