Bush and Thatcher Close Accord at Camp David Talk
President Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher met for about four hours at Camp David and reported very close accord on Eastern Europe reforms and NATO stability. They discussed glasnost and perestroika, the Gorbachev summit plans, and regional issues from the Middle East to Lebanon and Central America. Thatcher said talks were very relaxed and valuable.
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Czech communist heads quit in Prague amid reform protests
Milos Jakes and the entire top leadership resigned under pressure from massive reform demonstrations and a looming strike at 663 plants. Karel Urbanek was named general secretary, seen as a pragmatist unlikely connected to the 1968 invasion. EUC
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Urbanek
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Alexander Dubcek
Vaclav Havel
U.S. State Department
Dave Denny
State Department
Program for youth offenders shows progress in Oregon county
The Youth Service Bureau of Ogle County reports reduced repeat alcohol offenses among youths 20 and under. The Alcohol Education Series, run with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, guides juvenile offenders as courts mandate participation after alcohol violations.
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Ogle County
Beth Nelson
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
NATO talks to begin with Cheney in Europe
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney departs for Europe to chair NATO minister talks as Berlin Wall changes loom. Officials say no move toward NATO force reductions now, Bush sees no Western Europe cuts beyond Vienna talks. Cheney will meet Lubbers in Amsterdam then NATO ministers in Brussels, with Powell also in Belgium. He may mention Malta during the session before deferring to the White House.
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Americans drink less liquor in 1986 CDC says
UPI reports federal health officials note Americans reduced overall alcohol use in 1986. Distilled spirits per capita fell more than any year since 1956, while beer and wine consumption edged up slightly. Abstention rises in the South and Utah.
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