Cubans Flee Aboard State-Owned Copter
Thirty four Cuban men, women and children fled to Florida aboard a state airline helicopter escorted by a US Customs plane to Tamiami Airport. They sought political asylum and were placed in an immigration processing center for residency status. The defection follows rising Cuban exodus amid worsening conditions and prior abortive escape attempts led by air force lieutenant German Pampa.
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Miami
Florida
Customs Service
Cubana Airlines
Tamiami Airport
Jim Hunter
HMC Helicopter Service Inc
Immigration Service
Krome Avenue
Cuba
Soviet Bloc
Francisco Hernandez
Cuban American National Foundation
German Pampa
Varadero Beach
Havana
Tom Bowers
Customs’ Aviation
Pompa
Reader tips line invites tips via local phone number
A callout urges readers to share news ideas by dialing 648 2311, inviting tips and suggestions for local stories. The brief promotes community engagement and newsroom responsiveness.
Local Docket Names Listed for Page 9A Details
Frances Beasley Crews Jackson Linnie Gunter Wagoner John Brantley Herndon Yemastee Elena T Mastromonico Aiken William B Still Graniteville Caroline Smoak Walling Plum Branch are named in a reader notice directing to page 9A for full details.
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Frances Beasley Crews
Jackson
Linnie Gunter
Wagoner
John Brantley Herndon
Elena T. Mastromonico
Aiken
William B. Still
Graniteville
Caroline Smoak Walling
Plum Branch
TV Camera Films Freeway Chase Ends in Death
A four hour chase culminated when a stolen car driven by Darren Michael Stroh 22 ran out of gas on Interstate 5 near Westminster California. Police shot him as he threatened them with a shotgun. No other injuries were reported. Stroh had allegedly killed a good Samaritan about 10 miles south of Los Banos earlier. Three news helicopters covered the events live on local TV.
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Westminster
Calif
Trac
Interstate 5
Los Angeles
Lyle Whitten
California Highway Patrol
Darren Michael Stroh
Whitten
Mark Lunn
Sai Lunn
Los Banos
San Francisco
Dow Breaks Record As Dow Surges 29 Points To 3201
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 29.07 to 3201.48, its 11th straight advance, amid chunky trading, inflation fears reemerging on Treasury market weakness and talk of budget renegotiations. Traders cited momentum, short covering, and possible program buying driving the record high.
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New York
Dow
Treasury
Michael Metz
Yeimer & Co
Metz
Bush
Congress
Washington Post
David Frost
Ing
Bush and Singapore discuss moving US Seventh Fleet HQ to Singapore
President Bush and Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong agreed in principle to relocate the US Seventh Fleet Command Task Force 73 to Singapore, potentially making the state the headquarters as the Philippines drawdown proceeds. Bush lifted the Cambodia trade embargo and praised Singapore’s security role and access agreements.
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Singapore
Bush
Goh Chok Tong
U.S. Naval Command
Philippines
U.S
Goh
Bush Goh
Philippi
Prin Ple
America
First-Time Home Buyers May Get Federal Tax Break
The Bush administration weighs a tax credit up to 2000 dollars for first time middle income home buyers to spur the economy and home building. Officials say the plan mirrors a 1970s break and would last six to twelve months while seeking to renegotiate the 1990 budget pact to free defense savings for domestic use. President Bush hints at budget pact renegotiation and potential maneuvering within caps without new legislation.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Bush
Congress
Soviet Union
David Frost
Public Broadcasting Service
Frost
Palestinians Turn From Talks Over Expulsion of Arabs
Palestinian negotiators suspend the next peace talks in protest of Israel’s expulsion orders against 12 Arabs in the occupied lands. Hanan Ashrawi says talks cannot proceed under such conditions as U S pressure Israel to scrap the expulsions. U S State Department condemns the move and urges resumption next week. Defense minister Moshe Arens defends the expulsions amid settler violence.
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Jerusalem
Israel
United States
Washington
Hanan Ashrawi
State Department
Richard Boucher
Moshe Arens
Most Teens Not Virgins
A CDC survey of 11 631 high school students in grades 9 12 finds 54 percent have had sexual intercourse. Ninth graders 40 percent, tenth 48 percent, eleventh 57 percent, and twelfth 72 percent. The 1990 study is the first of its kind. earlier data are unavailable.
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Atlanta
National
Centers For Disease Control
Lloyd Kolbe
CDC
Kolbe
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