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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1992
Page
3
Afghan caretaker president Sibghatullah Mojaddidi said he would surrender power early, handing authority to a council of 63 commanders and a 10-member rebel Supreme Council. The move comes as Kabul faced shelling from renegade fighters and could widen a leadership void after the ousting of the Communist government.
In Mitino near Kurgan, 10 entrepreneurs borrowed from banks to buy machinery and hire workers, turning a remote Siberian village into a model of free market progress after Russia's second revolution. Aleksander Nemirov, a small, sunburned farmer, shows wealth by effort, not title, while Moscow broadcasts the village’s innovations and the broader shift across Russia’s vast landscape.
About 3,300 refugees escaped war and famine in Somalia and were ferried ashore only to be penned up on a Yemen beach. UN officials reported at least 149 deaths from hunger thirst heat exhaustion drowning or injuries after the Gob Wein grounded offshore. Doctors Without Borders warned of more ships headed to Yemen as millions face famine in Somalia and surrounding regions.
The House approved a 1.8 billion dollar operations budget for Congress for fiscal year 1993 with 276 votes for and 143 against, sending the measure to the Senate which will add its share later. The chamber also moved to curb taxpayer funded mass mailings beyond district lines while blocking an amendment to bar retiring lawmakers from converting campaign funds to personal use.
Thomas Root, a lawyer and pilot, received a 15 year prison term after pleading no contest to racketeering and related fraud charges linked to selling unregistered securities tied to radio license investments. The case involved about 200 Floridians who lost up to 2 million dollars.
Mob boss John Gotti arrives at Marion federal prison the most secure U S facility with a history of lockdowns and violent inmates. He received a life sentence for racketeering and murder and his exact housing place is yet to be decided. The facility, built for 350 to 375 inmates, now holds 332 including 117 state convicts deemed too dangerous for state prisons.
A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leader resigned after being elected chief administrator, citing inability to lead under a cloud of suspicion. Rev W. Clark Chamberlain of Houston stepped down June 10 amid unspecified sexual misconduct allegations related to a prior assembly. James Andrews was then elected to replace him.
Aurora City Council approved a seven year admission tax plan with Geauga Lake Amusement Park. Geauga Lake will pay 0.25 percent of admission receipts, with city estimates of over $26,000 this year. Last year Geauga Lake paid $4,111 in admission taxes while Sea World paid $311,233.
Ohio border counties fear Gov. Voinovich will push a 123 million sin tax proposal that could cut retail sales by 285 million and cost about 2,000 jobs in border counties. BOBCAT cites a study by three Ohio University economists and an unofficial breakdown. Art Arnold leads the coalition of 300 businesses urging a cross border shopping study.
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