Afghans mark anniversary with Islamabad protest
More than 10 000 Afghans chanted death to Gorbachev in Islamabad on the seventh anniversary of the Soviet invasion. Refugees and anti-communist guerrillas joined marches and speeches urging ties cut with Kabul. Police kept protesters from the Soviet Embassy as demonstrations spread to Rawalpindi and Lahore.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Gorbachev
Afghanistan
Iran
Islamic Republic
Nicosia
Rawalpindi
Peshawar
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Kabul
Secret Service
Lahore
Odessa lawmaker Kelly Godwin to leave Texas House after one term
Odessa Representative Kelly Godwin, a Republican in the 75th District, says he will relinquish his seat to Democrat Gary Watkins amid focus on his business. He reflects on two years in Austin, notes achievements on informing constituents, and details his work on the water package and a capital murder bill.
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Kelly Godwin
Odessa
Texas
House of Representatives
Godwin
N. Dixie Blvd
Jay Gibson
Gary Watkins
Carolyn Powers
Bill Clements
Austin
Capitol
Soviet emigre lights Hanukkah after 63 years of exile
David Goldfarb, 68, travels from hospital bed to celebrate his first Hanukkah in 63 years as Jews nationwide light menorahs for the eight day festival. A 32 foot menorah in New York and a rooftop menorah on a van in Ohio symbolize the holiday for Jews in small cities. Goldfarb, treated for diabetes and heart condition, later found to have lung cancer. He recalled refuseniks in Moscow and prayed for their permission to leave as Anna and Yefim Sigalov watched their daughter Rachel join menorah lighting in Memphis. Rabbi Rafael Grossman noted continued Soviet Union exit barriers affecting about 400,000 Jews.
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David Goldfarb
America
New York
Ohio
Goldfarb
United States
Temple Shaaray Tefila
Moscow
Memphis
Anna
Yefim Sigalov
Soviet Union
Rachel
Rafael Grossman
Baron Hirsch Congregation
Hanukkah
New gun triggers debate
In 1980 machinist Dominick Spadea moved his Westmont New Jersey shop to make an improved MAC-10 style semiautomatic the Partisan Avenger. The ATF calls it a prime misuse risk though supporters say it targets civil rights and gun ownership. The case centers on regulation versus rights in semiautomatic firearms.
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Washington
Dominick Spadea
Spadea
Westmont
N.J
Miami Vice
Partisan Avenger
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Bureau
Jack Killoran
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