De Klerk to call whites vote on ending apartheid
President F W de Klerk announced a whites only referendum within two months to decide whether apartheid should end and said he would resign if defeated. The surprise move follows a big loss for the National Party in a special parliamentary election amid Conservative gains.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
de Klerk
National Party
Potchefstroom
African National Congress
Mr. de Klerk
ANC
NASA in 11th hour hunt for ozone hole alarms world
Bangor based NASA team races to confirm signs of an ozone hole over the United States Canada and Europe as a five month study runs to late March. Key scientists warn two crucial weeks could reveal the region’s vulnerability to ultraviolet rays while policy actions already moved to curb chlorine containing chemicals.
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Maine
U.S
NASA
United States
Canada
Europe
James G. Anderson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Project
Earth
Space Agency
Michael Kurylo
Bush
Air National Guard
Kurylo
Oldest Homo fossil pushes back human origins by 500,000 years
Scientists identify a 2.4 million year old three inch skull fragment in Kenya as from Homo, the oldest well documented predecessor of humans. The finding strengthens evidence of early Homo presence though does not alter views on evolution tied to 2.5 million year old stone tools.
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New York
Kenya
Selleck donors spark party line clash in campaign funding
Actor Tom Selleck makes $1,000 donations to candidates from both parties, while Democrat Jerry Brown refuses gifts above $100 and returns a $1,000 entry this week. Selleck criticizes Brown’s limit as a mistake, citing private citizen influence.
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Tom Selleck
Jerry Brown
Brown
Selleck
Cholera traced to Argentina to Los Angeles flight
Five aboard Aerolineas Argentina Flight 386 from Buenos Aires contracted cholera with one death. Health officials seek to contact the remaining passengers, about 336 on board, to trace exposure and curb spread. The CDC has been alerted and incubation may reach five days.
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Los Angeles
South America
Shirley Fannin
Los Angeles County Health Department
Aerolineas Argentina
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Lima
Peru
Los Angeles International
Fannin
United States
Canada
Japan
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