Remains of MIAs Released in Largest Repatriation Yet
Vietnam handed over 38 remains believed to be American servicemen missing in Vietnam in the largest repatriation to date. The remains were sent to Hawaii for identification by U.S. experts after a Hanoi ceremony. Four teams of investigators completed 10 days of MIA probe as part of ongoing cooperation to resolve cases.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
Thomas J. Boyd
U.S. Pacific Command
Hanoi
Noi Bai
U.S. Air Force
Boyd
Hawaii
U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory
United States
Washington
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Indochina
Reenactments mark Great Trek as Afrikaner divisions clash
In Johannesburg two rival white Afrikaner groups stage Great Trek re enactments near Pretoria to demonstrate political rifts over reform. Leaders of the National Party and hard liners prepare for events tied to the Day of the Vow, with President Botha to speak at the Voortrekker Monument gathering.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPS
Pretoria
Cape Town
Britain
Natal
Union of
National Party
Blood River
Pieter W. Botha
Federation of Afrikaans
Voortrekker Monument
Bilak resigns from Czech Communist leadership
Vasil Bilak, a hard liner who supported the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion, gave up all Communist Party posts including his Politburo seat. Josef Kempny also left. Bilak, 71, opposed perestroika style reforms and his exit followed a Central Committee meeting.
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Bilak
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
CTK
Vasil Bilak
Josef Kempny
Mikhail Gorbachev
Fugitives from Bolivian cocaine ring escape before trial
Four dismissed soldiers including Gen Gustavo Arrazola Valenzuela Col Jose Carvallo Davila Capt Edgar Castro Chavarria and Sgt Simon Lanza Carrillo fled from guards while being moved to holding cells ahead of trial for alleged cocaine trafficking. They faced up to 20 years under new anti narcotics laws.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Gustavo Arrazola Valenzuela
Jose Carvallo Davila
Edgar Castro Chavarria
Simon Lanza Carrillo
Nicolas Anaya
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Chapare
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Conover Furniture Works
Conover Square
Oregon, Ill
Landstrom
Wellington
Jewelry & Gifts
Tegon, Ill
Medical Arts Clinic
Norma
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