Reagan testimony in Iran Contra deposition before Poindexter trial
Former President Reagan testified via videotape in the John Poindexter trial on charges tied to Oliver North and the Iran Contra affair. The deposition, conducted at a Los Angeles federal courthouse, spanned 154 questions with follow ups, and was limited to questions about Reagan’s meetings with Poindexter.
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Los Angeles
Reagan
Federal
National Security
John Poindexter
Poindexter
Richard Beckler
Congress
Oliver North
Iran
U.S
Harold Greene
Greene
Bel-Air
Tower Commission
National Security Council
Col. North
Ronald Reagan
U.S. District
Los Angles
Goodwill worker finds $3000 in donated shoe
In St. Petersburg a Goodwill Industries worker found $3000 in a shoe among donations. The cash, $20 and $50 bills in envelopes labeled Mrs Henry Konarske, belonged to Martha Konarske recently deceased. Henry Konarske, recuperating from surgery, said his wife had died and he had donated some belongings.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Goodwill Industries
Fred Kuhrt
Henry Konarske
Goodwill
Martha
Konarske
Trade deficit improves as 1989 ends with smallest five year gap
Washington AP reports a 30 percent December deficit improvement leaving the 1989 total at 108.6 billion, the smallest in five years. The Bush administration calls the year’s 8.4 percent deficit narrowing a sign of opening foreign markets, while private economists note record exports alongside rising imports driven by oil dependence.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
America
Soviet-ruled Germany plan to unite as 16 states with NATO
Bonn report says West and East German leaders draft a 16 state federal union with NATO membership and possible Soviet troop presence in the east. Stoltenberg notes a transitional phase but insists a single defense. Wiesenthal Center cites Nazi victims fears and urges Holocaust inclusion in textbooks and hate-group monitoring.
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Bonn
West Germany
Germany
NATO
Soviet Union
Hitler
Helmut Kohl
Hans Modrow
Simon Wiesenthal
Los Angeles
Gerhard Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg
East Germany
Kohl
Brandenburg
Mecklenburg
Sachsen
Sachsen- Anhalt
Thueringen
U.S
Bjoern Engholm
Schleswig-Holstein
Bush hosts Colombian drug summit faces lingering questions
Washington AP President Bush earned Democratic praise for attending the Colombia drug summit while questions remained about its results and its avoidance of disputes. Sen. Biden urged more focus on crop development and economic aid, while officials said gaps would be addressed in bilateral talks, calling the summit of transcendent importance.
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Washington
Bush
Colombia
Virgilio Barco
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Judiciary Committee
Biden
United States
U.S
Bolivia
Peru
William Bennett
Bennett
Dixon council to grant new TCI cable franchise
The Dixon City Council plans to adopt a 15 year non exclusive franchise to TCI of Illinois on Tuesday. City fees will rise from about 32 000 35 000 yearly to five percent of billings plus special services. The city may gain 52 000 55 000 annually and an extra 75 600 in back fees.
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Dixon
TCI
Illinois
Roy Bridgeman
HBO
Showtime
Bridgeman
Lee County
Carol Linkowski
Dixon Public Library Board
David Lathe
Sterling
WSDR
Zoning Board of Appeals
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