Lawmakership feds for killing drug probe at lab
Washington area lawmakers criticized the Energy Department for halting Operation Snowstorm a nine month undercover probe into drug trafficking at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Witnesses say 127 employees were under scrutiny when the inquiry ended in 1986 amid concerns over public stigma and security.
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Dingell
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Energy
Joseph Salgado
David Leary
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Leary
John Hunt
Armenian lawmakers back Nagorno Karabakh annexation move
Armenia's Supreme Soviet approved joining the Nagorno Karabakh region to Armenia defying Moscow and Azerbaijan's rejection. Granit Voskanian announced the decision from Yerevan after a live TV broadcast as protests and ethnic tensions amplified the constitutional crisis.
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Wedtech rival investigated after Wallach memos to Meese
The Army investigates a Houston firm Garcia Ordnance Corp after Wallach memos to Edwin Meese echo its later critical Army report. The probe led to indictments of twelve Garcia officers, eleven acquitted last year. Fate of Meese's involvement remains unclear as to influence on the case.
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Supreme Court limits CIA firing power in agent suit
The Supreme Court, in a 6 2 decision, rules the CIA cannot fire employees at will without court review under the 1947 act, restricting the director's national security discretion. New York attorney general Robert Abrams probes possible hoax in Tawana Brawley case and subpoenas Perry McKinnon, a former Sharpton aide, amid doubts in the advisers' circle.
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Dalai Lama Calls for Limited Tibet Independence in Europe
In Strasbourg, the Dalai Lama urged China to grant Tibet limited autonomy while allowing it to manage foreign affairs and keep troops. Speaking at the European Parliament, he urged a middle way.
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France
Dalai Lama
Tibet
China
Ties Restored as Paris and Tehran Announce Iran Talks Restart
France and Iran agreed to resume diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors soon, fulfilling a pledge tied to releasing the last three French hostages in Lebanon. The announcements came from Paris and Tehran, signaling a step to normalize ties eleven months after a break.
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Lebanon
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Tehran
Working moms become national norm amid Census figures
The Census Bureau reports that 50.8 percent of new mothers worked or sought work within a year of birth, up from 49.8 percent the previous year and far above 31 percent in 1976. Analyst Martin OConnell notes the shift toward a standard labor force participation.
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Census Bureau
Martin O’connell
Bureau
French woman claims to be grandmother of mystery boy
A Paris based French woman told officials she is the boy Sabat’s grandmother after recognizing a photo on TV. Sabat, a deaf boy with Mexico guardians, wandered near Juarez last November and could not identify his origins. The woman provided a French son’s El Paso address, but his family had moved in 1987, hindering verification.
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Paris
U.S
Christopher English
Normandy
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Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
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Terry Kincaid
FBI
IRA Bomb Kills Six Soldiers in Lisburn Attack
A booby trap bomb attached to an unmarked military van exploded in Lisburn near Belfast as about 4000 runners finished a charity race, killing six soldiers and injuring at least ten civilians. The IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing and a Belfast shooting.
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Irish National Liberation Army
Southern Baptists modify priesthood of believers doctrine
Southern Baptist representatives in San Antonio toned down a core doctrine that endorses members' right to dissent from clergy. The resolution limits the priesthood of the believer by stressing obedience to the pastor's authority within the local church, modifying a hallmark of Protestant reform.
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Texas
Southern Baptist
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