Bekaa Valley hunters rescue kidnapped French teacher
In the Bekaa Valley near Ras Baalbek, three hunters from the Dandash clan found French teacher Michel Brian during a nighttime rabbit hunt. They exchanged fire with his captors, freed him, and alerted authorities after a brief gunbattle, with Brian unharmed. The incident follows continued abductions in Lebanon including Irishman Brian Keenan reported missing in West Beirut.
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Baalbek
Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Michel Brian
Brian Keenan
Beirut
Radwan Mawlawi
American University of Beirut
Keenan
Damascus
Brian
College Protestant Francais
West
Ex Army officer innocent in espionage case
Former Army counterintelligence officer Richard Craig Smith was found not guilty on five counts including conspiracy and espionage. Prosecution said he betrayed U.S. counterspy operations for $11,000, while defense called the ruling a constitutional victory. Smith and his family reacted with relief outside the Alexandria courthouse.
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Alexandria
Richard Craig Smith
Army
CIA
KGB
Smith
U.S
Soviet Union
Susan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph Aronica
Aronica
Tokyo
Soviets End Nuclear Test Ban as U S Resumes Tests
Moscow declares itself freed from a unilateral moratorium on nuclear explosions after U S testing resumes. The government cites security needs and signals willingness to talks on a comprehensive ban while noting tests could resume at any moment. Yuri Dubinin warned the timing remains uncertain.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
United States
Rainier Mesa
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
White House
Washington
West
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
United Nations
Yuri Dubinin
Pay plan approved to close wage bias in Washington
In Tacoma a federal judge approved a landmark 482 million comparable worth pay plan raising 35 000 women and other female dominated workers between 2.5 and 10 percent annually to reduce sex based wage bias by 1992. Boise authorities report a crash killed congress candidate Pete Busch his wife Charlene and senate candidate Terry Reilly en route to a political event.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.S
Jack Tanner
Boise, Idaho
Pete Busch
Vietnam
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho Falls
Busch
Charlene
Terry Reilly
FDA Reverses Stance on Estrogen Pills for Osteoporosis
The FDA announced in the Federal Register that daily estrogen tablets after menopause are effective in slowing or preventing postmenopausal osteoporosis. The agency says therapy should accompany conventional preventive measures like a calcium rich diet and exercise to reduce bone loss and potential deformity.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Register
Rights panel orders reworking of report on minority contracts
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission voted 5-3 to return a draft report proposing a one year suspension of federal programs that reserve contracts for minority or women owned businesses. Five commissioners supported rewriting rather than rejecting the report.
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New York Times
Washington
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Clarence Pendleton Jr
Pendleton
White House
Albert Brashear
Morris Abram
Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley
John Bunzel
Robert Destro
Mary Frances Berry
Blandina Cardenas Ramirez
Francis Guess
Two Indicted in Providence Prostitution Case Linked to Brown Sting
Providence grand jury names Dana E. Smith a Brown University senior and Rebecca R. Kidd of Orange Conn as indicted in a sex for money scandal centered near the Brown campus. Stanley Henshaw III faces 12 felony counts including maintaining a public nuisance and coercing participants. If convicted, Henshaw could reach 97 years and $6000 in fines. Smith faces up to 59 years and $1500 in fines.
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Providence
R.I
Brown University
Providence County
Dana E. Smith
Brown
Stanley Henshaw III
Henshaw
Rhode Island State Association of Life
Rebecca R. Kidd
Orange
Conn
Nium
Smith
Kidd
Avon
Rhode Island
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Virginia House
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Carlos O’kelly
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