Gorbachev defends power limits amid raucous Soviet Congress
In Moscow the new Congress opened amid sharp clashes as Andrei Sakharov called for abolishing Article 6 and expanding Congress power. Gorbachev rejected claims of personal power while stressing perestroika and glasnost. The session, broadcast nationwide, saw unprecedented public critique of Kremlin leaders and disclosure of previously secret data. Debates touched on KGB appointments, party leadership, and economic reforms.
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Panel Reaches Indian Affairs Report With Senate Panel Findings
A 17 month inquiry by the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs culminates in a report criticizing federal trust duties to Native Americans. Chair Dennis DeConcini says reforms are needed in Interior agencies while Secretary Manuel Lujan argues progress is possible. The panel highlights actions against Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and exposure of 20 firms with improper Indian contracts.
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Korean students clash with police over North Korea festival
In Seoul hundreds of radical students battled police with firebombs rocks and clubs as they demanded access to a youth festival in communist North Korea. Police reported more than 500 arrests and 30 leaders were seized near the North Korean border seeking talks with officials.
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Slain Salvadoran aide tied to right wing govt
President Alfredo Cristiani blamed leftist guerrillas for the assassination of his closest adviser Jose Antonio Rodriguez Porth and two bodyguards outside the minister's home. Bush called it a vicious murder as political leaders warned of greater polarization amid the civil conflict.
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FBI says Rocky Flats workers dumped, burned toxic wastes
The Rocky Flats plant allegedly dumped toxic chemicals into creeks feeding Denver suburbs and burned hazardous wastes on site. Investigators question a large management bonus while noting unpermitted wastestreams and possible violations of the Clean Water Act and RCRA. The affidavit cites long running improper waste handling since 1980 and a major Justice Department inquiry.
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