Spain arrests 10 in conspiracy plot
MADRID AP Police arrested 10 members of an anti Zionist group called The Call of Jesus Christ for planning to attack U S businesses and American citizens in Spain They allegedly received orders and financing from Libyan diplomats Two detainees said Libyan diplomats would fund and direct the attacks while a Libyan diplomat leader was expelled for meeting a Spanish officer authorities said Police recovered nine pounds of explosives in central Madrid with two detainees named Victor del Cerro and Manuel Romano da Cruz.
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Britain expels Syrian diplomats over alleged bombing plot
Britain ordered three Syrian diplomats to leave within seven days after Damascus refused to waive immunity and allow police questioning about an attempted bombing of an Israeli airliner. Scotland Yard doubted admissibility of evidence from embassy queries.
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Governor Edwards Acquitted in Federal Racketeering Case
Sunday Outside reports warm sunny forecast with a high of 74 and a cool low of 50. The copy notes Gov. Edwin Edwards was acquitted on all charges in a federal racketeering and fraud case. Also mentions vacation trends, Windsor letters, and local election endorsements in Mercer County.
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Libyan diplomat exits Spain amid expulsion charges
Saad Ismail Libya consul general and de facto Madrid embassy head left Madrid after accusations of meeting a right wing Spanish officer who allegedly sought Libya funds to plot against the government. The government expelled him for activities not in keeping with his diplomatic function, marking the fourth such action since December.
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Low turnout seen for Mercer County election day
Barbara Hawkins reports Princeton Mercer County voters face one of the lowest turnout levels in years as polls open at 6 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m Contested races in the Democrat primary for House of Delegates state Senate and local boards draw limited enthusiasm with only 101 Democrats and 40 Republicans voting by absentee and counting to occur in the circuit courtroom with public viewing.
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Mother of 12: Thelma Robinette’s lifelong toil
Garret Mathews Hemphill profiles Thelma Robinette a 64 year old mother who raised 12 children on minimal social security, kept a large garden and barn, and later served five years as a correctional officer in McDowell County Jail while guiding her sprawling family.
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Commission Accuses NASA of Near Cover-Up Over Shuttle Boosters
William P. Rogers led a harsh hearing charging NASA with glossing over rocket joint problems and presenting data to support flights when it did not. The commission said NASA officials failed to face serious issues and demanded fuller cooperation ahead of its final report on the Challenger disaster.
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Gilmore eyes county post after mayoral loss
Jeannie Gilmore, after a close defeat in the mayoral race to husband Charlie Gilmore, aims for the Northern District seat on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors. She plans to run in November 1987, while both partners remain Democrats in a county newly divided into five districts.
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Falls Mills
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Board of Supervisors
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