Amoco to pay 85.2 million in Brittany oil spill case
U S District Judge Frank McGarr ordered Amoco Corp to pay 85.2 million to France and about 90 plaintiffs for damages from the Amoco Cadiz spill off the Brittany coast in 1978. The award applied French law and follows an 84 finding of liability. most funds go to the French state with about 39.7 million in interest.
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Sony to Produce VHS Models Amid Beta Contention
Sony announced it will make and sell VHS machines while vowing not to abandon Betamax or its customers. Analysts say Sony is conceding defeat in the home video war as Betamax market share lags far behind VHS worldwide.
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Soviets Could Begin Afghan Withdrawal by May First
Pravda reports a possible Soviet troop pull-out from Afghanistan by May 1 if Geneva talks advance, contingent on the United States halting aid to Afghan mujahideen. The paper notes the withdrawal date hinges on stopping outside interference and cites agreed draft terms as prerequisites.
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Extremists on Trial in France Highlight Direct Action Case
Paris reports 20 alleged extremists go on trial as a public autopsy of the Direct Action group unfolds. The now dismantled faction claimed about 80 bombings and shootings since 1979, with notable attacks including the 1986 killing of Renault head Georges Besse and the 1983 police murders.
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West German woman arrested in La Belle bombing in Berlin
A 27 year old West German woman, Christina Endrigkeit, was arrested in Luebeck on suspicion of planting the April 5 1986 La Belle discotheque bomb that killed two American servicemen and a Turkish woman, wounded 229. U S officials cited a Libyan link and retaliation raids followed.
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Black Sheep Leader Gregory Boyington Dies at 75
Gregory Pappy Boyington, the Marine colonel famed for 28 aerial kills with the Black Sheep squadron, died in his sleep at a Fresno hospice at age 75 after battling cancer. He served 1935 to 1945 with the Marines and Flying Tigers.
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Pappy” Boyington
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