Missing Noriega ally Gaitan sought after in Vatican Embassy
Panama City report says Captain Asuncion Gaitan, trusted aide to Manuel Noriega, vanished from the Vatican Embassy where he had asylum since December. A broad manhunt followed with U.S. helicopters part of the pursuit. Debriefings described Gaitan as key in directing the military late in Noriega's rule.
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Noriega
Panama City
Panama
Asuncion Gaitan
Manuel Noriega
Vatican
Gaitan
U.S
Gailan
Mountaineering fatalities in Swiss Alps claim 12 lives
Police said seven West Germans and three Swiss died over the weekend in Valais mountains. Six German climbers fell from about 13 200 feet on Mount Aletschorn near Zermatt after slipping on ice. Two Swiss climbers died in another Valais location due to icy conditions. No details on other accidents were released.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Swiss Alps
Aletschorn
Valais
Gorbachev backs referendum on land ownership
In Moscow President Mikhail Gorbachev urged a national referendum on private land ownership as the Soviet Union debates a market economy and the pace of decollectivization. The plan to privatize farming faces hesitation amid political divisions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Supreme Soviet
Mandela cites police crackdown as license to kill
Cape Town reports Mandela accusing a new police crackdown of giving security forces a license to kill. He warned the ANC's national executive would meet today to consider action and hinted supporters might be urged to arm themselves. De Klerk promised further measures this week to curb township clashes near Johannesburg that have killed nearly 800 blacks since August 12.
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Cape Town
South Africa
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
ANC
F.W. de Klerk
Johannesburg
Walesa announces bid for Poland presidency
Solida rity leader Lech Walesa declares he will run for president to accelerate Poland's transition from communism to democracy. He speaks from Gdansk about fulfilling a pledge made in 1980 and aims to lead reforms as early democratic elections approach this fall or spring next year.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Polish Republic
Gdansk
East Bloc
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Soviet Union
Aquino Calls For U S Forces Withdrawal From Philippines
President Corazon Aquino urged an orderly U S withdrawal and launched her first public push to phase out American bases in the Philippines. Police clashed with demonstrators outside the U S Embassy as protests left 17 arrests and seven injuries. Negotiators opened a second round on Clark Air Base Subic Bay and four smaller bases whose lease expires in September 1991.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Philippine
Clark Air Base
Subic Bay Naval Base
Monrovia Ablaze as Nigerian Role Expands in Civil War
Rebels and Doe loyalists clash in Monrovia with heavy artillery and fires. Nigerian jets reportedly strike Taylor positions while Lagos officials hint at deeper regional involvement and a 3,000-strong multinational task force begins deployment.
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Nigeria
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Monrovia
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1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Richard Boucher
United States
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Samuel Doe
Doe
Liberia
British Broadcasting Corp
Lagos
Charles Taylor
Taylor
Keeping Force
Herman Cohen
Africa
Cohen
Prince Johnson
New Life Fitness World
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Iowa City Downtown
Jean Todd
M.D
10Th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids
Suzanne Kresse
Suzanne
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