Tanks Close In On Coup Protesters Near Moscow Parliament
Tanks move within two miles of the Russian Parliament as Boris Yeltsin leads anti coup demonstrations. He warns the junta will not give up power. Demonstrators reinforce barricades while a priest blesses volunteers ready to defend the building.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
John Major
Major
London
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Gorbachev
Crimea
Yeltsin Seeks Gorbachev Meeting and Medical Check
Russian leader Boris Yeltsin urged that Russian authorities meet with Mikhail Gorbachev and have him examined by international doctors within three days. Gennady Burbulis cited sources claiming planes may have carried Gorbachev to Moscow, though reports remained unconfirmed and alternate accounts placed him in Crimea.
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Moscow
Boris N. Yeltsin
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Gennady Burbulis
Yeltsin
Burbulis
Crimea
Soviet Leaders Show Contradictions In Broadcast
KU observers report mixed signals from new Soviet rulers during a televised press conference by an eight member committee that ousted Gorbachev. Alkis Akritas notes emphasis on avoiding bloodshed clashes with orders to enforce changes, while health claims are cited for Gorbachev’s replacement.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Alkis Akritas
Akritas
Gorbachev
Tamerlan Salaty
KU traditions highlighted in Hawk Week
Kansas University student body president Darren Fulcher received a standing ovation at Traditions Night as he introduced freshmen and transfers to KU rites at Mount Oread. He greeted the crowd with Jayhawk Boulevard phrases and showcased a blue backpack as the cool way to wear one, before the large Memorial Stadium audience.
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Kansas University
Darren Fulcher
Mount Oread
Fulcher
Jayhawk Boulevard
Memorial Stadium
Bush urges Soviet demand for Gorbachev return
President Bush urged the Soviet people to back Boris Yeltsin in restoring Mikhail Gorbachev to the presidency. He pledged continued U.S. support for Yeltsin and warned coup plotters there would be no normal relations with the Soviet Union while the coup remained. Baker headed to Brussels to consult allies as aid to Moscow is paused.
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Gorbachev
Washington
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Yeltsin
U.S
Kremlin
Moscow
Robert Strauss
James Baker III
Brussels
Rose Garden
Moscow uncertain of what's to come
Editor Dolph Simons Jr. travels in Moscow on a Freedom Forum fact finding mission as unrest looms after the Soviet government takeover. Boris Yeltsin calls for general strikes while in Warsaw the group notes unusual overnight activity and possible later trouble. Kansas farmers worry about grain sales to the Soviets.
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Dolph Simons Jr
Lawrence Journal-World
Moscow
Freedom Forum
Warsaw
Poland
Army
KGB
Ministry of Interior
Boris Yeltsin
Kansas
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