Convicted murderer hijacks US jet to Cuba
Ishmael Ali LaBeet, 37, a convict serving eight life terms for the Fountain Valley Golf Course killings, overpowered guards on American Airlines Flight 626 from St. Croix to New York, seized a gun, and diverted the DC-10 to Havana where Cuban authorities detained him. No injuries reported as passengers resumed original route after refueling.
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Miami
American Airlines
Virgin Islands
New York
Cuba
St. Croix
John F. Kennedy International
Ishmael Ali LaBeet
Havana
LaBeet
Federal Aviation Administration
Fred Farrar
Washington
New York City
Ishmail Muslim Ali
Fountain Valley
Puerto Rico
U.S
Atlanta
Marion
Ill
Love Canal homeowners win 20 million settlement
About 1,300 former Love Canal homeowners will share 20 million dollars in a settlement over chemical dumping. Lawyer Richard Lippes said letters detailing individual awards were mailed, with funds deposited in a Buffalo bank for withdrawal after 40 days.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Love Canal
Richard Lippes
Lippes
Stanley Grossman
Buffalo
Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corp
Occidental Chemical Corp
Occidental Petroleum
City of
Niagara County
Hooker
Occidental
Niagara Falls Board of Education
Supreme Court
Joseph Kuczynski
Explosion Levels San Antonio Apartment Complex
A natural gas blast ripped through a San Antonio two story apartment complex on Monday morning. A 65 year old resident Ella Saenz was killed when the building collapsed and a dozen others were injured. Debris flew across the area and windows shattered in nearby stores. The south side collapsed after the 8 15 a m explosion with no fire reported.
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San Antonio
Texas
Ella Saenz
Reagan to press Japan on opening markets to U S
A senior official said President Reagan will urge Japan to open its markets to U S goods amid a growing trade deficit and a large overall U S deficit. The official noted frustration over access to Japan's markets while saying Reagan will avoid a hard line advocated by some advisers.
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Los Angeles Times
Palm Springs
Calif
Reagan
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Japan
U.S
Nakasone
Los Angeles
Golf
Walter Annenberg
Judge denies lift to deportation stay for Cuban detainees
A federal judge refused to lift a court order blocking deportation of 1500 Cubans held in Atlanta. The ruling keeps in place a December pact aimed at returning 2746 Cuban refugees deemed dangerous, as the government seeks appellate relief.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
U.S
Marvin Shoob
Justice Department
United States
Cuba
11Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nitze declines to lead U.S. arms talks team
Veteran policy-maker Paul H. Nitze said he will not head the U.S. delegation for new arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union arising from Geneva talks next week. Moscow reportedly may name Viktor Karpov to lead the Soviet side.
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Washington
Paul H. Nitze
U.S
Soviet Union
Geneva
Moscow
Viktor Karpov
Nitze
Former Atlantic City Mayor Matthews sentenced to 15 years
Former Atlantic City mayor Michael J. Matthews was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to extortion tied to taking $10,000 from a federal undercover agent. Judge Harold A. Ackerman ordered immediate custody as he criticized Matthews for betraying public trust.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Michael J. Matthews
U.S
Harold A. Ackerman
Matthews
Tornado death toll in 1984 hits decade high
Government statistics show 124 tornado deaths in 1984, the highest in ten years, up from 34 in 1983. The worst outbreak occurred March 28 with 57 deaths in North and South Carolina across 16 states including North Carolina and Mississippi.
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Washington
United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Alabama
Iowa
Missouri
Texas
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Tennessee
Gandhi sworn in unveils cabinet to unite India
Rajiv Gandhi becomes India's youngest prime minister after a landslide victory giving Congress a three fourths majority. He names a Cabinet largely drawn from Indira Gandhi's ministry, pledging a clean efficient government and vowing to fire any ministers who do not meet expectations.
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Gandhi
India
New Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Gfe
Zail Singh
Lok Sabha
UNITA Overruns Cafunfo Mines In Angola Clash
UNITA says its forces captured Cafunfo mining complex in Lunda Province after two hours of fighting. It reports 130 government troops killed and 20 foreign workers plus four crewmen of a U S cargo plane captured or missing. Transamerican Airlines identifies crew as Gerhart Opel Alan Bongard William Reed and Paul Huggins. The cargo carried food fish flour and cooking oil for Diamang.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
U.S
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Cafunfo
Lunda
Jonas Savimbi
Transamerican Airlines
Oakland
Calif
Frank Pratach
Associated Press
San Francisco
Gerhart Opel
Alan Bongard
William Reed
Paul Huggins
Diamang
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Kurt A. Johnson
Johnson Chiropractic Center
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Herb Wood
Palmer Public Clinic
Johnson
Palmer
C. S. Gonstead
Mt. Horeb
David W. Johnson
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Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Council of Ministers
Eden
Spa
Noni SA
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1St Ave
6Th Ave
33Rd Ave
Williams Blvd
Blairs Ferry
Council St
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McDonald's
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