Cardinal OConnor apologizes to Israel over canceled talks
New York Archbishop Cardinal John OConnor apologized in Jerusalem for any offense caused by Vatican orders that canceled planned meetings with Israel's leaders. He said his haste and new duties led to protocol mistakes and stressed the Vatican opposes recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Shamir and Peres rejected private talks with him, insisting official meetings occur in official settings in the capital.
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John O'Connor
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Yitzhak Shamir
Shimon Peres
Chaim Herzog
Jordan
Shamir
Peres
Income Contingent Loan would reshape student debt
The Education Department seeks $600 million to launch Income Contingent Loans allowing up to $50,000 per student with repayments capped at 15 percent of income over 30 years. The plan, part of the FY 1988 budget, targets 1,500 institutions and up to 500,000 loans while replacing taxpayer subsidies with self funded loans.
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Education Department
Congress
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Woman killed as gunman fires through lounge doors on New Year Eve
A man fired 55 rounds through lounge doors at the Hub Lounge in Bossier City injuring five and killing Kim Addison. Cody Williams, 43, of Homer, was arrested nearby on first degree murder charges. Several victims remained in critical condition, including Ruby Chisam.
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Gary Hines
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Cody Williams
Homer
Kim Addison
Williams
John Bacot
Addison
Schumpert Medical Center
Shreveport
Ruby Chisam
Bossier Medical Center
Robert Pike
Daniel Smith
France faces sparse New Year rail service amid 15th day strike
Paris reports only about 50 long distance trains running across France on New Year’s Day as rail workers enter a 15th day of strikes. Rail traffic was about one third of normal with the southwest and north hardest hit. State concessions failed to win union unanimity as two major unions opposed a management offer accepted by three smaller unions. An eventual settlement remained possible.
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Paris
France
Pisa Tower Lean Rises Slightly In 1986 Reports
Professor Giuseppe Toniolo, head of the Pisa tilt monitoring group, said the Tower of Pisa at 180 feet leaned 1.26 millimeters in 1986, above its usual annual 1 millimeter drift, with movement slowing in the 1980s.
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Italy
Giuseppe Toniolo
Philippine envoys meet MNLF in talks on revolt end
In Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Philippine government envoys and the Moro National Liberation Front held informal discussions on ending a 14 year uprising. Rebel leader Nur Misuari spoke during the session indicating a willingness to pursue talks.
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Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Moro National Liberation Front
Nur Misuari
Baby Meghann LaRocco Recovers From Liver Transplants
Seven month old Meghann LaRocco, in Chicago, is recovering from her fourth liver transplant in 32 days. Nurses stay busy as parents Frank and unknown mother express renewed hope after an ICU visit.
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Chicago
Meghann LaRocco
Frank LaRocco
Incarceration Rate Rising in United States 1985
A Justice Department report shows that 3 of every 100 adult men were imprisoned or under correctional supervision at year end 1985 and nearly 3 million adults were under some form of supervision. From 1983 to 1985 the total under supervision rose about 200,000 people, a 17 percent increase.
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Washington
United States
Justice Department
Richard Dougherty dies at 65 of lung cancer in Southampton
Richard Dougherty, a former newspaperman and novelist who served as press secretary for George McGovern's 1972 campaign, died of lung cancer in Southampton Hospital at age 65, reports Gazette wire services.
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New York
Richard Dougherty
George McGovern
Southampton Hospital
Gazette Wire Services
Reagan budget would cut farm aid by more than half
The New York Times reports President Reagan's budget proposes 1.8 trillion in military spending over five years but cuts federal farm aid by more than 50 percent. Farm programs would drop from 25.3 billion this year to 21.3 billion in 1988 and to 10.4 billion by 1992, while Medicare and Medicaid grow with slower increases.
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