Gorbachev Opens Plenum on Multiparty Reform in USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev called for renewal and a purge as the Central Committee plenum began in Moscow. Twelve speakers including Boris Yeltsin urged drastic changes, pro-democracy demonstrators pressed for suspending party activity, and talks eyed eroding Article 6 to end the party monopoly.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist Party
Boris Yeltsin
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
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Central Committee
Tass
Attacks mark reactions to South Africa reforms
In Pretoria gunmen fired at the British Embassy and a photographer was assaulted as right wing groups denounce Frederik de Klerk's reform measures. Six white men face murder charges after a Jouberton attack on Blacks. Graffiti and threats accompany protests as extremist groups seek a white homeland amid Parliament's no confidence debate.
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South Africa
UPS
Pretoria
Frederik de Klerk
de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
Western Transvaal
Klerksdorp
Jouberton
Ncw
John Sawers
Transvaal Republic
Orange Free State
Brandfort
Tutu urges unity as South Africa moves toward reform
Archbishop Desmond Tutu told Harvard reporters that blacks will not seek black majority rule and that all South Africans belong to one family. He spoke after De Klerk’s Friday announcement legalizing the ANC and hinting at universal suffrage, stressing a peaceful path forward.
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UPI
Desmond Tutu
South Africa
Tutu
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Johannesburg
Frederik de Klerk
African National Congress
de Klerk
Erie GE may build rail cars for Mexican deal
UPI reports Rep. Thomas Ridge of Erie says Arrendadora International seeks a $160 million loan to buy 100 GE locomotives to be built at GE’s Erie plant and leased to Mexican Railways. The move would create at least 2,000 man-years of work and is pending Export-Import Bank approval with U.S. Sen. Heinz involved.
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UPI
General Electric Co
U.S
Thomas Ridge
Ridge
Arrendadora International
Mexico
Transportation
Washington, D.C
Erie General Electric
Joe Podolsky
WAV
John Heinz
R-Pa
Common ground seen for drug summit in Cartagena talks
Presidents from the United States and Andean nations meet in Cartagena to seek a basic approach to narcotics amid diverging views. Colombia seeks greater U S trade for flowers textiles and coffee while Peru and Bolivia push for more economic aid. US focus on police and military campaigns contrasts with regional emphasis on economic remedies.
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Colombia
UPI
Bush
Cartagena
Peru
Bolivia
United States
U.S
Cartagena Bay
Government
Julio Londono
Guillermo Larco Cox
Record local jail inmates reach near ten million admissions
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported a record number of inmates in local jails by mid 1988, more than double a decade earlier. A study issued yesterday says 9.7 million people were admitted to local jails between June 30, 1987, and June 30, 1988, with 9.6 million released in that period.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau
Justice Department
Office of Justice Programs
Jail population climbs with aging facilities and crowding
The Bureau notes inmate numbers rose from 1978 to 1988 with total local jail population at 343,569 on June 30, 1988. Lawrence County Jail reports 123 inmates including 1 jail and 40 in DUI work release. Average daily population was 75 in 1987 and 89 in 1988, and 12 percent of jails faced court-ordered limits.
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U.S
Three suspects held in Cairo over bus ambush
Three men were detained at Cairo International Airport with forged Saudi passports as Egyptian and Israeli investigators pursue two gunmen who killed at least 10 and wounded 16 on an Israeli tour bus. A car used by the attackers was found north of Cairo and shell casings matched the weapon. A wounded Israeli died in a Cairo hospital, raising the death toll to 10 as groups claimed responsibility.
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Egypt
UPI
Interior Ministry
Israel
Death notices for multiple individuals in 1990 records
Deaths listed February 5 1990 include Gerald A Evans 53 of 1935 S Beaver St Mary E Gibb 70 of West Middlesex RD 1 Benjamin H Newkirk 70 of 201 N Ray St Albert LeRoy Pison 51 of Slippery Rock RD 3 W Gilmore Smith 79 of Bessemer Rose F Sweeney 80 of Highland Care Center arranged as a local death record with ages and addresses.
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S. Beaver St
Mary E. Gibb
West Middlesex
Benjamin H. Newkirk
N. Ray St
Albert LeRoy Pison
Slippery Rock
W. Gilmore Smith
Bessemer
Rose F. Sweeney
Highland Care Center
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