Rising alarm over Jewish extremism after Jerusalem shrine incident
Jewish extremist violence against Arabs worries Israeli leaders after an attempted plot at Dome of the Rock and Al Aksa Mosque. Police expanded details, cabinet members expressed concern, and a special unit was assigned to the investigation with heightened protection for holy sites.
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David K. Shipler
New York Times
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Dome of the Rock
Al-Aksa
Yitzhak Shamir
Islam
Mecca
Medina
Temple Mount
Rabbinate
Israel
Yosef Burg
Teddy Kollek
Kollek
Curfew Imposed in Nablus and Balatta After Protests
Israeli troops sealed off Nablus central market and Balatta refugee camp after tear gas and clashes with stone-throwing protesters following a thwarted attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque. A 17 year old Palestinian was killed and two wounded in other demonstrations the prior day.
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Nablus
Balatta
East Bank by-elections set for March 12 in Jordan
Jordanian newspapers report parliamentary by-elections will fill eight vacant seats in Amman Tafileh Irbid Karak and Salt. Voting centers opened for voter registration after Parliament was suspended at the end of 1974.
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Jordan
East Bank
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Irbid
Karak
Salt
Kohl leaves Israel amid Saudi arms sale disagreement
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl concluded a six day visit to Israel amid a public split with Israeli leaders over a planned arms sale to Saudi Arabia. He said he and Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir do not see eye to eye on every item and pledged to weigh regional interests in Germanys decisions.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Helmut Kohl
Saudi Arabia
Germany
Yitzhak Shamir
Israeli minister Ben-Porat resigns over Shamir policies
Mordechai Ben-Porat a minister without portfolio quits the Israeli Cabinet to protest Yitzhak Shamir policies on Lebanon and the economy and to push for a broader government with Labor. His departure tightens Shamir's fragile 8-seat edge in the 120 member Knesset and takes effect Tuesday.
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Mordechai Ben-Porat
Yitzhak Shamir
Lebanon
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Likud
Shmuel Bahagon
Bahagan
Telem Party
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Begin
Telem
Bahagon
Goldwater quits politics after 1986 bid ends
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona announced on Cable News Network he will not seek reelection when his fifth term ends in 1986. The 75 year old conservative, ill with a hip problem and prior prostate surgery, rose from 1952 to 1964 GOP presidential nominee and has opposed Nixon and the Moral Majority.
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Barry Goldwater
R. Ariz
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Lyndon Johnson
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Republican Party
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Macy’s fire drives shoppers from store in Midtown
Heavy smoke from a roof fire spread down an elevator shaft and through part of Macy’s first five floors. Hundreds fled as two firefighters were slightly hurt while extinguishing a small roof storage fire. No injuries among customers or staff. Store reopened about 3 p.m.
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Cracked Beam Closes Hotel Rooms in Kansas City
Repairs began after a cracked main support beam was found at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City forcing the closure of 108 of 724 rooms. Engineers and city officials say there is no immediate danger, with a monitoring device in place as crews prepare temporary shoring.
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Westin Crown Center
Robert Kipp
Crown Center Redevelopment Corp
Westin
Hyatt Regency
From Gazette
Winger Again Seen With Governor Kerrey in Nebraska
Actress Debra Winger fuels rumors of romance with Gov. Bob Kerrey by visiting Omaha during his tour of the mail order meat business. They attended a fund raising event for James Munnelly, seeking re election to the Nebraska Public Service Commission, describing the governor’s surprise appearance as unexpected.
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Neb
Debra Winger
Bob Kerrey
Cornhusker State
Miss Winger
Kerrey
Lincoln
Omaha Steaks International
James Munnelly
Nebraska Public Service Commission
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Madrid general killed in street attack by gunmen
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Quintana Lacacci, 67, former head of Madrid military region, was shot on a city street as he and his wife returned from Mass. Police say several men fired from a car and fled, his wife wounded. Lacacci served under Franco in the Civil War.
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Madrid
Spain
Guillermo Quintana Lacacci
Europa Press
Mass
Tha Aimman
Lacacci
Francisco Franco
Princess Diana named queen of fashion by author
In London AP reports Princess Diana is praised as an emerging queen of fashion influencing Britons' views of the royal family. Sue James, fashion editor of Woman's Own, notes Diana's independent taste and swift transformation since her 1981 marriage to Prince Charles.
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Diana
Sue James
Miss James
Woman's Own Magazine
Prince Charles
Hammer brings art collection to Tulsa in first patron tour
Armand Hammer, famed oil magnate turned art patron, visits Tulsa for the first time to tour his collection at the Philbrook Art Center. The Hammer Foundation finances the tour, with 100 works arriving Jan 24 for a three month showing from an Eastern Europe tour.
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Tulsa
Okla
Armand Hammer
Philbrook Art Center
Hammer
Occidential Petroleum Corp
Hammer Foundation
Europe
Soviet protest cites broad U S arms treaty violations
Moscow accuses the United States of violating SALT I and SALT II limits plus the 1972 ABM treaty and 1974 underground tests pact. It asserts failure to fulfill the 1975 Helsinki commitments to reduce confrontation and push disarmament. The diplomatic note was delivered to Washington and released by Pravda and the TASS press agency.
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Soviet Union
State Department
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U.S
United States
Europe
Bolivia ends hunger strike with wage pact expansion
Labor leaders in La Paz accept a government offer raising the minimum monthly wage from 60 to 94 dollars and creating food distribution centers. The accord retroactive to December aims to offset inflation that surged to 328 percent in 1983 with a projected 400 percent in 1984, though private sector acceptance remains needed.
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