Baker Seeks Unity as CIS Forming Throughout Soviet Republics
Baker met in Moscow with Yeltsin and Shaposhnikov as the Soviet Union moves toward a Commonwealth of Independent States. The stop included talks with Akayev and Nazarbayev about joining the new bloc and nuclear stockpile controls. Yeltsin announced Russia would take over the Soviet UN Security Council seat while U.S. aid programs reach $4 billion in credits and famine relief. Baker will visit Minsk and Kiev to assess foreign policy aims and arsenals in the republics.
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Mykhail Gorbachev
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Eduard Shevardnadze
James Baker
Speculation Honecker not wanted for trial in Germany
Speculation grows that Bonn politicians prefer not to try Erich Honecker over manslaughter charges linked to orders for border guards to shoot escapees. Bonn says it sought trial but Soviet seizure of Honecker to Moscow complicates any prosecution.
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Rural children hit hardest by poverty and poor health
Washington AP reports the Children’s Defense Fund says 15 million rural children face higher poverty, poorer health, and worse education than urban peers. Rural families struggle with welfare gaps, unemployment, housing costs, and access to care, with calls for a $29 to $47 billion national package including tax credits, health coverage, and expanded Head Start.
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U N repeals anti Zionism resolution
UNITED NATIONS The U N General Assembly voted to repeal the 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism in a broad 111 to 25 tally with 13 abstentions. Israel and U S officials praised the vote, while Arab delegates argued the issue still reflected concerns over Israel's treatment of non Jewish citizens. The White House and Bush administration had pressed for repeal in recent weeks.
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Cops foil de Klerk kidnap plot in Johannesburg
Police said pro apartheid extremists planned to abduct President de Klerk's four year old grandson Frederik to pressure for the release of Piet Rudolph and Barend Strydom. Investigators arrested Hansie Wiechmann after a reconnaissance near the child’s home.
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