Fire devastates Dupont Plaza Hotel killing dozens in Puerto Rico
A catastrophic fire swept the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan during New Year festivities killing at least 50 with as many as 100 injured. Rescue operations used helicopters from floors above the mezzanine as officials warned the death toll could rise.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dupont Plaza
U.S
Frederico Quinones
U.S. Navy
Fire Department
Luis Moran
U.S. Coast Guard
Paul Benvenuto
Miami
Sheraton
Condado
Francisco Ortiz Soto
Ortiz Soto
Heriberto Lopez
General Firemen’s Union
Dupont
Trade deficit surges past old records
U S imports exceeded exports by 19.2 billion in November, breaking the prior record and signaling a 1986 trade deficit to far surpass 1985. Commerce Dept notes 159.1 billion deficit for January through November, likely over 170 billion with December added, shocking economists.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
U.S
Robert Ortner
Ortner
Customs Service
Congress
Senate
Robert Byrd
Dw.va
Old Man Winter in Iowa Delays Snow Yet Expected Return
The Gazette notes unseasonably warm January days grant relief from heavy road work as officials say winter snow remains below average. State Climatologist Paul Waite predicts spring signals by mid February and that total seasonal snowfall will stay under the 32.5 inch Iowa average.
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Heather Sloman
Paul Waite
Des Moines
Iowa
Jetliner shot during landing injures passenger at Raleigh airport
United Airlines Flight 1502 from Wilmington diverted to Raleigh Durham Airport where a small object pierced the fuselage and hit Barry Rollins of New York City. He suffered a thigh and jaw injury and remained in stable condition at Rex Hospital. The FBI will investigate as the plane awaits inspection.
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Morrisville
N.C
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Raleigh- Durham
Rex Hospital
Gomring
Don Paschall
Raleigh
Wilmington
Dulles
FBI
Gonring
Washington
Reagan urges peace as he broadcasts New Year message
President Reagan, unable to address the Soviet people on television, delivered a 10 minute New Year speech via Voice of America. He urged lasting peace and linked progress in U S Soviet relations to Soviet respect for human rights, while noting Moscow often jams broadcasts.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Reagan
Soviet Union
Voice of America
U.S
Moscow
Gorbachev calls for harder work and peace in 1987
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged tougher effort to overcome economic stagnation and offered a hand of friendship to disarmament seekers. He spoke to the nation for 814 minutes on New Year Eve, stressing self-reliance and living in peace on this fragile planet.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Citizens exchange own messages in global New Year video
Private citizens in San Francisco and Moscow linked by video in a New Year greeting to ease Cold War tensions. About 200 guests in each city, including artists and scientists, exchanged poems, songs, and messages in a bid for “café diplomacy” beyond official channels.
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Moscow
Joel Schatz
Moscow Teleport
Gorky Park
Kalinin Prospekt
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Today’s Chuckle Lighthearted take on honest work pay
A humorous quip notes many people are ready to work hard yet want weeks of pay in advance. The line plays on expectations about labor, fairness, and pay. It reflects a common joke about demanding too much compensation for ordinary effort.
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