Gorbachev Denies Resigning Party Post Report
President Mikhail Gorbachev denied a Cable News Network report that he planned to resign as Communist Party leader. He said no one made such statements and called the report groundless. The rumor sparked market tremors as Baker postponed a Moscow visit to discuss talks with Shevardnadze and Gorbachev.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbzebev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Fernando Collor de Melo
Brazil
CNX
James A. Baker III
McDonald's opens in Moscow amid Soviet opening to West
McDonald's launched in Moscow marking a rare Western consumer experience in the Soviet capital. The 5 million dollar venture, a MacDonald of Canada and city of Moscow joint, offered 10 Big Macs per customer with 27 cash registers and self-sufficiency in supplies. Crowds lined up at Pushkin Square as staff handed out pins and flags, while locals compared the fast food to stolovayas and tasted cheeseburgers for the first time.
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MccDonald’s
Soviet Union
Mikhail
Gorbachev
McDonald's
Hamburger
Pushkin Square
McDonald’s
Dmitrovskoye Highway
Yerevan
Ida Zakharyan
Victor Bunyasev
MacDonald’s
Canada
Finland
Court orders Reagan diaries for Poindexter case
A federal judge ordered former President Reagan to supply excerpts from his diaries to John Poindexter for the Iran Contra trial. The ruling cites 29 diary dates in 1985 1986 with significant information and could trigger executive privilege and delay the trial start.
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Reagan
John M. Poindexter
U.S. District Court
Harold Greene
Poindexter
Greene
Theodore Olson
Central America
Honduras
Byron Seeks to Trim CDBG Funds and LIHEAP Aid
Congresswoman Byron criticizes a proposed federal budget cutting 163 million from Community Development Block Grant funds and 343 million from LIHEAP, arguing Western Maryland communities rely on these programs for facilities and senior support. She notes construction funding drops and outlines defense budget expectations and troop reductions amid committee actions.
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Byron
Allegany County
Cumberland
National Park Service
Congress
Armed Services
Dick Cheney
Sixth
Congressional
Landfill Costs Prompt Condemnation Debate in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers debate the Reichs Ford Road landfill issue as officials await an AG opinion on how new legislation would affect a pending condemnation suit. The Department of the Environment is expected to report on findings from last week's inspection of the current site while Del. Boyd Smith criticizes the county's promise to relocate a future landfill and convert the old site into a park. Del. George H. Littrell notes the condemnation plan frames the fight over local control and oversight.
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McClellan
Department of the Environment
Reich
Ford Road
del. Boyd Smith
D-Frederick
George H. Littrell
D Frederick
Delegation Seeks Access to Property for Soil Testing
A delegation plans to meet later this week to reach consensus on legislation while asserting access to the property is beneficial for soil testing and to verify the site’s suitability as part of the objective.
White House Defends Budget Against Gimmick Claims
White House Budget Director Richard G. Darman defended President Bush’s 1.23 trillion dollar budget before the House Budget Committee. He rejected claims of gimmicks and said projections for growth and low inflation are defensible. Debate also centered on military spending and Moynihan’s payroll tax proposal.
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White House
Richard G. Darman
Bush
Darman
House Budget Committee
Congress
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Mr. Darman
Sen
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Bush to offer students in industrialized nations
President Bush previewed a speech criticizing U S student performance in math and science and outlining foreign policy aims. He warned that reforms in Eastern Europe will not yield a peace dividend and said he would not cut U S defense posture. The address, drafted with Roger Ailes, covers Eastern Europe, Panama after Noriega and defense policy.
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Bush
Europe
United States
Pentagon
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Roger Ailes
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