Fiji Army Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup
Fiji faced a military takeover as Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka and about 10 soldiers stormed Parliament and arrested Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra and 11 Cabinet ministers. Rabuka announced a plan to draft a new charter and restore civilian rule, with no date set. The move followed ethnic tensions between native Fijians and Indian-Fijian communities amid a fragile political landscape.
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Suva Fiji
Imops
Sad
Useir
Ratu
Penna GaoSimau
Gurman
Timoci Bavadra
Tseir
Bavadra
National Federation Party
Labor Party
Kamisese Mara
Alliance
Mara
Fiji
Britain
Sitiveni Rabuka
Gannau
Ganilau
FM-36
Radio Fiji
Rabuka
Robert Keith-Reid
Sydney
Australia
McFarlane Faces Scrutiny Over Contras Funding Claims
McFarlane admitted responsibility for the shredding party incident and faces potential prosecution. The Washington Post cites a diplomatic source claiming McFarlane sought 8 to 10 million dollars from Saudi Arabia in 1984 and visited King Fahd in 1985, with later Ammended statements amid Saudi denial.
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North
McFarlane
The
Post
Fahd
Prince Bandar
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Reagan
Barbie Refuses to Attend Trial in Lyon
Klaus Barbie the accused Butcher of Lyon refused to leave prison to attend his trial on charges of torturing and deporting Jews and French Resistance members. A court clerk said I am not coming as the session began after a 65 minute delay. He declared he is a hostage not a prisoner and said Bolivia’s 1983 expulsion was illegal.
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Lyon
France
Klaus Barbie
Barbie
Gestapo
Bolivia
Landfill trucks cited for rule breaches and cleanup efforts
Patrol Captain Howard Whims says uncovered trucks breach landfill rules but they lack resources to halt every violator. Landfill traffic has surged with about 100 cars daily, weighing none. Public works directs Saturday cleanup as residents push for covered loads and tarps cost about 45.95 dollars each.
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Howard Whims
Reids Ford Road
Johnson
Lee Lambert
Johnson and Ballantine
County Public Works Department
Sheckles
Lambert
Unem
Trade deficit widens amid export surge and dollar decline
The trade gap rose to 25 billion in March with Europe, led by a 1.6 billion shortfall with West Germany. U.S. exports climbed as manufactured goods overseas reached 15 billion, boosted by a 300 million rise in computers and office equipment sales. The dollar fell about 50 percent against major currencies, yet the deficit persisted as imports held steady in price.
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Europe
West Germany
U.S
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First National Bank of Maryland
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