Chernobyl death toll rises to twenty five in disaster
Moscow reports two more deaths bringing total to 25 with about 18,000 initially hospitalized across Kiev and Ukrainian cities after the April 26 catastrophe. Doctors say many were anxious and in surprisingly good health despite radiation exposure, while some remain critically ill needing bone marrow transplants to combat infection.
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Dissident Bujak charged over Poland revolt plot
Zbigniew Bujak, a Solidarity underground leader, faces charges of preparing to overthrow Poland’s constitutional order. A military court will try him. prosecutors say U.S. diplomats may know his hiding place. Urban cited an embassy invitation found at the apartment. In Beirut, Shiite militias crushed a Sunni faction after a 15 hour battle, killing 53 and wounding 242, amid a 16th day of fighting around Palestinian camps.
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Bonner Pope on Train to Gorky in Soviet Exile
Yelena Bonner said she sent a telegram to Andrei Sakharov and would ride an overnight train to Gorky if the KGB allows. She hopes to return to Moscow soon to collect baggage after six months in the West, rest, and be with her husband. If not back by June 15, authorities have not allowed it.
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