Sussex NJ town replaces police with four security guards
Sussex New Jersey, population 2300, ends its four member police force and hires four uniformed guards armed with 3mm pistols under a six month contract. The state attorney general sues to disband the force, noting guards lack investigation powers and must call state police for crimes.
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Sussex
Attorney General's Office
Robert Winter
State Division of Criminal Justice
Rent-A-Cops
New Jersey
Gerald Arenberg
National Association of Chiefs of Police
Jerry Wilson
Crime Control Research Corp
Geral Gregory
Executive Security & Investigative Services
Ry Bult Arenberg
Police Chiefs' Association
Marton Brando
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young Won't Seek Sixth Term
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, at 75, ends a 20 year era as he announces he will not run again. The decision opens a wide open race while analysts note his unique power and the city’s persistent poverty issues.
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Detroit
Coleman Young
America
Young
David Bositis
Joint Center For Political Studies
Ike Coleman Young
Wilbur Rich
Wellesley College
Coleman Youngs
Detroit News
George Weeks
Los Angeles
Weeks
United States
Cole
Man Young
Basitis
Rich
Coleman Oes
U.N. Eyes Talks as Aristide Crisis Presses Toward Settlement
United Nations officials report Aristide and military leader Raoul Cedras may meet soon to revive civilian rule in Haiti. A planned weeklong mediation on Aruba or Bonaire faces site disagreements, while a U.N. arms embargo set to take effect. The move follows pressure from Dante Caputo and Diego Arria to restore democracy.
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United Nations
Hain
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Security Council
Aruba
Bonaire
Caputo
Aristide
Haiti
Arria
Joe Sills
U.N
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Mane Fom
Tate
Warren Christopher
Emooedras
Port-au-Prince
Max Sam
Cedras
Arstide
Marc Bazin
Nigeria Poll Void by Military Dictator Babangida
Nigeria's military ruler Gen Ibrahim Babangida voided the June 12 presidential vote amid legal opposition and claims the election was rigged. He cited steps to save the judiciary from being politicized and said no new elections were announced. The crisis followed court orders and international scrutiny as Abiola led in official returns.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Rle
Ibrahim ‘Babangida
Babangda
Babangida
Africa
Britain
Abiola
Bashir Othman
Tofa
National Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission
Japanese Defectors Trigger No Confidence Vote Fallout
Tsutomu Hata and fellow lawmakers left the Liberal Democratic Party to aid opposition efforts in a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. The shakeup signals a pivotal moment ahead of elections as Hata forms the Shin Seito New Life Party promising reform despite political peril.
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Tokyo
Tsutomu Hata
Kiichi Miyazawa
Sige Is
Tower House
Shin Sesto
New Life Party
Hata
Liberal Democratic Party
Rebels in Baku Vie for Power as Elecibey Hides
Rebels led by Surat Huseynov push toward authority in Azerbaijan's capital, while parliament speaker Geidar Aliev asserts control. Elecibey remains in hiding as fighting threats loom but city life continues with calm streets and a peaceful student rally.
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Baku
Azerbaijan
Abulfaz Elecibey
Surat Huseynov
Geidar Aliev
Huseynov
Aliev
Elcibey
Labour attacks Major over Conservative money scandal
Labour accuses the Conservative government of taking foreign donations after reports of money from Asif Nadir, a fugitive businessman facing fraud charges, and alleged funds from Saudi Arabia in last year’s general election. Sir Norman Fowler defends party stance in Commons amid controversy.
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London
John Major
Adi Arabia
Conservative
Norman Fowler
House of Commons
Labor
Asif Nadir
Frau
US pressures Russia over rocket-fuel exports to Libya
Washington officials report the Clinton administration is pressuring Russia to halt shipments of rocket-fuel ingredients to Libya. The move follows a pattern of concern over military exports amid Russia's weakening economy. President Clinton has warned President Yeltsin that Russian firms must stop such exports to avoid escalating tensions.
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United States
Russia
Libya
Tucsiy
Clinton
tioRace
Yeltsin
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