Ortega halts actions as Chamorro urges Contras to disband
President Daniel Ortega ordered a unilateral halt to offensive military operations and urged the U S backed Contras to disband to allow a peaceful government change in Nicaragua. Chamorro said rebels should lay down weapons immediately as transition talks begin.
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Honduras
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Virgilio Godoy
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Bush and Gorbachev discuss Nicaragua and Europe
President Bush said he and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had a very constructive 40 minute telephone talk on Nicaragua, Central America, and changes in Europe. He pledged ongoing consultations and noted commitment to moving ahead on arms control negotiations.
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Teen Pleads No Contest in Teen Roommate Killing
Nathan Shaman Dey, 17, pleaded no contest to juvenile offenses in the January 14 killing of his roommate Geoffrey Railing, 18. Prosecutors dropped an adult second degree murder charge, and Judge Jean Shepherd ordered Dey in custody at the Topeka Youth Center until age 21, the maximum for juvenile codes.
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Topeka
Slowest GNP growth since 1986 in 1989 economy
The Commerce Department reports 0.9 percent GNP growth in Q4 1989, reducing the quarterly pace to the weakest since 1986 while 3.0 percent for the full year, the slowest yearly rise since 1986. Economists expected 0.4 percent for Q4. revision to come next month, keeping recession fears in check for now.
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Exxon Faces Criminal Charges Over Alaska Oil Spill
Exxon Corp units face criminal charges and potential penalties exceeding 700 million after last year's oil spill polluted hundreds of miles of Alaska shoreline. Area report notes classified sections many pages away with comics and weather listings.
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Supreme Court expands power for foreign searches
The Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, allows U.S. agents to conduct warrantless searches abroad of non-U.S. citizens. Chief Justice Rehnquist says the Fourth Amendment does not apply outside U.S. borders. Dissenting justices warn of eroding constitutional protections abroad. The ruling may affect cases including Manuel Noriega.
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