Soviets and British settle long standing claims
London AP report: Soviet Union and Britain sign three pacts led by a claims settlement dating to 1917, yielding about 68 million dollars to creditors including Imperial Russian bonds. The deal includes a trade cooperation accord and safety steps for naval and air operations. The claims waiver divvies 72 million dollars frozen at Barings, with about 4 million to the Soviet side and the rest to British claimants.
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London
Soviet Union
Britain
Eduard Shevardnadze
Geoffrey Howe
Robin Broadley
Nicholas II
Ekaterinburg
Nicholas
London Bank of Baring Brothers and Co
Danson hints at last season as Cheers star eyes new risk
Ted Danson says Cheers may return for a final season as he seeks new challenges. In McCall's August issue he notes it would be boring to stay the same and believes yearly risks keep work fresh.
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Cheers
Ted Danson
Danson
Sam Malone
McCall’s
Smith family sues NASA over Challenger disaster negligence
The widow of Challenger pilot Michael J. Smith files a $15 million claim alleging NASA knew a catastrophic accident was likely and should have prevented the launch. The suit, first by a Challenger family member, argues NASA officials directed and allowed the flight despite knowledge of booster seal flaws. Smith was Naval Academy graduate and Vietnam veteran.
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Challenger
NASA
Washington
Michael J. Smith
Smith
Jane
Edward Frankle
Space Agency
Frankle
William F. Maready
Winston-Salem
N.C
Maready
American Bar Association
Forum
Challenger Investigating Commission
Beaufort
U.S. Naval Academy
Vietnam
18 year old charged after pit bull attack on woman
An 18 year old man in Battle Creek Michigan was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly ordering his pit bull to kill Helen Simmons 33 while she fished on a bridge. Simmons received leg wounds and was treated at Battle Creek Community Hospital. A July 23 preliminary hearing is scheduled for Todd A Reichert who allegedly released the dog from a car on the bridge and commanded it to attack. Otio Smith 66 who witnessed the event said he struck the dog with a pole but it continued the attack until commanded to stop.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Helen Simmons
Simmons
Battle Creek Community Hospital
Todd A. Reichert
Reichert
Otio Smith
Task force urges national organ sharing system
A federal task force urged Congress to create a nationwide organ sharing system to curb commercialization and illegal organ sales. It called for data linked procurement centers, public funds for liver transplants, Medicare support for some heart transplants, and caps on foreign recipients while proposing a government program for the uninsured.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Reagan Administration
Medicare
Olga Jonasson
Chicago
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Ransom Demands Rejected Over Philippines Kidnappings
President Corazon Aquino rejected ransom demands for the U S missionary Brian Lawrence and 10 Carmelite nuns seized in Mindanao. She urged military action to end lawlessness in Lanao del Sur as negotiators, including a Muslim leader, travel to the area to seek release. The attackers, linked to a private militia allied with Marcos, demanded autonomy and funds.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Malacanang
Mindanao
Brian Lawrence
Madison
Wis
Aquino
Defense
Juan Ponce Enrile
Lanao del Sur
Lawrence
Marawi
Enrile
Lumbia
Yanagi
Alan Croghan
United States
Barracudas
Ali Dimapore
Ferdinand Marcos
Aragasi
Michel Gigord
Gigord
Tarhata Alonto Lucman
Alonto Lucman
Koko
Marcos
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Caroline
Desjardins
Boston Globe
Edwin Arthur Schlossberg
Hyannis
Mass
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Slender World
Marion Blvd
Indiannd Mali
Gram
Jonasson
Life Stride
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New Balance
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