Chissano Named Mozambique President After Machel Death
Joaquim Chissano 47 was elected president by the Frelimo Central Committee in Maputo, succeeding Samora Machel who perished in a plane crash near South Africa. The move follows Machel's funeral as debates over the crash's handling and regional destabilization persist.
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Court blocks anti abortion funding and ends busing desegregation
The Supreme Court 5 3 limits state aid cuts to groups offering abortion services and ends forced busing for desegregation in Norfolk Virginia. It also weighs bail for dangerous defendants and other cases.
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Aquino deems cease-fire proposal a step forward
President Corazon Aquino on Monday described a Communist cease-fire proposal as a step forward and said negotiators from both sides would meet this week to discuss details. The Communist plan offers a 100 day cease-fire beginning in December.
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Corazon Aquino
U.S. Ambassador Perkins Sworn in South Africa
Edward Perkins was sworn in as the new U.S. Ambassador to South Africa at a State Department ceremony on Monday.
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Four Bodies Recovered After Coast Guard Helicopter Crash
Search teams recovered four bodies from the wreckage of a twin engine Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into a hillside on Ugak Island during a medical mission. Two missing aboard the helicopter remained unaccounted for as officials planned to resume the search.
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Glenn Rosenholm
Kissinger Seeks Block On Penthouse Interview News
A New York judge rejected Henry Kissinger’s bid to block distribution of a Penthouse issue featuring an interview. Kissinger alleges the magazine unauthorizedly used material from an upcoming book on 20th-century statesmen and seeks multimillion-dollar damages.
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Newborn saved after mother jumps to death in tower
In Chicago a newborn girl was delivered by two firefighters at a train yard light tower after Connie Horan New Lenox jumped to her death. The infant was flown to Wyler Children’s Hospital in fair condition while the mother died at Blue Island hospital.
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U N Assembly backs Nicaragua on aid to contras
The General Assembly voted 94 to 3 with 47 abstentions to urge the United States to end support for the Nicaraguan contras in line with a World Court ruling. El Salvador and Israel joined the U S in voting no. Nicaragua staged the vote after a Security Council veto.
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