Soviets admit Katyn killings by secret police
The Soviet Union acknowledged responsibility for the Katyn Forest massacre, stating Stalinist secret police murdered about 15,000 Polish officers during World War II. Tass cited archive findings naming Lavrenti Beria and V. N. Merkulov, prompting Polish anger and calls for justice and reparations.
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Soviet Union
Katyn Forest
Tass
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Wojciech Saryzelski
Jaruzelski
Katyn
Smolensk
Germany
Poland
Europe
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Lavrenti Beria
V.N. Merkulov
Gryazovetsky
NKVD
KGB
Beria
Merkulov
Warsaw
Wanda Zadroma
Iraqi media flog Britain over defaming Iraq and tech battle
Baghdad based Al Thawra and other government papers condemn Britain for an alleged coordinated campaign to defame Iraq and block its scientific progress. They cite a London based journalist's death and claim British and U S actions aim to reimpose empire and back Israeli occupation.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Britain
al Thawra
Tareq Aziz
Al-Thawra
U.S
List found guilty in 1971 Westfield killings
A Union County jury convicts John B. List, a former Sunday school teacher, of first-degree murder for the 1971 deaths of his wife, three children, and his mother. He faces life in prison with sentencing set for May 1.
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Union County
Eleanor J. Clark
List
Westfield
New York
Richmond
Tion
Violence rocks Jerseytown as race harmony is stressed
In Teaneck New Jersey a peaceful candlelight protest over the death of 15 year old Phillip Parnell sparked violence after a black teen group roamed streets and smashed windows. A white officer reportedly shot Parnell prompting calls for a special prosecutor and a possible National Guard deployment. Governor Florio met with law enforcement to assess steps to quell unrest.
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Phillip Parnell
River Edge
Jim Florio
National Guard
Pulitzer Prizes 1990 Winners Named Across Categories
New York AP reports the 1990 Pulitzer Prizes with awards in journalism arts and letters. Public service honors Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington Daily News for reporting. prizes go to San Jose Mercury News. Star Tribune. Washington Post. Albuquerque Journal. Seattle Times. The New York Times. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. Los Angeles Times. The Buffalo News. Oakland Tribune. Detroit Free Press. and others for feature writing, commentary, photography, fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry, and general nonfiction. Key names include Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, David C. Turnley, Oscar Hijuelos, August Wilson, Stanley Karnow, and Dale Maharidge among many others.
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Gilbert M. Gaul
Washington (N.C
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San Jose
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Mercury News
Lou Kilzer
Chris Ison
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
David A. Wise
Steve Coll
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Tamar Stieber
Albuquerque Journal
Ross Anderson
Bill Dietrich
Mary Ann Gwinn
Eric Nalder
Seattle Times
Nicholas D. Kristof
Sheryl WuDunn
New York Times
Dave Curtin
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
Jim Murray
Los Angeles Times
Allan Temko
San Francisco Chronicle
Thomas J. Hylton
Pottstown
Mercury
Tom Toles
Buffalo News
Oakland
Tribune
David C. Turnley
Detroit Free Press
Oscar Hijuelos
August Wilson
Stanley Karnow
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Philippines
Sebastian de Grazia
Machiavelli
Hell
Charles Simic
Dale Maharidge
Michael Williamson
Mel Powell
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