Pope John Paul II Visits Rebibbia Prison in Rome
The pope delivers words of pardon to inmates at Rebibbia and plans a private meeting with Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who attempted his assassination in 1981. Security is tight as Vatican officials describe the visit as symbolic for prisons worldwide.
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Pope
Rome
Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul II
Rebibbia
John Paul
Vatican Radio
Agca
Vatican
Turk
Red Brigades
John XXIII
Regina Coeli
Pope Paul VI
Italy
St. Peter’s Square
KGB
Pope John Paul II
Shells Hit Beirut International Airport Amidst Turmoil
Beiruts international airport came under shellfire with no immediate casualties. State radio reported travelers panicked while Marines of the multinational force took bunker shelter and raised alert after shells landed near the runway and fire department as a MEA jetliner landed and another prepared to depart.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Marine
London
Middle East
Larnaca
Cyprus
Spock Grandson Dies in Boston Parking Lot
Police treat the death of 22 year old Peter F. Spock, grandson of Dr. Benjamin M. Spock, as a death by his own action. The body was found in a Boston parking lot near the Children’s Museum, where his father is director, on Sunday afternoon.
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Boston
Benjamin M. Spock
Peter F. Spock
Children’s Museum
Jackson Ready To Go to Syria on Navy Flier Release
Presidential candidate Jesse Jackson called his plan to go to Syria to seek the release of Navy Lt. Robert C. Goodman Jr. a success that revives the case. He argued a moral action can have political impact while defending diplomacy amid Lebanon tensions and U.S. peacekeeping withdrawal conditions.
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New York
Jesse Jackson
Syria
Navy
Robert C. Goodman Jr
U.S
Goodman
Lebanon
Reagan Accepts Responsibility For Beirut Bombing Deaths
President Reagan said he bore blame for allowing 241 U.S. Marines to be killed in the Oct. 23 Beirut truck bombing. He argued local commanders were not fully to blame due to unfamiliar terror threats and urged not to punish them while acknowledging the need for national reconciliation.
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Beirut
Washington
Reagan
U.S
Marine Corps
California
House
United States
Lebanon
Bob Hope’s final overseas tour aboard USS John F Kennedy ends tumultuous
Bob Hope closed his 31st overseas tour for U.S. troops aboard the USS John F Kennedy off Beirut. Costumes vanished and jokes landed amid a blackout as Brooke Shields, Julie Hyak, Cathy Lee Crosby, Ann Jillian, and Bob Hope improvise in borrowed naval gear. Vic Damone and jets provided a dramatic duet as Hope praised the raucous, highly enthusiastic Marine and sailor audience onboard the carrier.
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John F. Kennedy
Hope Hope
U.S
Mediterranean
Beirut
Brooke Shields
Julie Hyak
Cathy Lee Crosby
Ann Jillian
Bob Hope
Lebanon
Hope
National Enquirer
Vic Damone
U.S. Navy
Citrus Growers Fight Freezing Sweep To Save Crops
Florida citrus growers battle a second arctic blast. They flood groves with warm water as losses near 60 million across frozen fruit vegetables with central and northern Florida at greatest risk. Officials warn recoveries may take weeks.
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Lakeland
Fla
Earl Wells
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida
Texas
Ralph Bates
Triple N Farms
Immokalee
Wells
Louisiana
Marion, Lake, Orange
Volusia
Sumter
Hernandez
Seminole
Pasco
Spenser creator Parker talks fame and fiction
Robert B. Parker, author of 12 Spenser novels, discusses his unlisted number life as a professor turned detective author. The interview covers Spenser’s character, fan devotion, and Parker’s identity beyond the famous Boston gumshoe.
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Robert B. Parker
Spenser
Boston
Northeastern University
Lynnfield
Savage Place
Webster at Home Commission Job Ad Seeks Local Mailers
An at home part time position offering up to $100 a week is listed by Webster, a dictionary publisher. Applicants are asked to mail personal details and a dollar for express shipment to a Toronto address, with no experience required.
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America
Bayview Ave
Soronto
Ontario
Classified and ad contact numbers listed
The Aiken Standard provides contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising. Call 648 2311 for subscriptions or news tips and 649 1555 for classified advertising.
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Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
New Ellenton
Aiken
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagener Fire
Aiken Police
Wagener Police
Aiken Fire
Salley Fire
Salley Police
Coalition To Assist
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National Weather Service
Parker
Philip Marlowe
Ritz
Gary Busey
Dixie
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the Bear
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Aves
Alabama
Paul
Bear
Bryant
University of
Peter
Alan Alda
Manchester
Maine
Samantha Smith
Yuri Andropov
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Children’s Express
Japan
Kobe
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
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