Former Honduran general Gustavo Alvarez Martinez assassinated
In Tegucigalpa six gunmen fired on the car of former armed forces chief and Nicaraguan rebel founder Gustavo Alvarez Martinez near his Florencia district home. He died from gunshot wounds. Police had no confirmation of an anonymous claim of responsibility by the Popular Liberation Forces.
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Dali Buried Amid Surreal Artifacts at Theater Museum Dali
Salvador Dali was buried in Figueras inside the Theater Museum Dali beside a shower-equipped Cadillac and a painting of a woman's torso. Thousands watched as four workers in Dali-designed uniforms carried the coffin through the museum’s arched entrance. The museum previously hosted his first exhibition 71 years earlier when he was 14.
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Survivors halted as Sharora to be common grave
Officials abandoned hope of finding more survivors after the earthquake and mudslide that hit three mountain villages. The Sharora settlement would be dedicated as a common grave, and the death toll was revised to about a quarter of the initial 1,000 estimate.
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JFK airport lounge fire injures 11 in three alarms
A three alarm fire at JFK International Arrivals building lounge left 11 people with smoke inhalation. Civilians Port Authority officers and firefighters were among the injured as authorities investigated a cause not yet known. Oliver North subpoena targets Hamilton and McCurdy for Iran Contra trial.
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Senate bill would reject pay raise pressure in Congress
Nearly a quarter of the Senate sponsors legislation to reject a 50 percent congressional pay raise and roll back the increase if the House allows it to become law by inaction. Senators Pressler and Grassley lead the effort with Harkin among sponsors, while the House shows little interest in a vote.
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Bush forms ethics panel to review conflict rules
President Bush announced an eight member President's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform to propose a clear conduct code and updated conflict of interest standards. He urged balanced rules that avoid restricting capable people from public service and ordered recommendations by March 9.
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Kabul Prepares for Siege as Soviets Distribute Rations
In Kabul the mayor reports a three month food and fuel stock for the capital as Soviet troops hand out emergency rations. U N aid officials warn far more aid is needed to avert disaster while guerrillas attack supply convoys ahead of the Soviet withdrawal.
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Brown claims victory in race for DNC chair
Ronald Brown, who ran operations for Jesse Jackson at the 1988 convention, declared victory after receiving the endorsement of rival Rick Wiener, Michigan Democratic Party chairman. Wiener backed Brown, signaling broad support as Jones and Stanton remained in the race. The DNC will elect a new chair on Feb. 10 in Washington. Iowa chair Bonnie Campbell said Brown has Iowa’s vote and seeks a smooth nomination calendar.
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