Bomb blast at Karachi stadium during pope speech
An explosion in Karachi's national stadium minutes before Pope John Paul II arrived killed one man and injured two as the pontiff prepared to celebrate a mass. The pope, arriving under tight security, urged dialogue and mutual respect between Christians and Muslims amid an Islamic revival in the region.
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Turkey
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Ferdinand Marcos
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Marriage of Rainier and Grace Called a Nice Agreement
Page 6B notes family and friends call the marriage a nice agreement between Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. Other items include training two organizations to reach one quarter of Iowa’s population, a fatal snowmobile ice accident, and political aims of Iowa university leaders.
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Princess Grace
Iowa
Board of Regents
Ambitious U.S. Attache Recalled Over Enticement Plot
Maj. James Holbrook, 41, an Army attache in Moscow, was recalled after being ensnared in a Soviet sex entrapment scheme aimed at blackmail and possible recruitment as a KGB informer. Lt. Col. Thomas Spencer was reportedly involved. both were said to have traveled in Ukraine when separation occurred and a compromising photograph surfaced.
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KGB
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U.S
Holbrook
Bush
Washington
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Rovno
Lvov
United States
Washington Post
Spencer
Rockets Hit South Yemen Embassy in Paris Attack
In Paris an early morning rocket attack damaged the South Yemen Embassy. Police described two launchers placed behind a building wall, 90 feet from the embassy, with delayed-action missiles. A graffiti message linked to Rue Copernic prompted warnings of an anti-Semitic act in the incident.
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UPI
South Yemen
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Arab League
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Dealers wary of gas tax hike in Iowa
Iowa gas dealers and lawmakers clash over tax proposals. Larry Blixt of the Iowa Gasoline Dealers Association opposes a percentage tax, warning it would raise fuel prices and hurt sales. Sen. Richard Drake supports small per gallon increases. Gov. Ray favors a percentage tax but faces House and Senate resistance.
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R-Muscatine
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