U.S. House panel backs sanctions over South Africa crisis
In Cape Town clashes rage near Crossroads squatter camp as hundreds of black vigilantes clash with anti-government forces amid a month of bloodshed. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a sanctions package targeting South Africa, threatening private American investments and imports, with further steps if apartheid continues.
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Baptists elect fundamentalist head once again
The Southern Baptists chose Rev. Adrian Rogers of Memphis as president for the eighth straight year, a defeat for moderates and a win for doctrinaire conservatives. Rogers won 21,201 votes to 17,898 for Rev. Winfred Moore, amid high rhetoric on cleansing liberal influences and strengthening the denomination.
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Protesters disrupt clinic owner at NAF convention in Kansas City
At a National Abortion Federation meeting in Kansas City, about 15 protesters interrupted a news conference by William R. Baird, who runs clinics in Boston and New York. Officers stood by as demonstrators shouted insults such as butcher and baby killer, while Baird complained to police and city officials about security. The protest stemmed from ongoing clashes between anti abortion activists and pro choice groups, with NOW suing Scheidler and others for alleged antitrust violations over harassment tactics.
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Billy Carter Returns to Plains in New Venture
Billy Carter, brother of former President Jimmy Carter, returns to Plains Georgia where he once ran a service station and earned a reputation as a beer-guzzling “good ol boy.” Now abstinent, he left Waycross in 1982 where he was vice president of Scott Housing Systems Inc and has begun a mobile home sales business.
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Seattle death row for drifter who killed four in a Christmas Eve attack
A King County jury sentenced 27 year old David L. Rice to death for the bludgeoning and stabbing deaths of lawyer Charles Goldmark his wife Annie and their two sons Colin and Derek in their Seattle home. Rice argued the killing stemmed from a belief the lawyer was a communist. The case concluded after Rice was convicted on Thursday.
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Airliner crash near Cairo kills twenty five aboard
An Egyptian airliner diverted to Alexandria due to sandstorms caught fire and crashed on its return to Cairo killing 20 of the 25 aboard all Egyptians. The incident occurred as authorities reported other Middle East events including naval attacks in Iraq and Libyan anniversary ceremonies.
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