Gorbachev warns against secession and civil conflict
In Moscow, President Gorbachev says a Soviet breakup could trigger bloodshed and civil conflict and vows to use constitutional power to prevent secession. The Supreme Soviet endorsed plans to reorganize the executive, urged prompt talks with republics, and warned of consequences if central authority collapses.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Supreme Soviet
Frugal millionaire Beeson leaves 80 million to schools and church
Beeson left more than 80 million dollars to Samford University Asbury Theological Seminary and other institutions. The bulk goes to Samford and Asbury, each receiving 38.8 million. Beeson and his wife Orlean lived modestly in Birmingham and had no children.
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Ralph Waldo Beeson
Samford University
Birmingham
Ala
Samford
Geron Hodges
Beeson
Hodges
Thomas Corts
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore
Tennessee
North Carolina
Independent Presbyterian Church
Orlean
Lawyer seeks juvenile trial in rape and murder case
In Suffolk Superior Court a judge denied bail for one of five juveniles charged in the Halloween rape and murder of Kimberly Rae Harbour. The defense urges juveline treatment, arguing the defendant is 15 with no prior record. A black community leader called for the police commissioner’s ouster over the case.
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Boston
Juliane Balliro
Suffolk Superior Court
Kimberly Rae Harbour
Suffolk County
City
Francis Roache
Sadiki Kambon
Harbour
Roxbury
Bush Salinas Meet On Trade Jobs In Agualeguas Lunch
Presidents Bush and Salinas de Gortari plan a sixth meeting in Agualeguas to press free trade and its effects on jobs in both nations. Commerce Secretary Mosbacher will lead a U.S. business delegation to discuss trade specifics during thevisit.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Bush
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Agualeguas
Mexico
Robert Mosbacher
Salinas
U.S
Four Fishermen Feared Dead After Submarine Collision
Four trawler fishermen are missing and feared dead after the British submarine HMS Trenchant snagged their gear and pulled the 52 foot Antares under in the Firth of Clyde off southwestern Scotland. Defense Minister Archie Hamilton said the search continues and an inquiry will examine how the incident occurred. The wreckage was located by underwater video equipment at 390 feet deep.
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Kirgizia
Supreme Soviet
Gorbachev
Council of Ministers
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Izvestia
Ryzhkov
Anatoly Sobchak
Leningrad
London
Archie Hamilton
House of Commons
Hamilton
Royal Navy
The
Transportation Department
HMS_ Trenchant
Firth of Clyde
Scotland
Antares
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Cedar Rapids
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Tiffany Designs
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