South Africa braces for violence during Soweto commemoration
The government vows security forces will control Monday as blacks plan a nationwide strike commemorating the Soweto riots. A Durban hotel bombing kills two white women and wounds 15 others while four more blacks die in unrest, raising post-emergency deaths to 12. President Kaunda orders partial mobilization in Zambia amid South Africa tensions. France seeks new EU limits on South African farm imports as officials condemn media coverage restrictions.
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Zambia
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South African Defense Force
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Paris
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France
Luxembourg
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Pretoria
New Day for the Lady Liberty After Restoration
After nearly a century guarding New York Harbor the Statue of Liberty faced decay from weather and pollution with a damaged lip nose and eye. Engineers warned of near collapse without urgent restoration but after three years and 70 million dollars the statue is restored and ready to welcome newcomers.
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Statue of Liberty
Pickens predicts better oil prices by end of year
Texas oilman T Boone Pickens Jr told Oklahoma newspaper executives at Lake Texoma that oil prices should recover by year end if OPEC reaches a stable agreement on production. He argued American producers could firm prices by cutting output, and opposed a US import fee on foreign oil.
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Oklahoma
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Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties
Saudi Arabi
Mexico pleads for loans as oil collapse hits debt
Mexico appeals to international lenders for fresh loans to ease a swelling foreign debt of 97.6 billion amid a oil price collapse. Analysts fault government budget deficit, inflation rise, and worsening trade, citing mismanagement in 1985 as aggravating the oil shock.
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Mexico
Bush knows the names but prefers homespun values
George Walker Bush of Midland says family and moderate roots guide his life living in Midland while his father, the vice president, juggles national duties. He recalls a close, extended family and a normal Midland life despite Washington visibility, noting his parents strong will and family bonds.
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Washington
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Jane Pauley
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