Sweden frees Lebanese flight technician in Karami murder case
A 25 year old Lebanese flight technician Elie Salibi, arrested in Stockholm on an Interpol warrant, was cleared of suspicion in the June 1 assassination of Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami. Sweden had been weighing extradition but released him as Lebanese authorities dropped the case.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Rashid Karami
Elie Salibi
Interpol
International Police Information Organization
Salibi
Adma
Lebanon
Karami
Swedish
Justice Ministry
Oldest man John Evans turns 110 in Wales
Swansea resident John Evans celebrated his 110th birthday at his cottage in Fforestfach with relatives and reporters. Guinness records say no one older. Evans plans a first visit to London next week aided by a first class British Rail ticket. He received a heart pacemaker in 1986 and says his life improved. he quit mining at 73 after starting at 13.
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Swansea
Wales
John Evans
Guinness Book of Records
London
Fforestfach
South Wales
Evans
British Rail
British Coal
Gorbachev urged to allow Baltic pact ceremonies
Twenty senators led by Senator Donald W. Riegle Jr call on Mikhail Gorbachev to permit open Baltic discussions of the Molotov Ribbentrop pact in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. They note plans for Aug 93 ceremonies to mourn victims of Hitler and Stalin and outline the pact's role in Soviet and German actions before and during World War II.
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Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Baltic States
Donald W. Riegle Jr
D-Mich
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Expanded Investigation Approved in Meese Wedtech Case
Federal appeals panel approved independent counsel James McKay's authority to probe Attorney General Edwin Meese III for potential conflict of interest in helping Wedtech win a defense contract and related dealings with a Wedtech director. The Special Division defined McKay’s investigative jurisdiction and formalized Deputy AG Burns's May 11 referral.
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Washington
James McKay
Edwin Meese III
Wedtech Corp
Special Division
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
McKay
Meese
Wedtech
Arnold I. Burns
Burn
White House
Lyn Nofziger
Martin sworn in as new member of home loan board
Roger F. Martin was sworn in as the newest member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the 10th appointee since 1981. He serves as senior vice president at Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. in Milwaukee, and will help regulate about 3,200 savings and loan institutions nationwide.
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Washington
Roger F. Martin
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Martin
Mortage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Milwaukee
Boat Crash Off Beaulieu Sur Mer Kills One
A powerboat struck a sailboat offshore Beaulieu Sur Mer near Nice at about 10 p m. One person died Pascal Manini 24 aboard the sailboat. Four others were injured and one man Swedish remains missing as divers search.
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Nice
France
Riviera
Beaulieu-Sur-Mer
Beaulieu
Toulon
Pascal Manini
Boston
Iran Says It Might Help Arrange Hostage Swap
Iran's parliament speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani says Tehran does not endorse hostage taking and would help arrange a swap to free foreign captives in Lebanon. He noted U S pressure on Israel and Kuwait could enable releases and denied Iranian control over hostage groups.
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New York
Iran
Lebanon
Hashemi Rafsanjani
NBC
United States
Israel
Kuwait
Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Data Raises Questions on Wing Flaps in Airliner Crash
Investigators say Northwest Flight 255 did not deploy wing flaps or complete a preflight checklist. The MD-80 crashed after takeoff from Detroit, killing up to 158. one girl survivor remains in serious condition. Cockpit voice recorder showed no horn warning or flap check.
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Romulus
Mich
Northwest Airlines
Detroit
John Lauber
National Transportation Safety Board
Lauber
Gifts Pour In For Little Girl Who Survived
Seven year old Robin Stafford in Anchorage donated her prized penguin to Cecilia Cichan the sole survivor of Northwest Flight 255. Hundreds nationwide send toys balloons clothes and money as Cecilia recovers from a crash that killed at least 156. Hospital officials say gifts overwhelm staff and Cecilia remains in intensive care in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Detroit
Robin Stafford
Anchorage
Alaska
Northwest Airlines
Robin
Cecilia Cichan
Barbara Stafford
Cecilia
Detroit Metropolitan
C.S. Mott Hospital
Ann Arbor
Sandy Lincoln
Lincoln
Catherine Cureton
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
University of Michigan
Pope Ann Arbor
Mich
Jewels Found On The Titanic
Divers retrieved a battered leather valise with jewels bank notes and coins from the Titanic proving organic material survived 75 years after the 1912 sinking. Expedition leader Robert Chappaz said the satchel was not in good condition but its existence shows long preserved items remain. Divers also recovered a small safe believed to be the assistant's strongbox.
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Paris
Robert Chappaz
Chappaz
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Contact Details
Advertisement contact numbers listed for subscriptions and classifieds plus office hours and address. Provides mailing address and subscription payment note.
Emergency numbers provided by the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard announces emergency numbers as a free service. It notes the paper is published weekday afternoons and Sundays by Aiken Communications Inc in Aiken South Carolina with address details and mailing guidance for changes.
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Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
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