South Africa Legalizes ANC Amid Jubilation and Hope
President de Klerk announced the legalization of the African National Congress ending decades of guerrilla war and pledged to free Nelson Mandela soon. He named plans to lift bans on dozens of groups, halt executions, and begin negotiations toward a new constitution, while sanctions and apartheid remain in place for now. In Johannesburg and Durban crowds celebrated as police used tear gas to disperse marchers while activists urged broader reforms and continued sanctions.
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U.S
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Johannesburg
Durban
Trade Union Federation
January warmer and wetter than average in Lawrence
Lawrence endured a notably wet and unusually warm January per Kansas University Weather Service. Rob Edmiston reported 1.49 inches of precipitation, above the 1.11 inch average, with several notable rain events. The area also set temperature records, including a high of 64 and a high-low pair record of 53 on January 16, as monthly averages exceeded normals.
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Top city post still getting applicants
The city seeks a permanent city manager for Lawrence with a deadline passed yesterday. Consultant Bob Saunders expects about 75 formal applications and will sort candidates into three groups before executives review finalists on Feb 12. Interviews follow, with a final choice possibly by March. Acting City Manager Mike Wildgen is among applicants after 15 years with the city.
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Lawrence
Bob Saunders
Liberty
Saunders
Commission
Buford Watson
Mike Wildgen
Watson
Wildgen
Thornburgh seeks independent counsel in Pierce probe
Attorney General Dick Thornburgh urges appointing a special independent counsel to determine if former Housing Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. and aides violated laws. QUOTABLE: "This is the war on drugs going from hysteria to il logical absurdity," says Alan Rapoport attorney for a woman charged with delivering cocaine to her newborn via the umbilical card.
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Atty
Dick Thornburgh
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Alan Rapoport
Bush forms science adviser panel to boost U S competitiveness
President Bush announced creation of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology to search for ways to strengthen U S science and technology amid overseas competition. He spoke at North Carolina State University during a highTech roundtable and outlined a 71 billion dollar fiscal 1991 budget for research and development.
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Raleigh, N.C
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United States
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Knoxville
Tenn
White House
North Carolina
Bush backs 35 nation summit with caveats on treaty
United States administration grants qualified support to Mikhail Gorbachev’s proposal for a 35 nation summit next year to discuss a Europe troop and weapon treaty, German reunification, and a framework for human rights. Baker stressed agreement on free elections and noted discord over restricting combat aircraft and helicopters. The plan envisions talks with 35 nations, including the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union, the Vatican, and most European states, excluding Albania.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Bush Administration
Europe
James A. Baker III
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Vienna
Baker
Bush
United States
Canada
Soviet Union
Vatican
Albania
Joseph D. Biden Jr
D-Del
Gorbachev
Biden
Moscow
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Gas price rise follows cold snap new rate hike
Kansas Public Service announces a rate increase for Lawrence area customers. The average residential bill will rise by about one dollar per month due to higher spot market natural gas costs driven by extremely cold December weather. The utility, serving roughly 23,000 customers in Lawrence and Douglas County, says prices should ease by spring as spot gas costs decline.
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Lawrence
KPS
Bill Salome
Salome
Ronald D. Jones
Jones
Douglas County
Williams Natural Gas
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