Bush pressuring Shamir on Mideast peace talks
President Bush urged Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to open dialogue with Palestinian Arabs as a first step toward reviving stalled talks. Bush sent a letter asking for Shamir's stance on peace advances and elections for Palestinian representatives, while Baker warned progress hinges on compromises. Shamir indicated they would respond and explain their path in the peace process. The White House praised Shamir’s new government after a political deadlock.
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Shamir invites Assad to Jerusalem for peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir on Monday invited Syrian President Hafez al Assad to visit Jerusalem for peace talks. Shamir said negotiations could lead to peace though aides note few expect Assad to accept.
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Ytzhak Shamir
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Hafez al-Assad
Gorbachev backs Russian party amid cautions on harmony
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev endorsed forming a Russian Communist Party within the Soviet structure but warned against clashes with central authorities. He urged a centrist path between radical market reforms and conservative restraint as 2,700 delegates opened the conference and Russia weighs new sovereignty steps.
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Shamir considers inviting Assad to show peace efforts
In a constrained political moment the Israeli government weighed the unlikely step of inviting Assad to meet. The aim was to signal to Washington that peace moves were possible despite ideological limits shaping the administration.
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East German police arrest ninth Red Army faction suspect
Police in East Berlin arrested 31 year old Henning Beer in Ramstein bombing case. An underlining tip from a former Stasi member led to the capture as authorities tie the group to former East German harboring. The Ramstein attack injured seventeen people.
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Parents of kidnapped American arrive in Quito
Roy and Marge Heimdal of Peoria Illinois arrived in Ecuador to seek their son Scott Heimdal's release after he was kidnapped April 28 while working for IMINCO near the Bermeja River. Court sources cited a possible former employee as a suspect amid prior claims the act was by guerrillas. The family had raised about 60 000 for ransom, but kidnappers later sought 612 000.
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Hijack of Soviet airliner ends with Finnish surrender
A Tupolev 154 with 54 passengers and five crew hijacked a Riga to Murmansk flight landed at Vanda airport near Helsinki and surrendered about an hour later. Hijackers demanded to fly to Israel and threatened to blow up the plane during negotiations via an open cabin door.
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U S believes Libya fire was hoax says officials
U S intelligence experts now believe a March report of a fire at Libya's Rabta chemical plant was likely a hoax and that the facility was not seriously damaged. White House spokesman Fitzwater said the administration now thinks the claim was an effort by Col. Muammar Gaddafi to deceive. Initial reports of major damage and a yearlong outage were later downplayed as investigators pursued possible hoax leads.
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Court ruling boosts police power to curb drunken driving
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that videotaping a drunken driver’s responses to routine questions after police stopped him does not violate rights. The decision may reinstate Muniz’s drunken driving conviction and strengthens roadblocks and surveillance in DUI enforcement. Civil libertarians warn of eroding rights. opponents cite rising DUI fatalities.
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Pension ruling boosts retirees and federal plan funds
The Supreme Court ruling expands the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp authority to restore terminated plans, aiding retirees like Carole McMahon in Aliquippa who gain 120.4 per month on a 950 pension, and saving up to 8 billion in liabilities for the PBGC and federal workers.
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Prosecution outlines case against Marion Barry in drug trial
Washington government details its cocaine and perjury case against Marion Barry the District of Columbia mayor since 1979. An 18 jurors panel was seated and sequestered as plea talks failed. Barry faces 10 cocaine counts one conspiracy and three perjury counts tied to an FBI sting recording.
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Bush vows veto on parental leave contradiction
President Bush prepares to veto a bill guaranteeing parental care leave, despite in 1988 backing such time off as a candidate. The White House says his stance remains unchanged, supporting only voluntary leave for employers. Alice Glen, spokeswoman, stated the position.
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Census 95 Percent Response Rate Seen by June 1
The U S Bureau of the Census reports about 94.8 percent of residential units have responded to the 1990 census by June 1 after dispatching 65,000 more field workers to households. The rate rose from 63 percent mail responses in April as the spring criticism subsides.
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Deficit grows as budget director warns of further cuts
Budget director Richard G. Darman warned that the federal deficit has increased and that borrowing for the savings and loan bailout will push the government to raise the borrowing ceiling early. He said absent a deal, Gramm Rudman Hollings automatic cuts could reduce next year's spending by about 80 billion dollars, risking basic government services.
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