General strike begins in Panama City
Panama City shuts down as a 48 hour general strike starts to protest military control. Opposition newspapers La Prensa Extra and El Siglo are closed by soldiers. Clashes reported near the home of retired Col Roberto Diaz Herrera amid calls for Noriega’s ouster and an independent probe.
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Panama City
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Ricardo Arias Calderon
Christian Democratic Party
Roberto Diaz Herrera
Arias Calderon
la Prensa
Extra
Winston Robles
el Siglo
Civic Crusade
Labor
Noriega
New superintendent a real dynamo in Frederick schools
James Farmer, formerly Howard County associate superintendent, is named Frederick County Schools superintendent. He credits growth management, minority education progress, and a democratic principal selection process with shaping his career and his vision for Frederick’s fall opening.
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Howard County
James Rouse
Columbia
Howard High School
Omar J. Jones
Jones
Howard
Farmer
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Rouse
Frederick School Board
Howard Collegues
Haskins
Patapseo Middle School
Westbund
MD. 26
Mount Pleasant
Frederick County
Loun
Walkersville
Michael Enright
Governors praise education reform progress across states
A 50 state survey titled Results in Education 1987 finds governors proud of reforms and accountable higher education, yet warn that continued large spending boosts are unrealistic. The report notes rising state spending, teacher salaries, and gains in student achievement, while detailing new certification paths and career ladders for teachers.
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New York
New Jersey
Thomas H. Kean
Association
South Carolina
California
Bolshoi Ballet to Visit Israel for First Time in 1989
Soviet officials and an impresario say Bolshoi Ballet and Red Army Chorus will perform in Israel in 1989, marking a major upgrade in cultural ties after two decades of diplomatic estrangement. The plan, not yet confirmed by the Bolshoi, follows a Soviet delegation visit to discuss the tour.
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Bolshoi Ballet
Israel
Jerusalem
Soviet Union
Red Army Chorus
Middle East
Victor Freilich
Alex Onia
Ballet
The
Bolshoi Theater
Associated Press
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