Wanderer Weymouth to be released by Soviets next week
Anchorage officials say John Weymouth will be freed by the Soviet Union next Wednesday after he walked from Little Diomede toward Big Diomede on April 2. Weymouth, 33, once crossed the Bering Sea ice pack and is nephew of Herb Caen. An aide to Sen. Murkowski confirmed the plan and noted Weymouth’s good health.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Soviet Union
Bering Sea
Frank Murkowski
John Weymouth
San Francisco
Steve Hansen
Weymouth
Herb Caen
Mason Weymouth
Hansen
Alaska Republican
Washington
Eve
Little Diomedesland
The
Irish socialite Jennifer Guinness kidnapped in Dublin
Police in Ireland say a three man gang led by a burly gunman "Colonel" abducted Jennifer Guinness, heiress of the Guinness dynasty. They demand 2.6 million dollars. no group has claimed responsibility and no contact has been reported. Police block roads nationwide and interrogate suspected criminals and IRA sympathizers.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jennifer Guinness
Irish Republican Army
Guinness
Larry Coady
IRA
Father of slain girl shoots defendant in courtroom clash
In San Francisco a man snuck a gun in a hollowed book and fired at the accused killer during a pretrial session. Judge Stein and witnesses described the moment as the courtroom fell silent and the defendant collapsed.
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San Francisco
Jack Spiegelman
Daniel David Morgan
Jack
Thomas Norman
Superior Court
William D. Stein
Spiegelman
Investigations Probe Contra Gunrunning And Drug Ties
Federal investigators review claims that Nicaraguan Contra rebels and private American backers engaged in gunrunning and drug trafficking. Democrats urge defeat of Reagan’s planned 100 million Contra aid as House prepares a vote next week. Lawmakers stress full inquiry into foreign policy implications.
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Washington
U.S
Reagan
House
Michael Barnes
D-Md
Latin America
John Kerry
D-Mass
Congress
Irish Teacher Missing in Beirut Abduction Suspected
Irish American University of Beirut English teacher Brian Keenan is missing in Beirut's western sector amid a wave of disappearances. He is the fourth Western teacher abducted since March 28, with two Britons and a French teacher also unaccounted for. A group named the Reap Organization claimed holding the Frenchman, while no one has claimed responsibility for the others.
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Beirut
Lebanon
American University of Beirut
Brian Keenan
West Beirut
Keenan
Radwan Mawlawi
Leigh Douglas
International Language Center
Philip Padfield
Michel Brian
College Protestant Francais
Aa Reap
Renchman
Border Patrol arrests 71 aliens near San Ysidro
Agents raided a house near the Tijuana River bottom and detained 71 people believed to be undocumented Mexican aliens awaiting transport north. Three detainees were questioned on alien smuggling. The house was under surveillance after a stolen van was intercepted earlier. Most detainees face voluntary return or deportation hearings.
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San Ysidro
Calif
Border Patrol
Mexico
Tijuana
San Diego
Ed Pyeatt
Pyeatt
Dooley to Hire Academics Assistant at Georgia
University of Georgia Athletic Director Vince Dooley says he will hire an assistant athletic director to oversee academics and to guard against staff pressuring academics for athletes with weak records. He notes no rules were broken but regrets misunderstandings and calls for athletes to take more active roles.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Vince Dooley
Dooley
Georgia Athletic Association
Libyan Leader Khadafy Cheers Defiance of Reagan Attacks
Col Muammar Khadafy dismissed Reagan's charge of Libyan terrorism as the words of an old man and said Libya is not afraid of U.S. power. He called the president insulted and vowed not to sit idle as U.S. threats persist amid planned retaliation talks.
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Tripoli
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Reagan
U.S
America
White House
Khadafy
Perta
United States
Jury Duty Leads to Wedding in Broward Courtroom
In Fort Lauderdale a jury pair meet during a three week trial over plumbing and moulding faults. Shaun Schroeder proposed to Jennifer Bryant in Courtroom 510 with retired Judge Lamar Warren to wed soon after.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Shaun Schroeder
Jennifer Bryant
Broward County
Bryant
Lamar Warren
Schroeder
Plantation
Senate Votes To Put Tax Overhaul On Hold
The Senate Finance Committee backed delaying tax reform as Congress and the president clash over the 1987 budget. The vote 72 to 24 signaled protest of budget rigidity, not a halt to tax bill work, with committee rejecting minimum tax on bond interest and slashing favored tax breaks for natural resources.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Reagan
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
American Businesses Targeted 67 Times In 1985 By Terrorists
A State Department report says terrorists attacked U.S. businesses abroad 67 times in 1985, over one per week, about a third of all attacks on American interests. Most incidents occurred in Latin America. Colombia led with 12, followed by Chile and Spain with 10 each. Bombings made up about two thirds of the incidents.
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United States
Libya
TWA
Greece
West Berlin
la Belle
Washington
State Department
U.S
Af Busead
Latin America
Colombia
Chile
Spain
Aiken Standard Office and Contact Information
Aiken Standard lists subscription and classified ad phone numbers 649 5316 649 1555 and news tips 648 2311 with display ad contacts. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m weekdays and 8 00 a m to 10 30 a m Sunday at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard — Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Emergency numbers list from Aiken Standard service
A compact directory lists emergency numbers including Poison Control, SC Highway Patrol, Salley Fire and Police, Sheriff's Department, long distance sheriffs, Wagener and Volunt Fire, Wagener Police, Widowed Persons Assn, and circulation contact details. The note identifies the paper’s publication details and mailing address in Aiken, South Carolina.
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Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley
Volunt Fire Departments
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
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al Fatah University
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