West Bank clashes leave multiple dead amid protests
Arabs killed a suspected collaborator and a Palestinian protester died in Israeli gunfire as hundreds of women demonstrated after a PLO call. Hospitals reported wounded protesters while the army cited a settler shooting and UN tallies noted rising fatalities since December riots.
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DOJ official backs higher congressional pay to end ethics double standard
A Justice Department official urged raising congressional pay to as much as 175000 to end the double standard that exempts senators and representatives from federal ethics laws. Assistant Attorney General William Weld said it is illogical to criminalize executive pay while letting Congress accept fees or honoraria.
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Justice Department
National Press Club
William Weld
Executive Branch
Congress
Navy Submarine Upgrade Overruns Hit 1.3 Billion
The Navy reports a 1.3 billion overrun on upgrading Los Angeles class submarines. Delays at production yards push 23 subs into the 1990s with about a 5.9 percent price rise over target. The service says funds are on hand to cover the extra cost.
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Navy
Soviet to impose progressive income tax to curb private wealth
In Moscow Mikhail Gorbachev announced a progressive income tax to curb wealth in private cooperatives. He spoke to workers at a ball-bearing plant and warned against shortages being exploited for profit, signaling tax reform to address inequality and calm public fears.
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Protests injure 300 as Tibet unrest debated by agency
The New China News Agency reports more than 300 police injured in Tibet riots on Saturday with no gunfire acknowledged. It cites one officer killed and 309 hurt, including 29 serious, while observers say up to nine people died.
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China
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New HIV Pneumonia Test Improves Detection
NIH researchers led by Dr Joseph Kovacs report a new immunofluorescence method analyzing sputum with monoclonal antibodies detects pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, a deadly AIDS hallmark, more efficiently than traditional tests and aims for release within six months.
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