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Assertions that the campaign was tainted by drug money had been circulating in U.S. government circles for months and added to a yearlong chill in Washington-Bogota relations. Last week's news from Bogota, said Robert Gelbard, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, was "the worst kind of information we could receive." He added that "if these accusations are true, it will definitely affect bilateral relations...
...missiles and announced that it had resumed planning for the Team Spirit military exercises with the U.S., suspended in February to placate the North. Washington weighed whether to supplement its 34,830 troops in South Korea and beef up their equipment. All the military talk sparked fears that the yearlong diplomatic campaign to haul Pyongyang back inside the safeguards of the nonproliferation treaty had collapsed. Given the touchy unpredictability of the Kim Il Sung regime, Seoul and Washington were worried that even small military signals could escalate toward a catastrophic...
...American Honda Co. was rocked by the indictment of five of its top executives for fraud, racketeering, and conspiracy following a yearlong federal investigation of charges that Honda dealerships were awarded on the basis of bribes...
...criminals not on drugs. Approximately 70% of the nation's 1.4 million prisoners have drug problems, but only 1% of federal inmates and about 15% of state prisoners receive adequate treatment. Yet well- structured, prison-based antidrug programs have produced remarkable results. The rearrest rate for those who endure yearlong therapeutic programs is about one-third the rate for those who don't participate. And in-prison treatment is a bargain: it costs $28,000 a year to house one inmate, but adding comprehensive drug treatment costs only about $3,000 annually per prisoner...
...inquiry commissioned by the Franciscan Order of the Roman Catholic Church found that sexual abuse took place at St. Anthony's Seminary in Santa Barbara for more than 20 years. The yearlong investigation uncovered proof that at least 34 boys were molested by 11 friars from 1964 to 1987. Prosecutions are not expected, however, as the six-year statute of limitations on sex crimes...