Communists Lead in Bulgaria Electoral Returns
Early returns show the renamed Communist Party with about 47 percent of the vote while the Union of Democratic Forces trails with 34 percent as Reform Communist leaders including President Petar Mladenov gain support after Todor Zhivkov's ouster.
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Newfoundland Premier hints at referendum on Canada accord
Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells says he faced extreme pressure to sign the accord and may defer to his legislature or a public referendum. He rejects pressure tactics and suggests a provincial vote on the constitutional amendments, possibly delaying beyond the June 23 deadline.
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Quebec
Newfoundland
Clyde Wells
Liberian rebels seize international airport and plantation
Rebels won control of Liberia's international airport and recaptured much of a rubber plantation near Monrovia. Witnesses reported the gains on Sunday as peace talks with President Samuel Doe's government loomed. Hundreds of foreigners gathered at a city airfield for evacuation flights.
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Liberia
Samuel Doe
IRA Suspected in London Barracks Bomb Blast
A bomb exploded at the Honorable Artillery Company barracks near London’s financial district during a civilian birthday party, injuring 17 people. Police said the attack carried all the hallmarks of the IRA, with all victims identified as civilians.
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Tombs of U S Jews vandalized in Jerusalem cemetery
Police say 80 tombstones in the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery were smashed in the American section. An Arab guard was questioned, but no suspects were named. The site is the world’s largest and oldest Jewish graveyard on the biblical mount overlooking the Old City.
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Lightning kills father and son at golf course
Robert K. Simcox aged 67 and his son Eric Allen Simcox aged 31 were struck by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree during a storm at Cummings Cove Golf Course in Henderson County. Authorities released the sheriff's statement detailing the fatalities.
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N.C
Robert K. Simcox
Eric Allen Simcox
Cummings Cove
Henderson County
Czech Civic Forum wins broad majority in first free Czech elections
Civic Forum and the Slovak Public Against Violence secured a sweeping victory in Czechoslovakia's first free elections since 1946, with roughly 169 to 171 seats in the 300-member Federal Assembly and a 96 percent voter turnout. The Communists trailed in second, Christians Democrats third, as Civic Forum signals a broad coalition government to push economic reforms.
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Los Angeles Times
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Slovakia
Federal Assembly
Public Against Violence
Christian Democrats
Crown jewels hidden in Windsor Lake during World War II
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Britain's crown jewels, led by the 108 karat Koh-i-Noor diamond, were moved from the Tower of London to Windsor Castle in 1940 to shield them from a potential German invasion. King George VI and librarian Sir Owen Morshead knew the hiding place, but the exact storage location remains undisclosed.
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Sunday Telegraph
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Morshead
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Woman killed after affair with married FBI agent in Kentucky
Shelby Ward recounts that her sister Susan Daniels Smith, an FBI informant, was strangled after threatening to expose an affair and pregnancy to the agent's wife. The unnamed FBI agent, identified as Mark Putnam, allegedly confessed to killing Smith during an argument and was to plead guilty to manslaughter. Skeletal remains found are believed to be Smith. Ward plans possible civil action to support Smith's children.
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Shelby Ward
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Greg Jones
Washington
Mark Putnam
Billy Joe Daniels
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Putnam
Pikeville
Fujimori Defeats Llosa for Peru Presidency in Runoff
Alberto Fujimori, a political outsider, defeats Mario Vargas Llosa in a runoff to become Peru’s president. He vows to boost the economy and combat drug trafficking amid guerrilla attacks. Vargas Llosa concedes. Unrest and a voter death accompany polling day as Peru faces a $20 billion foreign debt and a $100 million deficit.
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Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Mario Vargas Llosa
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Bermuda Star Freed After Running Aground In Fog
The cruise liner Bermuda Star, 617 feet, ran aground in heavy fog off Woods Hole Massachusetts. Tugboats freed the vessel at 9 10 p m and anchored it in Buzzards Bay as divers patched hull holes with no injuries reported.
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Mass
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Coast Guard
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