Strike wider than Prague as Czechs demand reform
Million Czechs observe a countrywide strike honoring Dubcek era reforms. Sirens and bells marked the noon start while protesters sang for democracy and a constitutional removal of the Communists leading role. The protests followed mass ousters of East bloc leaders and signals of reform across Poland and Hungary. New party leadership pledged dialogue with all societal levels, including former reformers and ousted members, amid skepticism about real power shifts.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Milos Jakes
Erich
Miroslav Stepan
Prague
Miroslav Zavadil
Josef Lenart
Seeeg
Uiawerl Pouteue
Ignac Janak
Karel Urbane
Dubcek
Tribute to a judge who served with quiet dignity
The tribute recalls a long serving jurist noted for 400 plus opinions with no dissents and for steadfast devotion to his beloved Frederick. Remarks highlight his work on the Potomac River Commission during river rights clashes between Virginia and Maryland. The speaker voices pride despite sadness.
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McAuliffe
Potomac River Commission
Virginia
Maryland
Mystery Man Bernard Named In Fatal Shooting
Police seek a man known as Bernard after a fatal shooting. In a nearby apartment a woman heard multiple blasts while upstairs with her children. Police recovered 200 hits of crack on the arrestee. Descriptions of the victim and the suspect remain limited as investigators pursue leads.
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Bernard
Three Shots Heard At John Hanson Apartments Scene
A man lay wounded after at least three shots near the John Hanson Apartments on North Bentz Street. Police searched the area for more victims as ambulances crowded the scene and bystanders speculated about the shooter and drug involvement.
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North Bentz Street
John Hanson
British journalist marks birthday in captivity
British journalist John McCarthy turned 33 while held hostage in Lebanon. Friends urged the government to intensify efforts to secure his release as eight white doves were released outside the Foreign Office, symbolizing peace and freedom. Jill Morrell, his girlfriend, called for action.
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London
John McCarthy
Lebanon
Mr. McCarthy
Foreign Office
McCarthy
Jill Morrell
Local towns keep separate voter lists to avoid jury duty
Thurmont and Middletown officials plan to maintain separate local election lists for residents who vote only in local races. With about 680 and 975 registered voters respectively, officials say the split helps avoid jury duty for nonlocal voters. The new law increases records to be kept and could raise office workload by at least a quarter, requiring an extra staffer.
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Thurmont
Middletown
Beverly Dixon
Richard May
Frederick County
May
Pratt
Election Board
Bakker ministries may move to hotel
In Orlando AP report the Jim and Tammy Bakker Ministries held their last church service at a shopping center and supporters planned a future meeting at an unnamed hotel. A spokesman said supporters wanted to keep Abe. The ministry agreed to move from Shoppers World plaza by Thursday, but plaza owner Stewart Gilman said he did not know the new location.
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Orlando
Fla
Jim and
Tammy
Abe
Shoppers World Plaza
Stewart Gilman
Plaza
Nation's first living donor liver transplant performed
In Chicago, surgeons at the University of Chicago completed the nations first living donor liver transplant. A mother donated a third of her liver to her 21 month old daughter, offering a potential solution to the critical organ shortage for children in need of transplants.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
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