Hepburn Fonda Win Top Oscars at 54th Academy Awards
Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda win best actress and actor honors for On Golden Pond. Chariots of Fire leads with four Oscars including best picture, tied with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Reds and On Golden Pond each win three. Beatty earns best director for Reds.
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Fonda Happy Over Oscar Win
Henry Fonda expressed happiness after winning his first best actor Academy Award for On Golden Pond as he sat with the golden statue beside him. He said many people told him he would win and began to believe it amid his health and appearance.
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World Train Bomb Kills Five
An explosion aboard the Paris Toulouse express near Limoges France killed five passengers and injured at least twenty seven. Authorities blamed terrorists though the blast could have been accidental as the 15 car Capitole Express halted after wrecking three cars at 87 mph. Witnesses estimated 300 to 400 aboard with no confirmed foreign casualties.
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Israeli Arabs Protest Land Confiscation in Taibeh
Israeli Arabs blocked roads and held marches in Taibeh in memory of six Palestinians killed in 1976 during land seizure protests. The demonstrations followed days of violence in the West Bank and Gaza, where clashes left five Arabs and an Israeli sergeant dead as shops reopened under force.
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Elections may boost policy in El Salvador coalition hopes
In El Salvador the heavy presidential vote favors a Christian Democratic Party coalition with Democratic Action to govern. Officials say a CD alliance with Democratic Action would ease negotiations with rebels, while a rightist coalition led by Roberto d Aubuisson risks widening the political split.
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