NEWS SUMMARY: FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1987
Date: 24 April 1987
LEAD: International A2-10 Yasuhiro Nakasone was set back when Japan's opposition forced him to set aside plans for a new sales tax. Mr. Nakasone's defeat increased chances he would be forced out of office before October. Page A1
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NEWS SUMMARY: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1987
Date: 23 April 1987
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-15 Six black rail workers were killed and four police officers were seriously wounded in two clashes in South Africa, and 16,000 workers were dismissed for ignoring a deadline to end a strike. A1 Sri Lanka attacked bases of two Tamil guerrilla separatist groups in the north, killing 80 people, in reprisal for two terrorist bombings that killed at least 237 people.
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CBS AND CNN PROJECT COVERAGE FOR ELECTIONS
Date: 24 April 1987
By Lisa Belkin
Lisa Belkin
LEAD: With 19 months remaining until the 1988 Presidential election, CBS News has announced plans for campaign coverage. The network says it will offer two one-hour forums to all candidates before the first primary or caucus is held and will provide full prime-time coverage of the ''Super Tuesday'' primaries next
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U.S. Refuses to Admit Two Soviet Journalists
Date: 23 April 1987
AP
LEAD: The State Department said today that two Soviet journalists had been denied entry to the United States on the ground that they might engage in subversive activities.
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15 RECEIVE JOURNALISM AWARD
Date: 23 April 1987
CINCINNATI, April 21 (AP) -
Cincinnati
LEAD: The Scripps-Howard Foundation honored eight newspapers, three television stations, two radio stations and a cartoonist Tuesday at its National Journalism Awards banquet here.
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SOVIET PRESS NOW REPORTING ON TOPICS ONCE OFF-LIMITS
Date: 23 April 1987
By Theodore Shabad
Theodore Shabad
LEAD: The Soviet press, still very much an arm of the ruling Communist Party and the Government, has been going through subtle changes as it seeks to rally the nation to the program of renewal under Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
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Prosecutorial Politics
Date: 23 April 1987
By William Safire
William Safire
LEAD: Look: you do something nice for somebody, he does something nice in return.
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RUSSIANS EXTEND CALL FOR CANDOR TO TIES WITH BLOC
Date: 23 April 1987
By Henry Kamm, Special To the New York Times
Henry Kamm
LEAD: The call for candor that has been echoing through the Soviet Union was extended across its borders into a sensitive area this week in a speech by Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
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NEW FORM FOR NEWS ANALYSTS
Date: 23 April 1987
By John Corry
John Corry
LEAD: ''THE JENNINGS/KOPPEL REPORT'' is something new: The anchor for ''World News Tonight'' and the interlocutor for ''Nightline'' sit on a stage and talk about issues. The issue tonight, on ABC at 10 o'clock, is Ronald Reagan. Where has he been, and where is he going? The bigger issue, though, is where is television going?
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Mercedes Prices
Date: 23 April 1987
LEAD: Mercedes-Benz of North America, a unit of Mercedes Holdings, said it would increase 1987 model vehicle and optional equipment prices by 3.7 percent, effective with cars delivered to dealers June 1. It said cars already in dealer inventory would not be affected by the increase.
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