Curfew Lifted in Soweto Amidst Violence Toll
South Africa ends the night curfew in Soweto marking a ANC supported victory for Mandela. Curfew remains in three other townships hit by recent violence amid ongoing unrest. Belgian paratroopers enter Rwanda with French forces to quell rebels as fire diminishes around Kigali. The Slovenian army seizes regional defense headquarters in Ljubljana prompting protests and police containment. North Korea condemns Moscow for recognizing Seoul with diplomatic ties and a multi billion dollar deal.
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Soweto
Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
Rwanda
Nairobi
Kenya
Belgium
Kigali
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Protests Rock Osaka as 1000+ rally against police corruption
In Osaka, Japan, more than 1,000 protesters took to the streets over police corruption, burning barricades and throwing fire bombs and rocks at riot troopers in Nishinari district. At least 106 people were injured, including 83 police, in a violence that surprised Japan’s usually calm public-issue climate.
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Osaka
Japan
Nishinari
Renegade colonel surrenders after Mindanao revolt
In the Philippines, Col. Alexander Noble surrendered unconditionally at 3 am to Sen. Aquilino Pimentel after leading a rebellion that seized camps in Butuan and Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao. Government troops rounded up followers and tightened the noose around rebels as mutineers fled or surrendered.
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Philippines
Alexander Noble
Aquilino Pimentel
Renato de Villa
Noble
Butuan
Cagayan de Oro
Mindanao
de Villa
Camp Evangelista
4Th Infantry
Pimentel
Iligan
Germany Accepts Treaty and Sets Nationwide Balloting Law
The German Parliament ratified an international treaty ending Allied special rights and approved a new balloting law paving nationwide elections on Dec 2. Eastern lawmakers joined 519 West German members, marking a historic all-German parliament in Bonn.
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Germany
East Germany
West Germany
Mecklenburg
Conrad-Michael Lehment
Free Democrats
Bundestag
Rita Suessmuth
Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Nazi Germany
Lufthansa
Moscow
Guinness Book of Records 1991 Adds 3000 New Feats
The 1991 edition lists 3,000 new records including Dale Lyons 29.9 miles with an egg on a spoon, the Royal Army Ordinance Corps round the world drive of 25,187.8 miles in 39 days, and a 7,080 pound popsicle at Lawrence University. Also noted are a 111 feet 3 inch pizza diameter in Singapore and a 360 square foot Yorkshire pudding by Britain's Army Catering Corps.
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Guinness Book of Records
Dale Lyons
Royal Army Ordinance Corps
Singapore
Britain
Army Catering Corps
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Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire
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Wjar
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First Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lebeda
Mattress Police
7Th Ave
Marion
Westdale
Bettendorf
Cedar Falls
Davenport
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