Judge calls for legalization of drugs in New York case
A Manhattan federal judge urged legalizing all illegal drugs including marijuana heroin and crack calling war on drugs bankrupt after 1144 years on the bench. The remarks came as part of a speech at the Cosmopolitan hotel referencing the justice system overwhelmed by social phenomena.
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Maritime chase sparks US Canadian scallop clash near Cape Cod
The destroyer Saguenay fired on the Concordia during a 12 hour chase off Cape Cod after Canadian authorities alleged poaching in Canadian waters. Capt William Furey said he was fishing not at war as the chase unfolded with a high seas confrontation between US fishermen and Canada.
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William Purey
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Hutchinson Repeals Six Year Ban on Soviet Vodka
Hutchinson votes unanimously to lift a six year old ban on Russian vodka in protest of a 1983 incident involving a Soviet fighter pilot and a South Korean jetliner. City attorney Barry Anderson joked the move brings the Soviet Union to its knees as the ban ends.
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University bans mistletoe at Moorhead State University
Moorhead Minnesota reports Moorhead State University banned mistletoe after a psychology instructor filed a grievance claiming it encourages sexual harassment. President Rolland Dille supported the instructor and the affirmative action officer ordered the ban on Monday. Dille said the tradition risks promoting uninvited endearment while denying Christmas spirit.
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Moorhead State University
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Rolland Dile
Margaret Potter
Dille
Santa saves life at Panorama Mall Santa booth
Renny Schuffman 11 collapsed while posing for a portrait as Santa Claus Seth Applegate performed two minutes of CPR to revive him. The boy, a Reseda resident, regained consciousness amid onlookers at Panorama Mall in the San Fernando Valley. A grateful child declared renewed belief in Santa as he recovered.
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Los Angeles Daily New
Czechoslovakia faces standoff over Havel presidency
Prague reports opposition and Communist leaders locked in a dispute over selecting Vaclav Havel as president. Parliament must vote within 14 days, but Mohorita says time may extend to 45 60 days. Civic Forum opposes a referendum, urging free elections and a democratically chosen president.
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Havel
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Anton Blaze
Civic Forum
Czechoslovakia Faces Worsening Crisis Under Communist Rule
AP reports in Phague that large protests target the government while foreign exchange shortages severe. Citizens line for days to buy limited dollars at official rates or pay black market rates, revealing a struggling centrally planned economy. Anonymity among Western analysts notes conditions remain dire since 1968 invasion with scarce consumer goods and long waits for basic items.
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Vacalian Homes
Soviet reform plan keeps private property ban and state control
Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov unveils an economic reform plan that maintains central control and bans private property as Congress applauds only briefly. In Prague, Vaclav Havel remains a central figure amid standoff with Communists over leadership. East Germany signals closer US ties while preserving socialist principles and resisting reunification in party media.
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Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havel
U S backs East German reforms in Potsdam meeting
East German Premier Hans Modrow welcomed Secretary of State James Baker II in Potsdam saying the US visit signals closer ties and backing for reform. Baker called for peaceful, stable changes as East Germany advances economic reforms and set May 6 for free elections.
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James A Baker II
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Soviet Union
Germany
Adolf Hitler
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Baker
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East German Communists vow Lenin era values in new one party era
East Berlin reports the Communist Party reaffirms traditional socialism and pledges to uphold Leninist principles while resisting reunification with West Germany. The Neues Deutschland article notes a program to keep socialist anti fascist pacifist traditions and the party will discuss restructuring at an emergency congress this weekend.
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United States
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Neues Deutschland
West Germany
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Lenn
East German Politburo Had Arms Confiscations Reported
The East German press says the entire Honecker era Politburo mostly surrendered sidearms as the People’s Police confiscated weapons in recent days. Hermann Axen is among the exceptions, facing arrest on corruption and misuse of office charges.
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Ench Honecker
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Axen
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New York Times
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