Eight Sky Marshals Feared Dead In Beirut Hijacking
Eight Jordanian sky marshals aboard a hijacked Royal Jordanian jet were believed blown up with the plane when hijackers dynamited the Boeing 727 on the Beirut airport runway. The captain said all other passengers and crew were safe as the hijackers released remaining hostages and fled after three explosions and a fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Munib Toukan
Amman
Chedli Klibi
Arab League
Baptist Rift May End as Cooperation Signaled
The Southern Baptist Convention appears toward reconciliation as Rev. Charles Stanley is re elected president and Rev. Winfred Moore, a moderate, is chosen as first vice president. Both pledges teamwork despite a feud over academic freedom in seminaries and ongoing concerns about liberal drift within the denomination.
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Dallas
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist
Charles Stanley
Winfred Moore
Stanley
Moore
Abortion Policy Debated at Presbyterian General Assembly
The Presbyterian Church USA faces a vote on renewing its pro choice stance while stressing abortion should not be chosen for convenience. The Committee on Justice and the Rights of Persons urges reaffirming the 1983 policy on abortion, with leaders noting the choice does not equal endorsing abortion.
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Indianapolis
Presbyterian Church (USA
Committee On Justice and the Rights of Persons
Presbyterians
Douglas W. Oldenburg
Mecklenburg Presbytery
Charlotte
N.C
Panel weighs smokeless tobacco health risks
In Washington AP report the panel of government scientists examines whether chewing tobacco and snuff pose health dangers and if warning labels should be required. Surgeon General C Everett Koop appointed the panel after a FTC request amid rising product popularity.
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Washington
C. Everett Koop
Federal Trade Commission
FBI agent Miller testifies after espionage arrest
Fired FBI agent Richard W. Miller told the court his career is in shambles and his marriage strained after meeting a Soviet lover. He said he yearned to tell his side but was instructed not to testify until immunity was granted to his testimony.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Richard W. Miller
Miller
U.S
David Kenyon
Agca Denies Soviet Orders Behind Papal Shooting
Tass reports Mehmet Ali Agca testified in Rome that Soviet officials did not order the Pope attack. He claimed the Soviet Embassy in Bulgaria offered him 1.2 million dollars, while the Rome trial of seven defendants continues.
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Tass
Mehmet Ali Agca
Rome
John Paul II
Agca
Bulgaria
Mengele search continues despite family death claim
U S and West German investigators press on in the hunt for Nazi death camp doctor Josef Mengele despite the family asserting he died in 1979 in Brazil. Officials say no proof of the claim exists and exhumation evidence is being rechecked with fingerprinting and handwriting tests.
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West Germany
U.S
Josef Mengele
Mengele
Brazil
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Rolf
Sao Paulo
Embu
Klein
Washington
Howard Safir
Associated Press
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Israel
Rolf Mengele
Munich
Sabine Hackenjos
South America
Wolfgang Gerhard
Freiburg
Irene
Guenzburg
Guenzberg
Hans Sedlmeier
Mengele Company
Man Pleads Guilty In Bad Samaritan Sexual Assault Case
In Charleston an 18 year old, Larry R. McLain, pleaded guilty to first degree criminal sexual assault. He faced up to six years under Youthful Offender Act or 30 years as an adult. sentencing was postponed for evaluation. The victim testified about the crime near a Meggett convenience store on Oct 19.
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Charleston
General Sessions
Larry R. McLain
Frank Eppes
McLain
Sally M. Rentiers
Meggett
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