Bomb squad officers killed during Los Angeles pipe bomb blast
A pipe bomb exploded in a North Hollywood house Saturday while police attempted to defuse it, killing Detective Arleigh McCree and Officer Ronald Ball. Police Chief Daryl Gates says it may be the first bomb squad death on duty in the department. The warrant was tied to the Feb. 4 slaying of an unnamed union official.
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Los Angeles
Arleigh McCree
Ronald Ball
Gates
Department
North Hollywood
Donnell Morse
Yeager Sets Coast to Coast Turboprop Record
Chuck Yeager shattered the coast to coast turboprop record flying from Burbank to New York in 5 hours 23 minutes. The Piper Aircraft sponsored flight beat the previous 6 hour 28 minute mark by over an hour for aircraft between 6,700 and 13,000 pounds.
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NEW York
Chuck Yeager
Burbank
Calif
Yeager
Joe Ponte
Piper Aircraft Corp
Guerrillas turn to sabotage amid grinding El Salvador war
Leftist rebels, losing ground on the battlefield, shift to long war of attrition against the government. They target the power grid bridges crops and cargo trucks to gain visibility with minimal risk, disrupting the economy with sabotage that costs about 1 billion dollars. they rarely claim military victories amid stronger government forces backed by the United States.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
United States
Arafat Leaves Amman After 13 Day Talks End
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat exits Amman after 13 days of talks with Jordanian leaders fail to produce a breakthrough on peace with Israel. King Hussein asks Arafat to meet U.S. conditions tied to UN resolutions seen as recognizing Israel. Arafat says Washington remains unwilling to compromise on Palestinian self determination. The PLO maintains it will accept UN 242 and 338 only after recognition of Palestinian rights.
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Amman
Jordan
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Arafat
Hussein
U.S
United Nations
British Broadcasting Corp
Washington Post
U.N. Security Council
State Of Emergency Declared In Lima Amid Violence
President Alan Garcia declared a state of emergency and a curfew in Lima and its port to curb the worst violence in six years. The decree suspends constitutional rights, allows home searches, and arrests without warrants, with a curfew from 1 to 5 a.m. beginning Sunday. The measure lasts up to 60 days with possible extension.
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Lima
Peru
Alan Garcia
el Peruano
Pope Wraps Kerala Pilgrimage With Sea Sermon
Pope John Paul II ended his two day visit to Kerala by delivering a final sermon by the sea in Trivandrum. He praised India and the spiritual nature of mankind before Hindus prepared to demolish the pagoda like rostrum to prevent it from becoming a shrine. The crowd of about 200000 was quiet as the pontiff spoke at the ancient Hindu city.
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Trivandrum
India
John Paul II
Bab
Kerala
Tonton Macoutes
Petionville
Jean E. Raymond
Macoutes
Leopards
Paul Verhain
Macoute
National Cemetery
Duvalier
Ernest Bennett
Reagan Promises Banner Year Despite Deficit Court Setback
President Reagan urged Americans to prepare for a banner year and ignore deficit-cut warnings in his White House radio address. He vowed to push deficit balance by 1991 though a three judge panel struck down a key enforcement provision and the ruling awaits Supreme Court review.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Supreme Court
Court ruling on Gramm Rudman unsettles deficit fight
A three judge panel ruled the automatic spending cut mechanism of Gramm Rudman unconstitutional pushing Congress into a period of uncertainty. The decision leaves rest of the law intact and delays impact while awaiting Supreme Court appeal likely by early summer.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Gramm-Rudman
Haitians End Duvalier Era Amid Riots and Killings
Haitians celebrate the overthrow of 28 years of repression with looting and revenge killings. Soldiers disarm the private Tonton Macoutes militia as crowds confront remnants, with at least dozens dead and bodies stacked in a hot General Hospital morgue.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Tonton Macoutes
Associated Press
Art Candell
General Hospital
Sinora Nassar
Duvalier
Francois
Francois Duvalier
Jean-Claude
Caribbean
France
Mardi Gras Carnival Sparks Citywide Revelry in New Orleans
Crowds fill the French Quarter as nine parades including Endymion led by Paul Anka weave through the city. Showers shorten Hermes route, yet thousands celebrate as Lent approaches and officials pledge strict policing to curb disorder.
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New Orleans
Endymion
Paul Anka
Hermes
Jesus
Geoffrey Warner
Adelaide
Australia
Haiti’s History From Columbus to Duvalier Dictators
A concise timeline of Haiti from 1492 through 1986 detailing Columbus’ discovery, Toussaint L Ouverture’s revolt, independence in 1804, 1844 partition with Santo Domingo, 22 dictators 1844–1915, U.S. occupation 1915–1934, Papa Doc and Baby Doc rule, and the 1986 collapse and exile of the Duvalier family.
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Hispaniola
Haiti
Toussaint L’ouverture
France
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
U.S
Francois ‘‘Papa Doc”’ Duvalier
Jean-Claude
Duvalier
White House
Larry Speakes
Aiken Standard Contact and Subscription Rates
The notice lists phone numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides office hours and address. It notes subscription costs for 3, 6, and 12 months and directs all advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard — Pbm
Emergency numbers and local services listed by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides a service listing emergency numbers and local agencies including Poison Control Center South Carolina Highway Patrol Salley Fire Salley Police Sheriff’s Department and long distance sheriff fire or ambulance numbers. The notice also lists Wagoner Fire Wagoner Police Widowed Persons Association and standard publication details for The Aiken Standard.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Aiken Regional
Jackson Police
New Ellenton
North Augusta
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken, S.C
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Assn
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
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