Kidnapped Honduran President’s Daughter Freed in Guatemala
Dr Judith Xiomara Suazo Estrada, 33, radiologist and daughter of Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova, was released nine days after being abducted December 14 outside her workplace in Guatemala City. Captors, calling themselves the Pedro Diaz Command of the Revolutionary Movement of the Ixim, had demanded an anti U S manifesto and threatened harm if unmet.
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Guatemala City
Judith Xiomara Suazo Estrada
Pedro Diaz
Ixim
Roberto Suazo Cordova
Soviet writers allege Andropov plotted Brezhnev overthrow
In a forthcoming book, exiled Soviet writers Edward Topol and Fridrikh Nez-nansky accuse Yuri Andropov of planning to overthrow Leonid Brezhnev. They claim Andropov ordered the murder of a KGB general who betrayed Brezhnev’s security system, citing a crackdown on black marketeers including Brezhnev family members.
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London
Communist Party
Yuri V. Andropov
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Red
Bombs Found In UNRWA Schools In Beirut
Italian peacekeeping troops discovered two anti tank mine bombs at UNRWA schools for Palestinian refugees near Bourj el Bourajneh in Beirut. One fuse had exploded without triggering the main charge and the devices appeared timed to detonate before classes began. No group claimed responsibility.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Bourj el-Bourajneh
U.N. Relief and Works Agency
UNRWA
Midwest Christmas Storm Threatens Travelers and Tornadoes
A life threatening storm with heavy snowfall and high winds crossed the Continental Divide and moved toward the Midwest as tornadoes struck the lower Mississippi Valley injuring dozens. Snow totals reached six inches with winds up to 50 mph as the system pressed east from Wyoming toward the central Plains.
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Continental Divide
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Wyoming
National Weather Service
Hugh Crowther
Kansas City
Central Plains
Kansas
Colorado
Minnesota
Rockies
Severe Pacific storm causes deaths and interstate closures
The Pacific storm has killed 14 people and caused widespread blackouts in California Arizona and Nevada. I five northbound traffic halted at the California Oregon line due to snow and accidents. Wind chill may reach 15 to 30 degrees below zero with dangerous travel conditions. Colorado highways are snow packed and chains are required on mountain passes. Tornadoes in seven Arkansas cities injured dozens as thunderstorms move eastward, with livestock deaths and structural damage in Missouri.
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Pacific Coast
California
Arizona
Nevada
Interstate 5
Mexico
Canada
Oregon
Jim Schultz
Weather Service
Denver
Colorado State Patrol
Arkansas
Texarkana
Benton
Missouri
Community Ignoring Dioxin Warning Holds Christmas Party
TIMES BEACH Missouri residents defy federal health warnings to abandon their town as CDC urges 2400 residents not to return. A Christmas gathering in a flood-damaged building shows coping amid high dioxin levels per EPA tests and ongoing cleanup questions.
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Times Beach
al Morris
Ressha
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
Jefferson City
Environmental Protection Agency
St. Louis
EPA
Fred Lasser
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Lasser
Reunited: It's Beautiful After Kidnapping Ordeal
Claudia Serna reunites with 4 year old Christina in Kingman Arizona after the child abducted at 18 months is returned. A court grants conditional custody as FBI searches for Wiley Gene Wilson no warrant issued yet. Christina cries during the hearing and faces readjustment with her mother.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Claudia Serna
Christina
Kingman
Ariz
Kim
FBI
John Hinchcliffe
Wiley Gene Wilson
Young student offers reading tips to state official
Six year old Daniel Stephenson wrote to The Salt Lake Tribune criticizing state school administration and suggesting reading ideas. He advised using a flashlight under the bedcovers and urged weekly library visits to foster a love of books. He noted Daryl McCarty has read only three or four books in 52 years.
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Salt Lake City
Daniel Stephenson
Salt Lake Tribune
Daryl McCarty
McCarty
Daniel
South Korean leader Kim Dae Jung released to seek treatment
South Korean dissident leader Kim Dae Jung arrived in the United States after being released from prison with support from President Reagan and Senator Kennedy. He spoke of hopes to visit Harvard as a visiting fellow and to return to Korea to advance democracy. He thanked his supporters, noted calls for further releases of prisoners, and referenced a government amnesty impacting about 1,200 inmates.
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Washington
Kim Daejung
Reagan
Edward M. Kennedy
Kim
Harvard University
Seoul
South Korea
Korea
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Dan Willis
Brigham Young University
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Merry Christmas
Holiday
Savannah River
J.B. White
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