New Yorker arrested at bus station with 280 heroin bags
A New York man, Bernardo Antonio Reyes, sat silently in a Allentown cell after police recovered 280 bags of heroin from his bag at a bus station drug training program. He chewed off most fingerprints to hinder identification, leaving three tips intact. Police expect to identify him from other evidence.
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Bernardo Antonio Reyes
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Afghan ruler shifts and Soviet pull ends with peace bid collapse
A turbulent sequence in Afghanistan spans a palace coup against Zahir Shah, the rise of Babrak Karmal under Soviet backing, and Najibullah later installed as leader. Taliban gains, ninefold advances, and mass fighting leave Kabul in ruins as Mikhail Gorbachev signals withdrawal and peace talks fail.
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Babrak Karmal
Karmal
Goldman statements violate gag order
In Santa Monica California AP Fred Goldman spoke on Larry King Live and held a news conference outside the court defying a gag order Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki threatened draconian sanctions. Goldman denied obsession with punishing O J Simpson and defended calling CNN to challenge a claim that his son Ronald Goldman may have died in the 1994 slayings.
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Kabul falls to rebels as ex-president hanged body looms over palace
Kabul, Afghanistan, calm amid Islamic rebel takeover as Najibullah’s body dangled from a noose outside the palace. Rebels move to assert control while many flee or worry over harsh rules, especially for women. Reports note unknown leaders Rabbani and Masood. US calls for orderly interim government. Crowds, security concerns, and mixed reactions color the quiet streets.
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India
Masood Khalili
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U.S
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Taliban
Mullah Mohammed Rabbani
Provisional Council
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Arg
Ram Singh
Ben & Jerry’s executive bows out in Vermont
Robert Holland Jr. resigns as chief executive of Ben and Jerry’s after less than two years. Ben Cohen says the company met its goals but needs leadership in sales and marketing. Under Holland, the firm moved HQ, started a sorbet line, and brought a new St. Albans factory online after earlier technical woes.
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Ben & Jerry’s
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Ben Cohen
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Cohen
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Holand
Ben & Jerry
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Panel backs expanded Gingrich probe before election
The four member ethics subcommittee, two Republicans and two Democrats, voted to broaden the inquiry into Speaker Newt Gingrich. They will scrutinize his statements, use of non government resources, and ties to tax exempt groups, amid party pressure to act before adjournment. Outside counsel James Cole is expected to push for clear answers.
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Ginrgrich
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California
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Maryland
Porter Goss
Florida
Steven Schiff
New Mexico
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Maya Angelou to narrate new symphonic piece in Wake Forest gala
Maya Angelou, 67, will narrate Since Dawn a Tone Poem for Narrator Chorus and Orchestra based on On the Pulse of Morning as the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony performs Dan Locklair’s score at Wake Forest University chapel. The event follows her stature as poet author and civil rights figure with lectures noted.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Wake Forest University Chapel
Angelou
Winston-Salem Piedmont
Triad Symphony
Dan Locklair
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