Government rebels reach tentative pact in Chiapas talks
Rebels and the Mexican government announced a tentative agreement ending an uprising in Chiapas. Subcomandante Marcos and a government aide cited reforms in housing education health and employment, with a 60 day plan for a health program and electricity for rural communities. A broader electoral reform debate and possible foreign observers frame the negotiations.
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San Cristobal DE Las Casas
Mexico
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Chiapas
Roberto Salcedo
Manuel Camacho Solis
Commerce Department
Salcedo
Marcos
Ecandon
Isan Cristobal de Las Casas
Sveral
Carlos Salinas de 'Gortari
Zapatistas
Salinas
Packwood diaries fate sealed by Rehnquist ruling
Chief Justice Rehnquist rejected Sen. Bob Packwood's bid to block transfer of diaries, clearing the way for Senate Ethics Committee access. The panel probes alleged unwanted advances, intimidation of witnesses, and use of staff to solicit jobs for his wife, with potential diary alterations cited.
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Washington
Bob Packwood
William H. Rehnquist
Senate Ethics Committee
Packwood
R-Cte
Rehnquist
Printers win right to refuse work on beliefs in Vermont
A Vermont judge ruled that printers may refuse printing jobs based on beliefs without facing state discrimination charges. Linda Paquette sued a St. Albans shop after it refused to print membership cards for Roman Catholics supporting abortion rights. Judge Linda Levitt held First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise outweigh Vermont anti discrimination law, overturning a Human Rights Commission ruling and signaling possible appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Montpelier
Linda Paquette
St. Albans
Linda Levitt
Franklin Superior Court
Malcolm
Susan Baker
Paquette
Vermont
Vermont Human Rights Commission
State Supreme Court
Levitt
Actress Bridget Hanley recalls glory of log cabin home
Edmonds native and TV stage star Bridget Hanley recalled her grandparents’ log cabin, now the Chamber of Commerce visitors center, during a visit. She spoke of daily Swedish meals and growing up in Edmonds, about 15 miles north of Seattle, where she found her start before TV fame.
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Bridget Hanley
Chamber of Commerce
Hanley
Harper Valley
PTA
Edmonds
Seattle
Prisoners Freed but Rabin Rejects Uprooting Settlements
Israel freed 400 more Palestinians in a week total of 1,000, while Prime Minister Rabin refused bids to uproot settlements. He invited the Tzomet party to join a coalition, drawing Liberal opposition.
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Rabin
Ramallah
West Bank
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Tzomet
Crossroads
Davar
Ketziot
Negev Desert
Gaza Strip
PLO
Hebron
Mahmoud Daoud
Jericho
Saeb Erakat
Associated Press
B’tselem
Israel Army
Spies and Satellites in Post Cold War Era
London reports on continuing espionage challenges as satellite tech coexists with human intelligence. Robert Hall of Jane's Intelligence Review emphasizes on the ground agents despite warming Russian ties. Sidney Reilly’s era and five track policy are noted in context of evolving threats.
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London
Washington
Moscow
West
Sarays Robert Hall
Jane's Intelligence Review
United States
Russia
Sidney Reilly
Trotsky and
Lenin
Christopher Andrew
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Zhirinovsky
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Ronnie Love
Alvina
Michael
Diary
New York
Iap
Brooklyn
Rashad Baz
Baz
Nancy Kerrigan
Greensboro Coliseum
Oksana Baiul
Howard J. Fezell
Broadway Street
Frederick
Maryland
Allstate
Gloria W. Condon
E. Patrick Street
Afghanistan
Mr. Hall
Britain
Secret Intelligence Service
Monocacy Medical Supply
ICAHO
7Th Street
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