Fatal Dam Collapse Under Investigation in Stava
In Stava Italy the dam failure killed over 200 as officials probe negligence and weather factors. Soldiers recovered 195 bodies by Sunday night with 19 still missing and 19 survivors, while prosecutors questioned mine owners and local officials. President Cossiga ordered a vigorous inquiry and justice to follow in courts.
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Stava
Italy
Francesco Cossiga
Tal Group
Cossiga
Giorgina Balladio
Tesero
Gianni Bazzanella
Trento
Activists Arrested Under Emergency State in South Africa
Police detained four prominent black clerics and at least nine other activists in the eastern Cape as South Africa declared a nationwide state of emergency. Rioting to suppress apartheid left more than 450 black deaths. scattered clashes continued in townships as authorities imposed curfews and press restrictions.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape
Kwa-Thema
Johan Coetzee
Coetzee
Port Elizabeth
de Villiers Soga
Interdenominational
African Ministers Association of South Africa
Samson Daba
Uitenhage
Hamilton Dandala
Black Motor Assembly and Component Workers Union of
Xolise Nduzulwana
Vuyisile Thole
Henry Fazzie
Baby Bust Predicted as Births Rise Then Decline
Washington AP reports the postwar Baby Boom generation now has children, creating a Baby Boomlet. Census Bureau data show 1984 births at 3.69 million, deaths at 2.046 million, and 523,000 immigrants, with population reaching 237.839 million as of Jan 1. Experts warn fertility must rise to sustain growth. at current rates, deaths could outpace births later.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Time zones in Indiana spark hearings on switch to Eastern
Evansville area residents face clock confusion as Indiana and Kentucky border lines blur time zones. The Transportation Department opens 10 hearings in three states to decide if southwest Indiana should join 81 counties on Eastern time. Residents report scheduling woes and urge a unified state time.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Kentucky
Larry and
Anne Manley
Tell City
Manleys
Sherman
Spencer Plastics
Dale
Dave Wahl
U.S. Department of Transportation
Illinois
Louisville
Transportation Department
Robert Ross
Hazel Oberhouse
Bud Parker
Oakland City
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