Soviet relaxes religion rules with new freedom law
Moscow reports the Soviet legislature passed a freedom of religion law easing decades of restrictions on religious instruction at home and in private schools. It reiterates freedom of conscience and limits political interference while stating the government will not fund religious activities or atheism propaganda.
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U S to shrink troops in Europe not pull out
U S ambassador to NATO William H. Taft IV said Washington plans to cut about a third of its 300,000 European troops within five years but will not abandon Europe. He stressed support for European defense development amid improved East West ties and the post Communist shift in Eastern Europe.
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Mulroney pushes end to Oka standoff with four point agenda
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney urged Mohawks to lay down arms and surrender to Canadian justice as part of a broad plan addressing land claims, reserve conditions, government aboriginal relations, and native participation in modern Canada. Mohawk negotiators in Quebec said activists may be handed to authorities if a special prosecutor reviews charges.
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Blue Cross labeled 83 year old alive in Medicare denial case
The American Society of Internal Medicine awarded Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado a red tape prize for denying Medicare benefits to Mary K. Bare of Denver, claiming she was dead. Despite medical proof and home verification, payments were halted January 1988 through July 1988 and notices continued labeling her as deceased, highlighting bureaucratic delay and misidentification in federal health programs.
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Venus Surface Reveals Lava River and Giant Craters
In Pasadena NASA shows Magellan radar images of Venus with craters the size of Los Angeles and a 200 mile lava channel. MIT's Gordon Pettengill calls the data jazzy while Brown University geologist Jim Head predicts a blockbuster fall season as the 243 day mission begins.
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