Central Committee may face shakeup in Moscow
MOSCOW UPI says the Communist Party leadership will huddle for a May plenum likely to spark firings. A Western diplomat cited possible Politburo dismissals, with Yuri Solovyev singled out amid a strong crossvote in Leningrad. Boris Yeltsin’s comeback and his push for faster reforms color the debates.
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Students protest U S role in Korea and demand apologies
Dissident students in Seoul began a week of anti American protests over Korea's 1980 uprising, calling for US apologies, removal of bases, and an end to interference. About 300 at Konkuk University burned six flags, with similar actions at other campuses. Further clashes and a sit in at the National Police Headquarters were reported, along with controversy over Roh TaeWoo’s 1987 political reform statement.
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Manila battle leaves 19 dead in nine hour clash with rebels
In the northern Philippines, Col. Mateo Bagawan reports 15 guerrillas, three soldiers, and a civilian killed after a dawn attack on a patrol base in Pudtol Kalinga Apayao. About 200 rebels assaulted the base before troops repelled them. Four militiamen and a civilian wounded as insurgency persists. In Indonesia, Bali ferry disaster yields 30 confirmed dead with 128 missing after capsized vessel, 167 survivors saved.
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