Vietnam Vets Turn Over Maps to Aid MIA Search
Vietnam Veterans of America members presented a briefcase of documents a canteen and photos to aid the search for missing in action from the Vietnam War. The group says the items could account for at least 1250 missing North Vietnamese soldiers. Vietnam lists 300000 of its soldiers as unaccounted for while the United States counts 2229 missing.
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MIA
Vietnam Veterans of America
James L. Brazée
VVA
Vietnam
United States
Police killed In land clash near Ixhuatlan de Madero
Two police officers Julian Hernandez Valdez and Ramon Hernandez Maldonaldo were killed as police clashed with about 20 peasants over land long held by the former mayor. The hour long battle in Ixhuatlan de Madero left several peasants injured near Jalapa, Veracruz.
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Ixhuatlan de Madero
Mexico
Jalapa
Julian Hernandez Valdez
Ramon Hernandez Maldonaldo
Tanguiling Hernandez Reyna
U.N. Talks Tackle Teen Sex and Contraception in Cairo
Delegates at the United Nations population conference moved beyond abortion to contentious issues including contraception and adolescent sexuality. A small committee finalized a paragraph on abortion amid Vatican opposition. full committee plans to resume Saturday and present to the conference Monday as nations seek a blueprint to curb population growth and fund health care, family planning, and AIDS prevention.
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Cairo
Ecyet
U.N
Lan
Vatican
Protestants consider joining IRA truce amid fears
Protestants may join the IRA cease-fire but hesitate, seeking guarantees that the truce is permanent and that the IRA splinter group remains nonviolent. Observers note ministers and party spokespeople urge reassurance from the British government and Sinn Fein.
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Bevkast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Irish Republican Army
Irish National Liberation Army
Roy Magee
British Broadcasting Corp
David Ervine
Progressive Unionist Party
Ulster Volunteer Force
BBC
John Major
Britain
Ervine
Ireland
Major
Sinn Fein
Gerry Adams
Adams
BBC TV
Albert Reynolds
Ethnic cleansing continues after Serb promises in Tuzla
After Radovan Karadzic vowed to halt expulsions, more than 700 Muslims were driven from Serb held northern Bosnia to Tuzla. Refugees described beatings, imprisonments, and robbing, with women fearing further killings. Muslims and Croats also faced ethnic cleansing as the Bosnian war widens.
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Tuzla
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
Janja
Bijeljina
Radovan Karadzic
U.N
Yugoslavia
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