Miami Bishop Plans Visit to Cuban Prisoners in Atlanta
Cuban born Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman, who helped end an eight day siege in Louisiana, travels to the Atlanta federal penitentiary to meet Cuban detainees holding 89 hostages as negotiations continue. Officials say a breakthrough is possible but not imminent.
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Archdiocese of Miami
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Francisco Santana
Federal Detention Center
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Cuba
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Casey widow donates 140000 for Contra rehab center
Sophia Casey, widow of CIA chief William Casey, gave 140000 from the William J. Casey Fund to aid wounded Nicaraguan Contras in Central America. The donation followed Casey's death from brain cancer and reflects her late husband’s views on the Contra war.
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Washington
CIA
William Casey
Central America
Sophia Casey
Jose Talavera
House Takes Up $587 Billion Spending Bill
The House begins debate on a mammoth $587 billion spending bill funding government programs from agriculture to weapons. Leaders expect enough votes to pass the measure with possible later amendments on salaries pollution and broadcasting and a separate tax bill to cut the deficit.
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Washington
House
Toy maker offers repair for Hedstrom Probe VI riding toy
Hedstrom Corp. offers a free fuse protection kit to fix a potential fire hazard in Probe VI riding toys made before June 1985. Models 67-3890 through 67-38931 are affected. Remove batteries and avoid use until the kit is installed. Call 1-800-233-3271 or 1-800-242-9034 for Pennsylvania residents, or write to Hedstrom Corp Dept. 100, Bedford PA.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Probe VI
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Bedford
Deckhands Convicted in Mutiny and Murder at Sea
Willie Charpentier survived a mutiny aboard the 65 foot shrimp boat Leslie Rae after captain Philip Roush was killed. Jury convicts Bill Gossett and William Rector both 24 and 21 respectively, of murder and mutiny. Charpentier testified that no penalty could bring back Roush. The incident occurred about 25 miles off Florida's Atlantic coast during a two week Tampa voyage.
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Iran Seeks New Offensive as Iraq Faces Iranian Threat
Iran conducts war games with 100000 volunteers and vows continuous blows against Iraq while Baghdad reports Iraqi airstrikes on a tanker off the Iranian coast and Imam Hassan oil fields in Iran. Western analysts cite Iran massing up to 250000 along the front as U S defense officials anticipate a six week window for action.
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Khamenei
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Sandinistas and Contras Clash Over Cease-Fire Proposals
In Managua negotiations toward a cease-fire, Sandinista President Daniel Ortega criticized the Contra truce plan as right-wing and likely to derail talks. Contra leaders called Ortega's plan surrendering. Indirect talks through Cardinal Obando y Bravo are set for Santo Domingo to relay offers, with discussions limited to cease-fire matters.
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U S Seeks Resignation of Haitian Government
Washington called for the resignation of Haiti's military led provisional government as the House prepared to vote on cutting non humanitarian aid. Speaker Dante Fascell urged the junta to step down, citing attacks that killed 34 and wounded 75 as elections were canceled. The measure seeks to restore the Provisional Electoral Council and ties aid to reforms. The regime proposed reorganization of the Electoral Council and warned of possible further U S military support if needed.
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Haiti
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U.S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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D-Fla
Fascell
United States
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Provisional
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D-Minn
Foreign Affairs
Henri Namphy
Haitian youths vanish or held after attacks in Port-au-Prince
Human rights groups say many youths who defended neighborhoods from guerrilla attacks before the canceled election have disappeared or been detained. They urged Amnesty International to press Haitian authorities. The letter, signed by three groups, cites arrests, threats, and self defense brigades in Carrefour-Feuilles, Caridad, and Monseigneur Guilloux.
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Haiti
Amnesty International
Carrefour-Feuilles
Caridad
Monseigneur Guilloux
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