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Following his State of the State address last week, Governor William F. Weld '66 announced a proposal which could make liquor less expensive and more widely available in the Commonwealth...
...other news from the HUPD's weekly blotter, a notarial seal from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was stolen from Holyoke Center, and the Harvard Sailing Center reported a stolen boat which was later found hidden behind some bushes. A motorcycle valued at $130 was also stolen from an unlocked office in the Science Center...
...been accused with him of involvement in the murder of four pro-government leaders last year. Saro-Wiwa maintained his innocence to the end; his supporters say he and his co-defendants were framed. After the executions, the U.S. and several other countries withdrew their ambassadors, and the Commonwealth nations of Britain and its former colonies, meeting in New Zealand, suspended Nigeria...
...call rarely heard in African politics," reports TIME's Andrew Purvis. Historically, few African leaders have taken it upon themselves to censure the reprehensible behavior of other heads of state. Mandela, however, has begun to match words with action. On his urging, Nigeria was suspended from a New Zealand Commonwealth meeting where the South African leader made the statement. Tuesday, South Africa's soccer federation barred Nigeria's team from playing in South Africa, and calls are mounting for the African National Congress to seek Nigeria's ouster from the Olympic Games as well as a boycott of Nigeria...
...What will be a great loss to the Commonwealth will be a great gain to Harvard University," said Kathleen M. O'Toole, Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety and a long-time colleague of Riley's in the Massachusetts State Police...