U S challenges Meese on 720000 lawyer fees
The Justice Department questions Edwin Meese’s claim for more than 720000 dollars in legal fees from the independent counsel investigation. Meese’s team billed up to 250 dollars an hour and a federal court ordered documentation to back reimbursement.
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Dole pressures Weinberger on defense spending and deficits
Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole lambasted Caspar Weinberger for resisting deficit cuts and using inflated Pentagon figures. He warned steady defense spending threatens GOP budget talks and urged restraint as White House aides and senators eyed a possible freeze on cost of living increases and military reduction.
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Worry Over Methyl Isocyanate Tank Called Eliminated
Union Carbide official Jackson Browning said immediate action on an internal safety report about a possible runaway reaction in a methyl isocyanate tank in West Virginia eliminated the concern by changing operating procedures. A separate report notes a beach in Palm Beach County where 1100 pounds of cocaine were found in 15 duffel bags with a street value near 200 million dollars.
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Guidelines Support Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued guidelines recommending many women with prior Caesarean sections may attempt labor and vaginal delivery if no recurring conditions exist and the previous surgery used a low horizontal uterus incision. The guidance cites lower risks and costs for vaginal birth.
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Pope calls meeting to review Vatican II
Pope John Paul II announced a special worldwide bishops conference to review Vatican II and prepare the church for the next millennium. The extraordinary general synod will include Eastern Church leaders and will run from November 25 to December 8.
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Defense aide shot to death in Paris area
Rene Audran, 56, director of international affairs in the French Defense Ministry armaments division, was ambushed and shot eight times as he arrived home to La Celle Saint Cloud west of Paris. The left wing group Direct Action claimed responsibility in a case described as quick and witnessed by none. An anonymous AFP caller cited the commando and referenced a 1978 RAF member killed in Nuremberg.
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Discovery crew quietly launches spy satellite
Five astronauts aboard Discovery released a $300 million satellite from the shuttle into space at 6 a.m. CST on the first full day in orbit. The 24.4 ton platform aimed to eavesdrop on Soviet military and diplomatic communications from a 22 300 mile high station south of the USSR, with officials silent on mission details.
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Thatcher rebuff claim used in street solicitation debate
Nicholas Fairbairn alleged Margaret Thatcher once refused a tipsy VIP, prompting him to oppose a bill criminalizing street solicitation by prostitutes. Thatcher’s office denies the incident. Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey wed Sarah Menikides in a secret London ceremony with three witnesses. Frank Zappa faces a $12 million class action by ex Mothers of Invention members over album and film proceeds.
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Los Angeles
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Austrian Chancellor censures defense minister over Nazi war criminal meeting
Chancellor Fred Sinowatz denounced Defense Minister Friedhelm Frischenschlager for meeting Walter Reder, a former SS officer involved in mass killings, calling the act a serious political mistake. In Graz the minister said he escorted Reder to keep his return secret. Swiss police say Axel Springer’s grandson Axel Sven Springer was kidnapped near a boarding school after two men in carnival masks abducted him and drove away. he was released at Zurich airport.
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Markus Reinhart
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First general elections set for June in Turkish Cypriot state
Ankara reports that the self proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will hold its first general elections on June 23. Leader Rauf Denktash says the vote will not close doors to a federal Cyprus solution. The disclosure follows a New York summit collapse with Spyros Kyprianou.
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Sharon Loses Libel Suit in New York Against Time Inc
Defense Minister Ariel Sharon lost his $50 million libel suit against Time Inc in New York but will seek relief in an Israeli court. Attorney Dov Weisglass said a suit against Time’s European subsidiary distributing Time in Israel remains pending in Tel Aviv District Court.
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Botha Oval Office Promise Expands Black Political Voice
South Africans outside tribal homelands will gain political participation at higher levels, said President P W Botha in Cape Town as parliament opened. He insisted white Afrikaner dominance remains intact and urban blacks may be counted as separate entities with limited citizenship options.
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