Thatcher says extremists caused London riots over poll tax
Weekend violence in central London injured over 400 as opponents blame extremists for looting, arson, and clashes. Police reported 331 officers and 86 others injured and 300 arrests with 68 charged as Home Secretary Waddington surveyed the damage amid Downing Street gates.
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London
Reuter
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
England
Wales
the Times
Guardian
David Waddington
Downing Street
West End
Lower Regent Street
Trafalgar Square
Police seek share of profits from drug asset seizures
Edmonton report notes police commissions from major Canadian cities aim to claim a portion of profits from assets seized in drug trafficking cases. About 40 delegates of the newly formed body discussed the issue.
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Edmonton
Canadian Association of Police Boards
Kim Campbell
Federal Health and Welfare Department
Zaheer Lakhani
Police Commission
Lakhani
Canada
Ontario woman linked to London kidnapping parcel plot
Julie Morris of Mississauga allegedly accepted a parcel at Pearson Airport to deliver in London. She panicked and discarded the package before boarding. In Gatwick she was met by a man who wanted the package, and she later escaped a three day detention after signaling for help from a London pharmacy. Two others face kidnapping charges.
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London
CPAP
Ontario
England
Toronto
Pearson International
Scotland Yard
Julie Morris
Mississauga
Ont
Pearson
Toronto Star
Toronto Sun
Gatwick
Morris
Margarite
Jennifer Downer
Brixton
Errol Brown
Birmingham
Moscow presses Lithuania with more armored forces
Moscow moved dozens more armored personnel carriers into Vilnius as Gorbachev demanded Lithuania renounce its declaration of independence. Lithuanian leaders refused to back down, warning of grave consequences, while Moscow ousted Western correspondents and seized government buildings amid fears of a crackdown.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Lithuania
Vilnius
Gorbachev
Kazimieras Motieka
Soviet Union
Republic
Vytautas Landsbergis
Yukon Indians to gain 232 million and land tranche
Yukon Indians will receive 232 million dollars and 41 440 square kilometres of land under a final Yukon land claim settlement. The accord, reached after an all night session, awaits ratification by federal and territorial cabinets and the 14 bands of the Council for Yukon Indians. It commits governments to negotiate self government for bands requesting it and ensures participation in land, resources, fish and wildlife management.
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Ottawa
Yukon
Council For
Yukon Indians
Indian Affairs
Tom Siddon
GST fears hit Canadian travel as Americans may skip Quebec
U.S. travel agents warn the GST set for 1991 will reduce American visitors to Canada, especially Quebec, despite Ottawa considering a quick rebate. A 10 to 20 percent drop is forecast as packages rise from 300 to 360 dollars with border duty-free refunds proposed to ease impact.
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Washington
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Quebec
Cal
Michael Donovan
Visit Canada
Boston
U.S
Donovan
Paul Skversky
Classic Tour of
Medford
Montreal
Quebec City
Maine
Vermont
Riots Leave Strangeways Prison in Turmoil and Uncertain Death Toll
Hundreds of rioting convicts roamed the scorched Strangeways prison in Manchester while police massed outside. More than 500 prisoners surrendered after rioting began Sunday. as many as 12 sex offenders may have been murdered, though authorities cannot confirm fatalities. At least 50 injured, guards among them. About 700 prisoners continued to control nine of ten wings with a helicopter overhead. Prisoners seized keys during a Sunday chapel service and released colleagues, prompting a dramatic stand at the Victorian era jail built in 1868 housing 1600 inmates. The incident escalated after roof tile throwing and a megaphone appeal to end brutality.
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Manchester
England
Reuter
Strangeways
Noel Proctor
Prison Officers’ Association
George Elliot
Brendan O’friel
Hong Kong stocks slide as rates rise and Tokyo dives
Hong Kong shares fall 63.28 points to 2934.70 as domestic rates rise to 11 percent. Turnover eases to 1.2 billion HK dollars while Tokyo's Nikkei drops 1978.38 points about 6.6 percent to 28002.07, extending a marketwide downturn. Analysts cite higher rates as the primary drag, with Tokyo contributing part of the pressure.
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Hong Kong
Tokyo
Ravi Narain
Peregrine Brokerage
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