German firm linked to Iraq chemical weapon concern
Darmstadt prosecutor says Preussag of Hanover shipped containers and equipment to Iraq that could have been used to produce chemical weapons. The case centers on whether the company knew the goods would aid chemical weapon production. the act itself is not illegal in West Germany.
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West Germany
Iraq
Darmstadt
Thomas Brand
Preussag Company
Hanover
Polish priest murdered amid shrine for Soviet victims
In Warsaw a 74-year-old priest Rev Stefan Niedzielak who built a shrine for Poles killed in the Soviet Union was found dead in his apartment with signs of foul play. The scene suggested ransacking and he lay face down with blood, with an autopsy planned.
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Poland
Soviet Union
Stefan Niedzielak
Wojciech Ziembinski
Public pays respect to Hirohito in palace open days
In Tokyo more than 164 thousand people filed past a portrait of Emperor Hirohito as the Imperial Palace opened to the public for the first time since his death. Palace officials said 164300 visitors had come by last night on the first of three days of access, aided by sunny weather.
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Inmate Threat Allegations Prompt Probe of Prison Guard Case
Authorities review misconduct claims by investigators in a prison guard corruption probe. A work release inmate said two investigators threatened him with hanging, shooting, or rape by other prisoners if he did not implicate a guard in an alleged February 1988 beating.
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District Attorney’s Office
The
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Duke Leads White Supremacy Bid In Louisiana Primary
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke topped seven candidates in a suburban Louisiana state House race with 33 percent of the vote. The district is described as 99 percent white and the result signals renewed interest in white supremacy.
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New Orleans
Arafat rejects proposal for limited Palestinian rule
PLO chairman Yasser Arafat rejected Rabin's plan for limited self rule and elections to pick peace negotiators. He said the proposal is a new trick to break the Israeli bottleneck and urged continued uprising until Palestinians establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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SeOUl Protesters Clash With Police Over Roh Tae-woo Rule
Police and thousands of protesters clash in Seoul as demonstrators call for Roh Tae-woo's ouster and U.S. troop expulsion. Riot troopers fire tear gas grenades, with some protesters injured or detained amid sustained street clashes near the Democratic Justice Party headquarters.
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South Korea
Roh Tae-woo
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Democratic Justice Party
Solidarity Backs Talks on Legalizing Union Status
Solidarity welcomes the government offer to negotiate legalizing the outlawed union and says talks should start soon to tackle Poland's economic and social ills. Lech Walesa warns against premature optimism while the group agrees to meet within Polish law and its statutes. Prime Minister Rakowski says Solidarity could become an opposition party but would need to renounce its trade union status.
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Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
East Bloc
Mieczyslaw Rakowski
Tamil Nadu Vote Signals Setback for Gandhi Party
Rajiv Gandhi's Congress faced a decisive setback in Tamil Nadu with eight of 38 seats counted and the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leading at 27. The national election looms as a key test of Gandhi's popularity outside his traditional northern base. ARJUN SINGH faced a separate resignation call over charity funds in Madhya Pradesh amid a court inquiry.
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India
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Tamil Nadu
Congress Party
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Sun
Madhya Pradesh
Arjun Singh
Bhopal
Nagaland
Mizoram
The
Press Trust of India
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