End of Noriega era leaves Panama questioning his myth
Panama City reports that General Manuel Antonio Noriega did not fight to the end. He fled from hole to hole as U.S. paratroopers hunted him, abandoning a dramatic last stand. Panamanians reflected on his reputation, noting his repression, coups, and ultimate flight to the Vatican embassy. Citizens described him as lacking guts and dignity while clinging to nationalist rhetoric.
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Panama City
Panama
Hole
U.S
Pedro Hernandez
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Martiza Martinez
Noriega
David
Vatican
Judith Alvarez
U S Aids Romania With 500000 For Medical Supplies
Washington, AP. The Bush administration provides 500000 to buy medical supplies for Romanian victims of the fighting. The money goes to the International Red Cross to avoid clogging relief lines. Romanian ambassador Stoichici seeks to improve U S relations as new government forms after Ceaușescu’s execution.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Romania
United States
Andrew Natsios
U.S. Agency For International Development Office For Foreign Disaster Assistance
U.S
International Red Cross
Natsios
Nicolae Ceausescu
Elena
Ion Stoichici
Stoichici
Vasile Leca
Year 1989 review marks fall of the Iron Curtain
A sweeping year in review highlights Eastern Europe’s democratic shifts from Poland through Hungary and East Germany, the Tiananmen crackdown, and iconic resignations and trials in the U.S. The era’s toll includes deaths from AIDS and mass violence, while pop culture notes mark Rain Man and Don’t Worry Be Happy.
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Mitchell Landsberg
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Berlin
West Berlin
Bush
Poland
Solidarity
Hungary
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Eastern Europe
Mediterranean
Becker
Louisville
Marc Lepine
Montreal
California
Bobby McFerrin
Random Statistics: U.S. Population Grows Since 1980s Start
The decade ends with about 20 million more residents than it began. People play more softball and watch more TV, while meat consumption declines and liquor intake drops over the ten year period.
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America
SEC defends small investors by boosting fraud unit
SEC plans a new 25 attorney fraud unit to police sales of securities by savings and loan institutions. Chairman Breeden seeks to protect individual investors after S&L scandals. McLucas named enforcement director as budget rises 20 percent to hire 100 attorneys amid focus on insider trading and Lincoln S&L fallout.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Richard Breeden
S&l
Federal Deposit Insurance
Breeden
William R. McLucas
Gary Lynch
McLucas
Nistration
Congress
Savings and Loans
Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
Irvine
Calif
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Ceausescu
AID
American Red Cross
Washington D.C
VITA
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
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Zsa Zsa Gabor
Beverly Hills
Leona Helmsley
Pete Rose
John Tower
Defense
Jim Wright
Tom Foley
Time
Warner
Sony
Columbia
Mike Tyson
Robin Givens
Irving Berlin
Bette Davis
Lucille Ball
Robert Penn Warren
Salvador Dali
Vladimir Horowitz
Herbert von Karajan
Laurence Olivier
Mel Blanc
Ferdinand Marcos
Ayatollah Khomeini
Emperor Hirohito
Abbie Hoffman
Claude Pepper
Sugar Ray Robinson
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Secretariat
Ted Bundy
Patrick Purdy
Stockton
Joseph Wes
National Cable ‘Television Association
Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Ivan Bocsky
Wall Street
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
Admi
Radio Shack
Itawa
Robert Hiles
S. Main
Ottawa
Farm Bureau Insurance
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