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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1985
Page
7
An Aer Lingus 737 bound for London with 117 passengers on board diverted and made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport after striking a flock of birds. One engine was put out of action prompting the return flight to Heathrow.
Yelena Bonner, wife of Andrei Sakharov, arrived at JFK en route to Boston for surgery on a heart condition. She travels with her son and son-in-law after visiting Rome for eye exams and a papal audience. Bonner will continue to Newton, Massachusetts, for family support and treatment.
Winnie Mandela, wife of jailed ANC leader, defies internal banishment by speaking at conferences and attending funerals. She criticizes white rule, violates banning restrictions on commentary, and galvanizes a large Black crowd at a Pretoria funeral for 12 rat victims. Amina Cachalia calls her "mother of the nation" as police have arrested her repeatedly for banning-order violations since 1963.
English poet, translator and novelist Robert Graves, famous for I, Claudius, died at 90 in Deia on Majorca. He wrote over 137 books, remained active until age 80, and faced senility in later years. Graves sparked controversy with rewritings of Shakespeare and the New Testament, and translated ancient Greek works.
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