Eight Die In Stampede At Khomeini Funeral Bier
In Tehran a stampede at Ayatollah Khomeini's bier in a square left eight dead and hundreds injured as mourners pressed toward the air conditioned glass bier. State TV shows victims carried away as crowds surge amid extreme heat and a man sprays water to cool mourners. Khomeini, 86, died Saturday prompting Iran's worst political crisis since 1979. Ali Khamenei named to succeed him temporarily.
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Gloomy Weather Outlook With Showers Overnight
The forecast indicates showers or storms likely overnight with a gloomy sky. Tuesday may bring morning showers and continued unsettled conditions across AZ.
Chiefs Pitcher 1060 Wishievsn Wins Triple-A Debut
Chiefs pitcher 1060 Wishievsn wins his Triple-A debut against Rochester 8 to 1 as Boston manager Joe Morgan calls a 13 to 11 defeat to the Blue Jays the worst of his career.
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Flower-child era teachers confront drug education challenge
Veteran teachers feel intimidated as students know more about drugs. They fear contradicting parents while some oppose police talks in classrooms. New York state sees a dilemma as baby boomer teachers educate their own children about drugs, reflecting a clash with 1960s attitudes.
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SU Students Protest Warped Rights With Cross Group Rally
About 200 students from the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan joined a Sunday march through downtown Syracuse to condemn Chinese government repression. Organizers said the rare joint action highlighted shared ethnicity and language and support for human rights. The crowd waved black armbands and white flowers as chants calling for democracy echoed near Clinton Square and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
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Soldiers clash in Beijing amid pro democracy protests
Beijing is paralyzed by a military onslaught as soldiers fire on civilians. at least 500 killed since tanks displaced demonstrators Sunday. Tanks and armored vehicles control bridges, streets, and Tiananmen Square while shops close and transit halts. Protests spread to Shanghai where streets remain blocked and traffic limited to bicycles.
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Power struggle shapes China's future after key weekend
The Communist Party contest declared this weekend will determine who leads China, setting the stage for a higher challenge ahead. The article notes the high stakes as factions vie for influence and policy direction in the ongoing power struggle.
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Jung
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AIDS cases seen doubling by 1991 at Montreal conference
Montreal hosts the fifth International Conference on AIDS as experts warn AIDS cases could double to over one million by 1991. Activists interrupt the opening, wearing Silence equals death shirts and protesting the handling of people with AIDS while delegates gather.
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Solidarity victory in Poland's first democratic senate vote
War saw early returns show Solidarity defeating Communist backed candidates for control of the new Polish Senate as officials tally ballots in Poland's first free election since World War II. Lech Walesa voted with his wife and son in Gdansk. The mood was calm and hopeful as citizens cast meaningful ballots after decades of single party pre approval.
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