Mexico first test of U S loan proposal in crisis
In Seoul at the World Bank IMF meeting the United States proposed banks lend an extra 20 billion dollars over three years to heavily indebted countries. Mexico, recovering from earthquake damage, is the initial test as officials weigh bank assurances and required austerity measures. West German and British officials signaled support, stressing growth alongside debt relief.
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Brazil
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British Women Kidnapping Victims Freed In Beirut
Two British women Amanda McGrath and Hazel Moss who were kidnapped in west Beirut 13 days earlier were released near the Commodore Hotel. They said they were not harmed and declined to identify their captors. Police recalled the initial abduction outside their Makhoul Street apartment. Still missing are 12 Westerners and three Soviets, including the fate of hostages tied to the ongoing Lebanese conflict.
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Rocks Fly In Chilean Student Protest Against Pinochet
In Santiago a several hundred strong student protest against President Pinochet turned violent as youths in uniforms stoned police and blocked Alameda Avenue with burning tires. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, arresting at least 30. Guerrillas forced a radio station to broadcast a revolution call amid four days of unrest after charges against student leaders were dropped. The demonstration aimed at Education Minister Sergio Gaete and followed clashes at major university campuses.
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Funeral for West German activist Guenter Sare held in Frankfurt
About 2,000 mourners marched in Frankfurt for Guenter Sare, killed Sept. 28 when crushed by a police truck during a clash with anti-fascist demonstrators. The Green Party urged supporters to attend, linking Sare’s death to police brutality and urging NATO withdrawal.
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Ex-generals urge Baycore 2 NZ to lift nuclear ban
Four former chiefs of staff led by Air Marshal Richard Bolt call on Prime Minister Lange to end New Zealand port calls ban on nuclear powered or armed vessels. They aim to heal fissures in ANZUS with the United States and Australia after 34 years. The pact, formed in 1951, binds Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
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Australia
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David Lange
U.S
Miracle baby buried as quake search persists
In Mexico City eight days after a hospital ruin, a so called miracle baby was buried while rescuers pressed on for a 9-year-old boy named Luis Ramon Nafarrate found dead in the wreckage. Authorities confirmed the grandfather Luis Maldonado, 55, died the day of the quake.
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