Gorbachev to push party reforms toward multiparty system
Soviet leader to ask Communist Party to end monopoly on power and embrace possible private ownership. Interfax says he may trim the Central Committee to 200, signaling a major reform push before local and republic elections, with a platform that accepts multiparty principles but sees them as not a panacea.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party
Gorbachev
Central Committee
Interfax
Radio Moscow
Baker trip to define U S role in Europe
Secretary of State James A. Baker III embarks on a nine day journey to shape the U S response to rapid Eastern European changes. His briefcase carries a dozen hard issues from German reunification to Afghanistan, reflecting superpower interests amid upheaval.
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Baker
U.S
Europe
Washington
James A. Baker III
Afghanistan
Aid plan delays hinder Nicaragua opposition funding
U S officials report a $9 million aid program for Nicaragua’s election has been slowed by Sandinista barriers and U S caution after Iran Contra. The Supreme Electoral Council controls foreign contributions tax, with $1.37 million of U S funds earmarked, while UNO has received $278,000. UNO includes 14 parties opposing the Sandinistas and Chamorro, publisher of La Prensa, eyes the election with Carter noting promises broken before.
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Nicaragua
United States
U.S
National Opposition Union
UNO
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
la Prensa
Noriega
Managua
Jimmy Carter
Woman 36 dies in head on crash on K 10 near Lawrence
A 36 year old Kansas City Missouri woman died in a two car head on collision on Kansas Highway 10 about nine miles east of Lawrence. Theresa Benson lost control of her 1977 Chevrolet and slid into a Brandon Woods Retirement Community van. The van driver Cornelius J High 70 and several passengers were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A witness described the Benson car as crushed beyond recognition and a fire occurred but was put out. A second head on crash on US 56 injured two others and sent them to LMH.
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Kansas City, Mo
Lawrence
Kansas Highway 10
Douglas County
Theresa Benson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Benson
Brandon Woods
Cornelius J. High
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
David Garrett
Kansas City
Garrett
Bad checks burden Douglas County merchants and consumers
Local credit experts report a rising problem with bad checks in Douglas County. Arnold Feinberg of the Credit Bureau of Lawrence cites about 450 bad checks daily and 23,000 over four years, blaming a new form of consumer financing. He notes increases in forgeries and closed‑account checks and explains merchants pay service charges up to $5 per attempt plus $10 to $20 to credit handlers to locate writers.
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Douglas County
Arnold Feinberg
Credit Bureau of
Lawrence Inc
Feinberg
Credit Bureau
Pentagon Stockpiles $30 Billion in Surplus Parts
A Senate Budget Committee report says the Pentagon holds at least $30 billion in spare parts uniforms and equipment it does not need and may still order $1.8 billion more. Democrats plan to question Defense Secretary Cheney about the findings as he testifies on the military budget tomorrow. The study cites chronic inventory excess, while Pentagon officials contest some figures but acknowledge the problem and say steps are underway to fix it.
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Washington
Budget Committee
Cheney
New York Times
Bush
Pentagon
Enlgnt
Jim Sasser
D- Tenn
Defense Department
Fighting flares in Lebanon seize Beirut port
Reports say a Christian militia drove back rival forces loyal to Lebanese Gen. Michel Aoun on Saturday and seized control of a vital Beirut port amid ongoing clashes. The note references page navigation and a section labeled 1B and 2A.
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Michel Aoun
Beirut
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