Colombia refuses to join naval force in Caribbean
Bogota reports that President Virgilio Barco’s government will not participate in any joint US led drug interdiction operation in international Caribbean waters. Washington acknowledged tensions over plans to deploy Colombian ships and planes, amid broader Latin American sensitivity to US military action. The dispute could affect a regional drug summit planned for February 15 in Cartagena.
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Colombia
Caribbean
Bogota
Virgilio Barco
Caribbean Sea
el Tiempo
Barco
Washington
Bush Administration
National Security
Brent Scowcroft
U.S
Panama
Manuel Noriega
Florida
United States
Cartagena
Bush urges farmers to back pollution reduction efforts
President Bush told the American Farm Bureau convention in Orlando that productive agriculture and a clean environment are compatible. He urged support for groundwater pollution reduction from pesticides and fertilizers, pressed for market oriented farm policies, a capital gains tax cut, and a safety net for farmers, noting surpluses declined and net income rose while stressing environmental protection.
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Orlando
Fla
Bush
America
American Farm Bureau Convention
Orange County
Walt Disney
Epcot Center
Mr. Bush
Cristiani Says Soldiers Killed Six Jesuit Priests
President Alfredo Cristiani stated that military personnel were involved in the November slayings of six Jesuit priests and others at a Jesuit university. A joint staff head noted an elite battalion had been confined and questioned. A special commission will pursue full truth and punish those implicated. A $250,000 reward was offered for information leading to arrests and convictions.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Alfredo Cristiani
Cristiani
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Shuttle Columbia launch scrubbed by weather in Cape Canaveral
NASA canceled today's flight of space shuttle Columbia a satellite rescue mission due to low clouds at 6000 feet delaying the countdown. If rescheduled for Tuesday the window would run 58 minutes to 8 33 a.m. and the mission would be the second longest shuttle flight with LDEF experiments aboard.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Bob Sieck
Shuttle
Lisa Malone
Launch Control Center
Sieck
Royalty chosen for Mardi Gras gala in Frederick
The City Hall reception room hosted a gala welcoming three community leaders named Kings of Mardi Gras 1990. Frederick Woman's Civic Club president Jean Galvin introduced King Camus Dr. Lee J. Betts, King Proteus George E. Dredden Jr., and King Rex Dr. Fred Palmer.
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Frederick
Mardi Gras
Jean Galvin
Palmer
Dr. Betts
Frederick Community College
Rotary Club
Camper Board
City Hall
George Dredden Jr
King Proteus
Ruth Dredden
Weather outlook and rebirth of Family Home sewing
A 30 percent chance of rain or wet snow this evening gives way to partly cloudy skies later. Lows dip to the lower 30s while Tuesday brings mostly sunny, warmer weather with highs in the lower 50s. Also notes a rebirth of Family Home sewing with a new image feature on travel pages.
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Timothy Jacobsen
Cunningham Falls
Thurmont
Frederick County
Falls
Columbia
LDEF
Dan Brandenstein
Jim Wetherbee
Dredden
United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Trial Court Judicial Nomination Commission
District 10
State Human Relations Commission
Mark Crammett
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