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...theme, Botha advised journalists working in South Africa to "guard against instigating and promoting activities of this kind under the guise of the freedom of the press." As if to underscore the point, the Department of Home Affairs last week refused to reverse its decision not to renew the work permits of two British television correspondents. At the same time, Botha pledged to be "more directly involved" in negotiations with black leaders and to create a National Council as a forum for such talks. But even moderate blacks such as KwaZulu Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi have refused to take part...
DIED. David Hefner, 38, AIDS sufferer whose request to renew his marriage vows to his wife Maria at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, her "dream" church, was initially rebuffed last January because his condition was "life threatening," but then, after protests by civil rights and church activists, was granted in February; in New York City...
...Government will soon have some new weapons to use against cross-border tax cheating. Starting next year, the State Department will give the IRS the names of all Americans who apply for or renew passports. Meanwhile, the IRS will be adding 25% more auditors, whose primary mission will be to examine the returns of foreign-owned businesses...
...Washington: that France, while approving in principle the "zero option" arms-control proposal, which calls for the removal of all U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range nuclear weapons from European soil, wants to be certain the two sides also achieve parity on shorter-range nuclear missiles. Chirac is expected to renew France's commitment to the campaign against international terrorism, a gesture that is certain to be well received in Iranscam-shaken Washington. Chirac is also sure to voice Paris' concern over the rising tide of U.S. protectionism (see interview...
Revolution Books, which specializes in feminist, Marxist and Third World literature, will be moving from its Arrow Street location because its landlord has decided not to renew the store's lease, according to a worker at the Cambridge bookstore...