Minor Missouri quake rattles New Madrid region
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Missouri on Saturday afternoon, centered about five miles southwest of New Madrid and felt in New Madrid Kennett and Portageville. USGS said the New Madrid seismic zone produced the strongest quakes in U.S. history in 1811-1812.
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Washington
Missouri
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
New Madrid
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Kennett
Portageville
U.S
Don Kelly
15 Sandinistas Killed In Crash
A Soviet-made air force helicopter crashed in northern Nicaragua killing all 15 personnel aboard. Rebels claimed a surface-to-air missile was used, but the Defense Ministry described the Friday crash of the MI-17 as likely accidental and ordered an investigation.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Defense Department
Jinotega
Sandinista Air Force
Anti-Air Defense
Weather showers end as temps rise and storms ease
The forecast shows a 60 percent chance of thundershowers today with a mid 80s high. Tonight, skies remain cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and a near upper 60s low. Tuesday brings mostly cloudy conditions with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers and upper 80s for a low.
Five Obituaries Noted Across New England Towns
Death notices report Letty G. Babcock of Attleboro Mass Levi Bell of Springfield Sallie Kitchings of Williston and Henry Satterwhite of Johnston. Details appear on page 7A with full funeral arrangements and dates.
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Letty G. Babcock
Attleboro
Mass
Levi Bell
Springfield
Sallie Kitchings
Williston
Henry Satterwhite
Johnston
Reagan Cried Crocodile Tears In Berlin Speech
Pravda taunted President Reagan for shedding crocodile tears as he urged Gorbachev to open the Berlin Wall. The Soviet paper called the wall an anti fascist barrier and said Reagan’s words threatened East German sovereignty and ignored past US policy.
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Reagan
Berlin
Pravda
Moscow
Communist Party
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
Brandenburg
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Jerusalem
United States
U S Hostages Taken Toward Iran Report Sparks Tensions
Beirut report cites Ash-Shiraa claiming eight American hostages were moved to Iran by radical and moderate factions seeking a trial. The report says interrogations occur under Iranian security oversight while U S officials call for immediate release and safety guarantees.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Ash-Shiraa
U.S
Washington
State Department
Pete Martinez
Al-Ittihad
Abu Dhabi
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
Waite
Hussein Ali Montazeri
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Montazeri
Qom
Sheik
Mohammad Mohammadi
Rey Shahri
Khomeini
Ali Khamenei
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ahmad
Revolutionary Guards
Mohsen Reda
Rafsanjani
United States
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ash-Shiran
Hague
Tehran
Hassan Sabra
PTL Pondering Bankruptcy and Bakker Ouster
PTL ministry files Chapter 11 in Columbia with 1,400 creditors owed 72 million and assets at 179 million. Bakker’s family resists Monday deadline and plans to move from a PTL home. Falwell seeks time to halt cable operator withdrawals.
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Bakker
PTL
U.S
Columbia
Stuart Hirshfield
American Bar Association
Bankruptcy Committee
New York
Shea & Gould
Hirshfield
Tega Cay
Don Hardister
Palm Springs
Calif
Vets Back Robertson Libel Case Defense Statements
Korean War veterans support former congressman’s claim that Pat Robertson used his father’s influence to avoid combat in 1951. The defense cites deposition testimony by Marines who served with Robertson and McCloskey to argue the 1986 letter to Jacobs was not proven false. Robertson sues over defamatory statements about his ministry in the letter published by columnists.
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Washington
Pat Robertson
Andrew Jacobs Jr
D-Ind
Paul McCloskey
R-Calif
Korea
McCloskey
Robertson
Jacobs
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
U.S. District Court
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Philip Jenninger
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Jerry Nims
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Roy Grutman
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