French warships readied for gulf crisis
Paris AP reports the aircraft carrier Clemenceau and three support ships were placed on alert, with about 3,000 marines ready to sail for the Middle East within 24 hours. Defense Ministry officials cited Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as concerns, while France vowed not to escort Gulf shipping but would act if French vessels were attacked.
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Meuse
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Persian) Gulf
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Francois Mitterrand
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United States
le Figaro
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Iraq
Beirut
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Voice of National Resistance
Switzerland
Demjanuk Denies Treblinka Guard Role On Stand
In Jerusalem John Demjanjuk testified he was never at Treblinka Sobibor or any other death camp. Five survivors identified him as Ivan the Terrible, though a Nazi ID card linked him to Sobibor. The defense calls forgery experts and Tolstoy’s great grandson as witnesses.
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John Demjanjuk
Ohio
Ivan the Terrible
Treblinka
Demjanjuk
Sobibor
Poland
Israel
Yoram Sheftel
Leo Tolstoy
Castro declares new revolutionary spirit in Cuba speech
Fidel Castro told about 100000 Cubans in Artemisa that a new revolutionary spirit has returned and that advances since his reform program began last year counter traitors seeking a capitalist revival. He warned against pro US broadcasts and praised continued revolution despite defections and protests.
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United States
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del Pino
Radio Marti
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Cuba
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Fulgencio Batista
Crimean Tatars Seek Return to Crimea in Red Square Protest
Soviet protesters overnight demonstrated in Red Square demanding the right to return to Crimea. About 500 Tatars gathered near St. Basil's cathedral, stayed through the night, and dispersed after 21 hours with no arrests. They agreed to meet with Gromyko at noon Monday, while hoping for talks with Gorbachev. Police watched but did not disperse the crowd.
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Ukraine
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Uzbekistan
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St. Basil’s
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Tass
State of emergency declared in Sudan over economic crisis
Sudan declared a nationwide state of emergency amid a deteriorating economy and a four year civil war. The move, announced by Prime Minister Sadek el Mahdi and endorsed by the sovereign council, comes as inflation surges and commodity shortages deepen. Rebels in the south number about 30,000, while the government battles a war funded by a $12 billion debt.
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Gaafar Nimeiri
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