Waite says progress in hostage talks in Lebanon
Archbishop of Canterbury envoy Terry Waite reported progress in his meeting with Lebanese kidnapers holding U S hostages and urged families to keep hope. He warned lives remain at risk and said he would brief U S officials on his five day Beirut mission.
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Canterbury
Terry Waite
Lebanon
Waite
Heathrow
U.S
Beirut
Robert Runcie
Lambeth Palace
Church of d
Thatcher faces Northern Ireland pact critics in Parliament
In London the prime minister defends her historic accord giving Ireland a say in Northern Ireland while Protestant lawmakers threaten resignations. In Milan American model Terry Broome is indicted for premeditated murder in the death of Francesco D Alessi o, with others charged in drug dealing and false testimony.
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Margaret Thatcher
Northern Ireland
Thatcher
Garret FitzGerald
Ian Paisley
Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast
Jezebel
Israel
Paisley
Ahab
Milan
Italy
Terry Broome
Miss Broome
Elgin
Francesco D’alessio
D’alessio
Switzerland
Carlo Cabassi
Giorgio Rotti
Broome
Obituary notices list several deaths across South Carolina towns
Death notices report the passing of James W. Jones in Tenton George W. Yarbrough III Augusta Mrs Lillie E Cushman Aiken Mrs Hattie W Gable McCormick Mrs Maude S Zeigler Fairfax Mrs Betty H Chance Augusta Mrs Emma Green New Ellenton Mrs Mattie M Simpkins Aiken Paul Glover North Augusta providing names and locations of the deceased.
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James W. Jones
Tenton
George W. Yarbrough III
Augusta
Lillie E. Cushman
Aiken
Hattie W. Gable
McCormick
Maude S. Zeigler
Fairfax
Betty H. Chance
Emma Green
New Ellenton
Mattie M. Simpkins
Paul Glover
North Augusta
Gorbachev Challenges Reagan to Halt Arms Race
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Geneva for a two day summit and urged President Reagan to halt the unprecedented arms race and its space extension. The talks focus on Reagan's Star Wars missile defense plan amid accusations over a leaked Weinberger letter courting a broader SALT II review.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Reagan
Earth
Space
Kremlin
United States
Gorbachev
Raisa
Kurt Furgler
George P. Shultz
Robert C. McFarlane
Larry Speakes
U.S
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Georgy Arbatov
Lake Geneva
United Nations
New York
Speakes
Indianapolis McDonald’s manager sacrifices life saving employee
DeWayne Bible 24 sacrificed his life during a northwest Indianapolis McDonald’s robbery to shield six female employees from armed suspects. Police said he urged the gunmen to take him hostage instead of a young woman, then was shot during the heist as workers later escaped the walk-in freezer. Investigators issued two sketches of suspects and noted similar prior robberies. Bible was renowned for checking on his staff and caring for their welfare.
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Indianapolis
McDonald's
DeWayne Bible
Pearlie M. Bible
Bible
Stomers
Jackson
McDonald’s
Hurricane Kate Swirls Toward Florida Threatening Caribbean
Hurricane Kate pounds the Caribbean with winds near 110 mph and 10 inch rains as it moves west-northwest toward the south Florida coast. A hurricane warning covers the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and northern Dominican Republic with a watch for Haiti.
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Kate
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Bahamas
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Caicos Islands
South Florida
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Bob Case
Haiti
Hispaniola
Accused Hijacker Links Abbas Aides to Weapons
In Genoa a Palestinian four and an alleged accomplice face arms charges for the Achille Lauro hijack. Ahmad al-Assadi testified guns and grenades were hidden in a Renault brought from Tunis on Sept 28, with couriers described as companions and trusted men.
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Genoa
Italy
Achille Lauro
Mohammed Abbas
PLO
United States
Ahmad Marrouf al-Assadi
Tunis
Mediterranean
Carlo Maria Napoli
Abbas
Assadi
Time Poll Finds Support for Trade of Star Wars for Soviet Cuts
Time Magazine poll of 1,020 registered voters by Yankelovich Skelly & White shows 75 percent would trade Reagan’s Star Wars program for reductions in Soviet military power. Eighty-six percent seek mutual arms cuts as a summit goal, but 31 percent see it as likely.
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Time Magazine
United States
Yankelovich
Time
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
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