Romania’s New Leaders Lift Rations as Free Elections Loom
In Bucharest the National Salvation Committee seized control after the uprising backed by the army. Ion Iliescu announced decrees ending meat rationing and gasoline limits, lifting food exports bans, and easing foreign contact rules. The government renamed the country to Romania and pledged to honor Warsaw Pact ties while including former Communists in shaping the new order. Securitate holdouts declined surrender. the Military Council urged action against anti revolutionaries and conducted trials for terrorism with tribunals already underway.
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Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
National Salvation Committee
Army
Ceausescu
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Ion" Iliescu
Hiescu
Revoluonary
Scu
Securitate
Military Council
Poland Votes to Restore Prewar Name and Remove Communist Role
Warsaw Parliament passed changes to drop the Beagles Republic of Poland name and end the constitution’s clause giving the Communist Party leading role. The Solidarity era reforms are embedded, as the vote reflected a shift from Soviet-backed governance toward free elections won in June and a government takeover in August.
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Poland
Communist Party
Rose
Beagles
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Republic of A
Solidarity
People’s Republic of
Women’s Peace Rally in East Jerusalem Crushed by Police
In East Jerusalem police fired tear gas and used nightsticks to disperse a rally of over 3,000 Israeli Palestinian and Western women. Reporters saw officers drag some by hair or clothing and strike others. seven detainees remained detained while sixteen were released. Authorities cited waving Palestinian flags as the trigger for the police action.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Arab East Jerusalem
Welle
Fevu
Tut
Fia
Gucouyuney
Pol Cane
Link Between Bombs and Letters Point to Suspect Group
Federal investigators said evidence strongly indicates the same person or group behind the Alabama federal judge killing and the Georgia lawyer slaying also authored a series of letters claiming responsibility for the bombings. The letters carried an identifying code and contained insider information, suggesting familiarity with the bomb setup.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
New York Tower
Boy 9 charged with selling crack cocaine
In Roxbury District Court a 9 year old boy was arraigned on juvenile delinquency charges after allegedly selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer. The child, about 3 foot 11 inches and 95 pounds, was in custody as officials described a traumatic scene. The boy’s name was not released and police noted his mother is in prison. Deputy Superintendent Haden recalled veterans with tears witnessing the arrest.
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Boston
Polite
Roxbury
Kite
Robert Haden
Sears
Berrigan Arrested On Court Charge In New Orleans Case
Marshals arrested longtime antiwar protester the Rev. Daniel Berrigan in New York for boycotting his New Orleans arraignment on December 1 demonstrations at the federal building. He was held on a $3,000 personal recognizance bond pending a January 12 hearing on removal to New Orleans.
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New York
Daniel Berigan
New Orleans
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Berigan
Alma Chasez
Fating
Manhattan
Nina Gershon
Corrections notice from a small town newspaper
Fragmentary OCR yields a corrections notice from a local paper. It references subscription details and payment terms, with garbled publisher and mailing information that may indicate a correction or erratum column. No clear dates or names are readable.
Gas explosion at power plant cripples NYC with outages
A backhoe struck a natural gas line outside Con Edison Hellgate plant causing a blast that melted the machine, lit up the sky, and toppled streetlights and stoplights. The fire-blackened area shut parts of the Bronx and Manhattan, halted subways, and left hundreds of thousands without power. A teenage boy died after entering the East River as firefighters fought the blaze in freezing weather.
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Murner
Angel Hivera
Bronx
Con Edison
Hellgate
Lou Seminerio
New York City
Avaine Ouiaing Patieu
Jay Escudero
Transit Authority
Escudero
Niagara Falls
John Mulligan
New Jersey
New York Boroughs
East River
Wullicu
Fernando Ferrer
Manhattan
Consolidated Edison
Pat Richard
Paul Laddomada
Department of Environmental Protection
Cuomo fires labor board commissioner amid corruption probe
Albany Governor Mario Cuomo dismissed Theresa Hammer after Inspector General Spinel accused her of abusing a state credit card and bias in a union dispute vote. Hammer denied wrongdoing and criticized the move, while stating her holdover term expired last June and a successor will be nominated pending Senate approval. Her brother Wolfgang Hammer is a union treasurer and she serves as a pension fund trustee.
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Mario Cuomo
Henrik Dullen
Theresa Hammer
Cuomo
Hammer
Joseph Spinel
Bemacso
Fuome
Gary Fryer
Senate
Fryer
Po Spinel
Casey's
Old Towne
Lake Placid
Local 471
Hotel, Motel and Restaurants Union
Wolfgang Hammer
Navy mulls buying Trident submarines biennially in 1991 budget
A Pentagon official says the Navy is seriously considering limiting annual Trident submarine purchases to every other year to curb costs. Two of four battleships may be mothballed as the service seeks to preserve at least 14 aircraft carriers amid budget pressures. President Bush will present the 1991 budget on January 22.
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Pentagon
Bush
Congress
Peter
Paul
Capitol Hill
Office of Management and Budget
House
Defense
Dick Cheney
Tndent
Soviet Union
Wet finale hints at rainy end to 1989 year
A weather summary notes a transition from heavy snow to freezing rain as a Southwest winter storm weakens. Temperatures rise toward 30 degrees at Hancock Airport with continued rain and freezing rain Sunday. Snow forecasts span Arizona, California, and northern states with advisories issued for several mountain regions.
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Lower Michigan
Long Island
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New Mexico
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Valermia
San Gabriel
San Bernardino Mountains
Owens Valley
California
Arizona
Washington State
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Wyoming
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