Former Burger King employee jailed after hostage standoff
A 19 year old ex worker armed with two pistols and a knife seized three hostages in a Miami area Burger King crowded with over 100 people. He fired at officers during a hour long standoff before surrendering. no injuries were reported.
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Miami
Burger King
James Henry Snyder
Dade County
John T. Jones
Dade County Metro Police Department
Harold Smoak
Smoak
Michael Gainsley
Jones
Ron Platt
Platt
Metro-Dade
John Walker
Luisa Yacani
Caracas
Venezuela
Pipeline Sabotage Hits Iraqi Oil Flow to Lebanon
Saboteurs blew up a pipeline carrying Iraqi crude to the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon. Fire raged for hours as Beirut and Syrian fire brigades fought the blaze. Pumping to Tripoli, 50 miles north, resumed recently after a six year interruption amid civil strife and the Iraqi-Iranian war.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Radio
Mohammed Yousef Beydoun
Tripoli
Banias
Kirkuk
Iraq
Iraq and Iran trade heavy fighting along border
Reports from Baghdad and Tehran claim major clashes on the frontier with about 1,100 killed or wounded over the weekend. Iraq says it crushed Iranian units at Tawilah and took 114 prisoners. Iran rejects mediation talks and vows continued fighting to victory.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Iran
Iraq
Baghdad
Tehran
Kuwait
Syria
Sixteen fires hit hotels and apartments in Las Vegas
Sixteen fires were set Sunday in two hotels and a nearby apartment complex in Las Vegas causing evacuations but little damage or injuries. Police suspect one or two arsonists, seen near Barberry Coast Hotel Flamingo Hilton and an apartment complex, sparked multiple blazes within a half mile. Fire crews extinguished all fires using sprinklers, with total damages modest and no serious injuries reported.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Clark County Fire Department
Bill Kolar
Kolar
Barbary Coast
Flamingo Hilton
Las Vegas Strip
Caesars Palace
Philip Bruce Cline
Cline
Joe
Mgm Grand Hotel
Allen question at top of Reagan calendar
The White House faces an early end to its inquiry into Richard V. Allen with possible presidential discussions on Tue or later and a looming leadership change as William P. Clark is eyed as the top contender. Allen remains on paid leave as the Hauser investigation nears conclusion.
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Allen
Reagan
Washington
White House
Richard V. Allen
National Security
William P. Clark
California
Larry Speakes
Air Force One
Speakes
Edwin Meese III
Meese
Justice Department
Nancy Reagan
Clark
Richard Hauser
Hauser
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Michael K. Deaver
Williams murder trial jurors report as Williams heads case
Prospective jurors return to court in Atlanta for the Wayne B. Williams murder trial. District Attorney Lewis Slaton, prosecuting for first time since 1974, says witnesses may begin Tuesday or Wednesday. Williams is a freelance photographer and promoter represented by Mary Welcome and Alvin Binder. Andrew Young takes oath as city’s second black mayor amid budget squeeze and Jackson’s departure after eight years.
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Atlanta
Wayne B. Williams
Lewis Slaton
Williams
Andrew Young
Young
Maynard Jackson
Jackson
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