In 1986, the government of South Africa said it had lifted all restrictions against anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela. In 1991, responding to President Bush's call for stepped-up efforts on arms control talks, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev told the White House he was sending Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh and other officials for talks with Secretary of State James A. Baker the Third. The Delta Airlines accident at Pensacola Saturday has brought the disturbing subject back into the headlines. With time on our hands because of the weekend, it might be a good time to do some investigating for ourself. The MD-88 is powered by a workhorse engine made by Pratt and Whitney .
Today is Memorial Day in Canada.
The Solomon Islands observe Independence Day today. Today is People's Uprising Day in Serbia, the former Yugoslavia.