Yeltsin Wins First in Soviet Republic Vote Runoff To Come
Boris Yeltsin topped a Communist Party hard-liner in parliamentary voting for the presidency of the Soviet Union's largest republic Moscow. He fell 34 votes short of immediate election and will again face hard liner Ivan Polozkov in a runoff in the Congress of People's Deputies.
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Mandela bodyguard convicted in Seipei death
A South African judge convicted Jerry Richardson, 41, Winnie Mandela's former chief bodyguard, of murdering 14 year old James Stompie Seipei Moeketsi at Mandela's home on January 1, 1989, with Winnie Mandela present.
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Arafat urges U.N. force to shield Arabs in occupied territories
In Geneva Yasser Arafat presses the U N Security Council for an emergency international force to protect Arabs in the Israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza. He demands end to the occupation and sanctions against Israel.
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Passions fade as Alice actor Vic Tayback dies at 60
Hollywood reports Vic Tayback, famed for his Mel Sharples role on the TV series Alice, died early Friday of a heart attack at Glendale Adventist Medical Center. He was 60, collapsed at home after stepping from bed.
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Ohio Sued for 8.4 Million Overcharges at Camp Perry
The Justice Department filed an $8.4 million False Claims Act suit accusing Ohio of overcharging the Army National Guard Bureau for labor utilities and materials at Camp Perry in northwest Ohio.
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F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Georgia Killing Two
An Air Force F-16A on a Moody AFB training flight from Valdosta to Lake George Weapons Range in Florida crashed into a rural Georgia residential area. The pilot and a housekeeper were killed as two homes burned and debris spread onto a highway.
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Lab offers simple scenario for USS Iowa blast
Sandia National Laboratory officials told Congress that a very simple scenario could explain the gun turret blast that killed 47 sailors aboard the USS Iowa in 1989. They suggested powder bags could explode if pressed too hard by a rammer, challenging Navy conclusions of accidental ignition versus sabotage.
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Economic price plan triggers panic in the Soviet Union
Moscow reports say Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov urged consumers to curb panic buying after announcing sharp price increases. Gorbatchev voiced support for market reform while opposition lawmakers pressed for a no confidence vote. Ryzhkov warned of growing tension as bread prices jump July 1.
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Two activists charged after California bomb blast
In Oakland California two Earth First! supporters Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were arrested on charges of possession and transportation of explosives after a car bomb exploded injuring Bari with a fractured pelvis and Cherney with a head wound. Police say the device was transported in the car and likely detonated by accident while Bari and Cherney were en route to a rally near UC Santa Cruz. Bari remained hospitalized in stable condition.
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Gorbachev warns on German NATO membership and troops
Mikhail Gorbachev stated the Soviet Union would keep troops in eastern Germany if a reunified Germany joins NATO and would reassess European arms talks. He urged Germany possibly joining both NATO and the Warsaw Pact, signaling a high price for NATO membership.
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