Poland strike ends at Stalowa Wola plant with pay rise
About 7,000 workers at the Stalowa Wola heavy machinery plant halted a two day strike after management agreed to higher pay and reinstated a coal allowance. Two Solidarity activists were to be reinstated along with 800 tool department workers. Nowa Huta negotiations continue stalled over pay and allowances.
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Los Angeles Times
Warsaw
Poland
Stalowa Wola
Nowa Huta
Solidarity
Grzegorz Surdy
Krakow
France fires on New Caledonian rebels amid crisis
A French navy ship shelled Kanak separatist positions on a beach near Noumea in a rare open assault. Spokesman Philippe Berges called the group rebels as Paris rushes reinforcements after 10 days of hostilities that left 16 gendarmes and seven other French men hostage on Ouvea.
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Los Angeles Times
Noumea
New Caledonia
France
South Pacific
Philippe Berges
Berges
Ouvea
Tere
Dukakis faces criticism from Bush and Jackson in pivotal primaries
In a split Republican and Democratic volley, Bush accuses Dukakis of insufficient toughness on the death penalty while Jackson charges him with being too conservative on spending and education. Dukakis campaigns in Ohio and Indiana urging supporters to take the primary seriously amid a 424-delegate lead.
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Associated Press
Jesse Jackson
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
Jackson
Bush
Dukakis
Ohio
Indiana
Cincinnati
Massachusetts
Cleveland
America
Gay rights march in London protests anti homosexuality law
About 15 000 supporters marched through central London to oppose a government bill to ban local authorities from promoting homosexuality. The protest cited potential censorship of homosexual works and drew Royal Shakespeare Company members and international observers.
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London
Maria Aitken
Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Cashman
Colin
British Broadcasting Corp
United States
New York City
Reagan urges rewrite to allow trade bill signing
President Reagan said he would veto the Congress passed trade bill unless a plant closings notice requirement is removed. He urged prompt action on a revised bill after his veto, citing other provisions as less central to his opposition.
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Reagan
Congress
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Jesse Jackson
White House
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