Vatican Romanian ties to be renewed after four decades
The Vatican and Romania agreed to re establish diplomatic relations after a 40 year break with a date to be set soon and May cited by Bucharest officials. China lifts martial law in Lhasa as troops were deployed for 14 months prompting cautious Western reaction and ongoing security in the capital.
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Poly Royal festival canceled after mass arrests at Cal Poly
At California Polytechnic State University the 58 year old Poly Royal festival was canceled indefinitely after two nights of clashes between revelers and police leading to 110 arrests. Tear gas and water cannons were used as 14 officers and about 50 partygoers were injured. The event drew 100000 attendees.
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Terrorism declines in 1989 despite American deaths
The State Department reported a sharp drop in worldwide terrorism in 1989 with 528 incidents, down from 856 in 1988. Sixty Americans were killed or wounded in attacks. Syria and Iran remained on the terrorism sponsor list, while Palestinian violence on the West Bank and Gaza was reclassified as intra-ethnic.
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Noriega Defense Seeks Withdrawal Over Frozen Funds
Attorneys for Manuel Noriega filed a motion to withdraw as the U S government froze all their client’s money. They say funds are blocked despite denial of forfeiture, hindering travel depositions and research. They seek relief and note government spending on the case.
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Dioxin Levels in Paper Declared Not a Health Risk
The EPA said coffee filters food wrap and other paper products contain dioxin levels too low for regulation or health concern yet it will push further reductions. It announced new rules to cut dioxin discharges near paper mills and may post fishing advisories for waters adjacent to mills due to potential cancer risk from fish consumption.
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Ex HUD aide testifies Pierce favored grants by politics
DuBois Gilliam, an HUD official now serving 18 months for conspiracy and gratuities, says housing grants under Samuel Pierce Jr. were awarded for friendship and politics, alleging conflict with Pierce’s sworn denial. House subcommittee members cite Gilliam as possibly contradicting Pierce’s May testimony and probe potential criminal bias in multimillion dollar HUD contracts.
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Baltic, Transcaucasian Fronts Push for Immediate Independence Declared
The Latvian People's Front says it has enough support in the new republic parliament to pass a declaration of independence this week following Lithuania and Estonia. Georgia's Nationalists demand a same deadline to negotiate with Moscow. In Ukraine a pro secession party founded on the Helsinki Union base holds 13 seats. Gorbachev’s blockade fails to deter moves toward independence.
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Film of Ceausescu killings questioned by forensic experts
French forensic experts cited by The Baltimore Sun say the 90 minute film of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu’s trial and execution released by Romania’s interim government was faked. They suggest the couple were victims of a coup d etat masked as a popular revolution and that the film shows staged scenes.
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