Farrakhan Denied Gift Exemption From Libya Aid
Federal government denies Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan an exemption to U S sanctions to accept a pledged 1 billion dollar Libyan gift and a 250000 dollar Gaddafi prize. Farrakhan had traveled to Tripoli to accept the awards and aid for Black economic and political aims.
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Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Libya
U.S
Farrakhan
Chicago
Muammar Gadhafi
Treasury Department
Gadhafi
Tripoli
British Broadcasting Corp
Moammer Gadhafi
McGregor town invited to 125th Ringling Bros show
McGregor Iowa invites its 875 residents to a September 7 Des Moines performance for Ringling Brothers first circus held in town on the Mississippi. Publicist Annie Meacham said residents share a deep connection to the Ringling concept. In other news in Washington the State Department pays 22.50 for the U S ambassadorial residence in Moscow while talks consider ruble devaluation and overpayment history. In Amsterdam a mugging suspect is identified by a fingerprint from a bitten-off fingertip and arrested. the man refused to answer questions and is called cannibal by police.
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Mcgregor, Iowa
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
McGregor
Des Moines
Ringling Brothers
Mississippi
McGregory
Annie Meacham
Washington
State Department
U.S
Russia
Glyn Davies
Spaso House
Moscow
Davies
Amsterdam
Netherlands
World’s largest food fight hits Bunol Tomatina festival
About 20 000 revelers soaked Bunol’s main plaza with 132 tons of tomatoes in the annual Tomatina festival. Trucks sprayed water as crowds ripped shirts and shouted Tomato. The river of red fruit drenched participants and houses, leaving the air thick with tomato pulp and scent.
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Bunol
Spain
Charles and Diana Divorce Ends a 15 Year Marriage
The divorce decree was issued in seven minutes in a basement office costing 31 dollars, ending the Prince and Princess of Wales marriage once hailed as a fairy tale. Diana loses HRH status and becomes one of the world's most eligible women while Charles retains the throne, though public standing suffers amid scrutiny of Camilla Parker Bowles.
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London
Prince Charles
Britain
Camilla Parker Bowles
Prince
Princess of Wales
Charles
Arafat Calls General Strike Across West Bank
Palestinians observed a general strike in the West Bank Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem led by Yasser Arafat to protest Israel's settlement expansion plans. The action closed shops and schools and disrupted transport signaling a show of unity amid peace-talk pressures.
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West Bank
Israel
Gaza Strip
East Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem
Abed Nasser Adin
Kiryat Sefer
Russian Tupelev 154 crashes on Spitsbergen killing 141
A Tupelev 154 from Moscow crashes into Opera Mountain near Longyearbyen airport in the Arctic, killing all 141 aboard. Most were coal miners returning to work. 129 Russians, 12 crew. Weather mild but visibility poor, no distress signal detected. Authorities cite ongoing Russian airliner safety issues.
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Norway
Arctic Circle
Spitsbergen
Svalbard Archipelago
Moscow
Opera Mountain
Longyearbyen
Tupelev
Russia
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Bjoern Hareide
Qle Hansen
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Hareide
Vnukovo Airlines
Aeroflot
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