Soviets vow to join fight against drugs
Deputy interior minister Sergeyev Troshin announced that more than 1.5 million Soviets use illegal drugs and that the underground economy earns about $1.8 billion yearly from drug sales. He spoke on the first day of a conference of European anti drug agencies, noting rising western contact and potential worsening trends.
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Navy sailor intrudes into California home after drinking
Police woke an uninvited 22 year old Navy man at a San Jose apartment after a drunken Saturday night. He admitted climbing through an open window and going to bed, thinking he was entering his Moffett Field barracks about half a mile away. The family did not press charges and he was released. The Mercury News did not name either party.
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Van Allen urges return to unmanned space exploration
Iowa City university professor James Van Allen urged a shift back to unmanned launch vehicles in NASA policy. He told a Washington advisory panel that unmanned missions are cheaper and more efficient, calling for a smaller space station and global Earth environment studies.
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South Africa records record political deaths in 1990 rise
In 1990 an average of about 10 people die daily in political violence. The South African Institute of Race Relations reports 3038 deaths since Jan 1, three times higher than last year, amid a brutal slaying of 19 men found in a field in a black township.
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