China condemns Japan for revising war textbooks
China said Sino Japanese relations will suffer unless Tokyo retracts revisions that gloss over World War II actions by Japanese troops. The texts rename aggression as advance and downplay Nanking atrocities, sparking protests and calls for restraint from Beijing and Taipei.
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Italy orders liquidation of Banco Ambrosiano
The Treasury Ministry ordered the liquidation of Italy’s Banco Ambrosiano the country’s largest private bank amid a scandal touching the Vatican. Seven banks will take control sell off the stock portfolio pay debts and possibly divest subsidiaries. Roberto Calvi aka God’s Banker vanished after loans to overseas subsidiaries sparked a wider probe and a Vatican loan backing was disputed.
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Wind shear warnings prior to Pan Am 759 crash surface
Tower audio released shows New Orleans controllers warned pilots about wind shear minutes before Pan Am Flight 759 took off and crashed killing all aboard. Transcripts indicate multiple advisories and pilots heard wind shear reports as investigators note the danger of sudden wind shifts during takeoff.
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Officials cite confusion on Twilight Zone set tragedy
Federal investigators blame on set confusion during a nighttime war scene in LA that led to the crash killing Vic Morrow and two child actors My-Ca Lee and Renee Chen. The NTSB cited miscommunication about flight paths and timing of explosions and noted the effects team did not monitor the helicopter during detonations. A wrongful death suit of $200 million has been filed against Warner Bros. Spielberg Landis and others.
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Prostitution Ring Bust Ties Hollywood Clients to LA Service
Los Angeles vice officers raided a luxury home seizing files on about 5,000 alleged customers as they dismantled a $1.5 million yearly escort operation led by Nance Sheree DeLeo. Eleven women were arrested and some sports figures were named in the records. The service charged a $55 fee and escorts billed clients from $100 to $1,000.
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Black nationalists condemned to death in Pretoria raids
Three ANC members Thelle Simon Mogoerane 23 Jerry Semano Moscioli 25 and Marcus Thabo Motaung 27 were sentenced to death in Pretoria for rocket and grenade attacks on police stations that killed four and wounded 10. They were convicted of high treason four murder charges and 16 other counts.
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Hunger strike divides Soviet wife vows forced feeding in Moscow
Elena Balovienkov arrived from the United States and vows to force-feed her hunger-striking husband Yuri to keep the family intact. Yuri Balovienkov, 33 days into his second strike, pressures Soviet authorities to reunite with wife and daughter in the United States. If he dies, she says the Soviets win. In Mexico City, the peso tumbled at least 28 percent as the government grapples with economic crisis and a dollar rush.
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