Pope John Paul I accepts Mother Teresa resignation
The Vatican announced Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has resigned for health reasons. She leaves the Missionaries of Charity to a new head chosen in Calcutta on Sept. 8. The 73 year old nun had pacemaker surgery last December and remains unable to travel to her missions.
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Mother Teresa
Calcutta
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Piero Pennacchini
Teresa
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It's Claytie and the Lady in Texas Gubernatorial Battle
Texas state treasurer Ann Richards wins a mudslinging Democratic runoff to face Clayton Williams in November. Richards criticizes negative campaigning as she calls for unity in the wake of a tight primary where Williams led the GOP with 61 percent.
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Texas
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Claytie
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Clayton Williams
Jim Mattox
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Mattox
Home Delivery Rates And Odd Postal Note
Rates shown for monthly and multi month home delivery subscriptions appear with figures 5.90 17.70 35.40 70.80 27.00 54.00 108.00 plus stray text about post office handling and Aiken SC. The fragmentary material includes postal phrasing and address instructions.
President Urges Restraint in Lithuania Talks with Gorbachev
President Bush urges restraint from Gorbachev over Lithuania and praises peaceful change in Eastern Europe. He plans to press Lithuania during Baltic-American meetings in Washington as he meets with UK and French leaders in forthcoming talks.
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Toronto
Europe
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Mulroney
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Discovery shuttle APU issue halts launch on pad
The problem arose four minutes before launch as a control valve on APU No.1 caused excess fuel to enter the unit, making it overspeed. The affected APU will be removed and replaced while Discovery stays on the launch pad.
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Hubble Launch Delayed As Power Unit Fails
The 1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope remains aboard the space shuttle Discovery after a malfunctioning auxiliary power unit forced a scrub four minutes before liftoff. NASA will retry in a week or two after replacing the unit and recharging batteries.
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Space Agency
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Wojtalik
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Kennedy Space Center
Francesco Paresco
European Space Agency
France Says Didn't Barter For Hostages' Release
Paris critics accused Paris of pledging to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi after the release of a French woman and two companions held by Abu Nidal backed by Libya. Foreign Minister Dumas said talks were state to state with no contact with abusers. The hostages arrived in France and were treated at a military hospital near Paris.
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Tripoli
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Col. Gaddafi
State Department
Washington
Francois Mitterrand
State Puts Cigarette Tax Money To Work
California launches a 28.6 million anti smoking campaign funded by a 2 cent per pack tax under Proposition 98. Dr Kenneth Kizer says ads will target youths pregnant women and minorities with strong language against tobacco firms as they seek to reduce smoker numbers by 2000.
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Tehran Times backs freeing Western hostages in Lebanon
The Tehran Times calls for release of three Western hostages in Lebanon as a step toward freedom for all captives. It notes Rafsanjani’s moderates push to improve West ties amid hostage dynamics with hard liners endorsing continued captivity.
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Lebanon
Tehran Times
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
Rafsanjani
Iran
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Transsexual Loses In Mayor's Race in Yountville California
In Yountville the race for mayor ends with the transsexual candidate losing. The article notes the town’s small size of about 3,200 residents and 1,800 registered voters. It mentions the California Veterans Home and the candidate's past as a female senator.
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Ragane
California Veterans Home
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