Lebanese hijackers surrender on Cyprus airliner saga
Two Lebanese youths Raja Aref Ahmed and Hassan Mehdi Saadun Haj a surrendered after 21 hours aboard a Libyan chartered airliner seized over Greece. Cypriot Communications Minister Christos Mavrellis mediated with an Arab interpreter and freed 32 hostages. The jet, which had halted in Rome, then Lebanon, ended its 14 hour flight with the surrender.
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Christos Mavrellis
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Shultz Begins 12 Day Asian Tour
Secretary of State George P. Shultz starts a 12 day trip to four Asian nations. He aims to press for end of Soviet occupation in Afghanistan and restoration of Cambodia's independence. He plans talks in Bangkok with Hans-Dietrich Genscher to shape policy ahead of Kohl visit to Moscow.
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George P. Shultz
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Soviet Union
Bangkok
Thailand
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Helmut Kohl
Yuri V. Andropov
Moscow
House Democrats Challenge Reaganomics With Budget Vote
In Washington the House moves to vote on a budget plan reversing Reagan spending priorities and a separate bill curbing next month’s personal income tax cut. House Speaker O’Neill says the votes exist for both measures, while President Reagan vows to veto again and again.
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Reagan
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Pope Tour Sparks Reagan Speech To Polish Alliance
Reagan aides plan a Chicago event with the Polish National Alliance to discuss “the repression of the Polish people” following Pope John Paul II’s Poland tour. The address was set after the Pope’s trip highlighted Solidarity and government tensions.
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Weather delays Florida shuttle landing to Saturday
NASA officials postponed the space shuttle's planned Florida landing from Friday to Saturday citing a bad weather forecast. If Saturday conditions fail, the crew may be redirected to Edwards AFB in California.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Houston
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James A. Abrahamson
Shuttle
Gilbert Whittaker
Rita's Kitchen Feeds Astronauts Through Long Missions
At Houston Space Center AP reports Rita M Rapp has two decades crafting in flight meals for NASA. Challenger crew praised her barbecue and the menu now offers 20 beverages 75 foods plus six day cycle with extra supply for weather delays. She recalls Mercury era tubes and Apollo 8 rehydratable pouches marking major advances in space dining.
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Texas
EPA Chief Warns of a Minefield of Environmental Risks
EPA head William Ruckelshaus told about 150 scientists at the National Academy of Sciences that Americans live amid a minefield of chemical risks and that no margin of safety can be assumed. He urged a single uniform method to assess cancer and other health threats and tighter coordination among federal agencies while acknowledging uncertainties in science.
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Dyan Cannon Receives Walk of Fame Honor
Actress Dyan Cannon becomes the 1,754th star on Hollywood Boulevard receiving a gold-laced negligee and a purple orchid from Frederick Mellinger of Frederick's of Hollywood at her ceremony. Her star sits between Will Rogers and Margaret O'Brien, in front of Frederick's.
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Frederick Mellinger
Frederick’s of Hollywood
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Margaret O’brien
Frederick’s
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