Shelves Still Empty as Soviet Prices Jump Nationwide
Wary shoppers in Russia and Ukraine faced higher prices but scarce goods as deregulation began. Milk vanished, beef unavailable, and even bread costs doubled while sausages and champagne spiked. Officials fear unrest as wages rise, but economists warn rapid price moves may worsen shortages. Ukraine keeps ceilings while prices rise cautiously.
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Moscow
Russia
Ukraine
Galina Kornilova
Belarus
Foreign Ministry
Frank
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Clashes Continue in Croatia Amid Peace Talks
United Nations envoy Cyrus Vance reports persistent fighting in Croatia despite agreed plans for a U N peacekeeping force. He meets with Croatian president Tudjman and Bosnian leaders as talks aim to solidify a truce and deploy U N troops to Bosnia.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Franjo Tudjman
U.N
Cyrus Vance
Sarajevo
Bosnia- Hercegovina
Vance
Bosnia
Anja Izetbegovic
Mr. Vance
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
Veljko Kadijevic
Coal mine cave in kills two in Tennessee
A cave in at Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co.'s No 47 mine on Whitwell Mountain northwest of Chattanooga killed two miners Wayne Keener and Greg Worley among a dozen workers. Bodies recovered about five hours after the collapse.
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Griffith Creek
Tenn
Wayne Keener
Greg Worley
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co
Whitwell Mountain
Chattanooga
Marion County
Ernest Haskew
West Texas New Mexico Hit by 4.7 Quake Shaker
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook a wide area of West Texas and eastern New Mexico early today. The U S Geological Survey reported no immediate damage or injuries. A magnitude 4 quake can cause moderate damage, per the earthquake center.
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Lubbock, Texas
Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center
Salvadoran rebels greet peace accord with joy
In El Salvador, a guerrilla commander halted a New Year Eve party as 100 fighters and locals cheered when negotiators for the government and FMLN announced a peace accord. A cease fire would start February 1, with a nine month transition to civilian police, military cuts, and the insurgent army becoming a political party.
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Lamora
el Salvador
Rolling Stones
Beast of Burden
Walter Funes
Guazapa
Dimas
U.N
New York
Snowstorm In Jerusalem And Jordan Thwart Roads
Snow blanketed Jerusalem and parts of Jordan with up to two feet in Amman as storms swept from Turkey and Greece. Police advised driving on TV as flooding stranded motorists and weather officials called it the worst in four decades while noting unusually high rainfall this winter.
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Jerusalem
Kingdom of
Jordan
Mediterranean
Israel
Negev
Yehudit Reisler
Amman
Meteorology Department
Ali Abandah
Turkey
Greece
Associated Press
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