Federal report links pollution to acid rain nationwide
The Interagency Task Force on Acid Precipitation reports pollution as the most likely cause of acid rain and warns damage could extend beyond New England to the Southeast and West. The study, into a 10 year program, calls for more data before decisive controls are imposed while urging action alongside ongoing research.
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New England
Interagency Task Force
Liz Barratt-Brown
Natural Resources Defense Council
Tony Anthony
National Coal Association
Anthony
Midwest
New York
Canada
Chris Bernabe
Vatican says John Paul II to meet Lech Walesa in Poland
Vatican sources report Pope John Paul II will meet labor leader Lech Walesa during a private, low key visit to Poland next week. Reinstated 15 Kik clubs across Poland were allowed to reopen after martial law.
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Warsaw
Poland
Vatican
John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Kik
Solidarity
Walesa
Czestochowa
Adelaide Births World First Test Tube Triplets
In Adelaide three babies, two girls and a boy, became the world first test tube triplets. They arrived about a month early via Caesarean at Flinders Medical Center. Parents Elaine Guare and Tony Guare, both named, were reported in good health by the Health Ministry.
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Adelaide
Australia
Flinders Medical Center
John Cornwall
Elaine Guare
Tony Guare
Morphett Vale
Thai helicopter crash kills 11 officials near Korat
An army Bell helicopter exploded in midair after takeoff from a Korat air strip killing 11 high ranking officers and officials. The crash near a temple left no survivors. The group was en route to Kukdaharn to discuss forest land allocations for communist defectors.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Bell
Korat
Tambon Hua Talay
Kukdaharn
Ex Mountie arrested in Ottawa over alleged Soviet leaks
Former RCMP corporal James Morrison aged 67 was arrested in Prince Rupert BC and brought to Ottawa to face charges under the Official Secrets Act for alleged 1955 to 1958 leaks to Soviet agents. He is accused of conspiring to prejudice Canada's interests.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Soviet Union
Robert Kaplan
James Morrison
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
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Morrison
Canada
Kaplan
Gazette Wire Services
Beirut car bomb kills two Israeli soldiers in Beirut
A rem ote control car bomb exploded as an Israeli army convoy led by Brig Gen Amnon Lifkin passed through southern Beirut. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and two others wounded, along with five Lebanese bystanders and a police officer injured. Lifkin was unharmed and directed operations as troops sealed the area. The blast followed a wave of attacks blamed on Lebanese Muslims and Palestinian groups amid regional tensions and talks on a withdrawal plan.
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Lebanon
Amnon Lifkin
Lifkin
Sidon
Tel Aviv
U.S
George Shultz
Knesset
Israel
Labor Party
Summit opens without Khadafy at African unity gathering
The OAU summit began in Addis Ababa without Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy and Polisario guerrillas. Polisario officials said they voluntarily and temporarily withdrew, blaming Moroccan expansionism and arguing the move supports Africa’s unity and stability.
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Ethiopia
Organization of African Unity
Muammar Khadafy
Polisario
Western Sahara
Khadafy
OAU
Libya
Daniel Arap Moi
Kenya
Africa
Chad
Algeria
Morocco
Ibrahim Hakim
Lead in U.S. blood falls sharply in late 1970s
A federal study shows average blood lead levels in the United States declined about 37 percent from 1976 to 1980 as leaded gasoline use waned. High lead correlates with learning problems and lowered intelligence, though researchers warn even lower amounts may be risky.
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Boston
United States
Lavelle pleads innocent on contempt charge in EPA probe
Rita Lavelle pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a House subcommittee on the EPA hazardous waste cleanup fund. Judge June L. Green released her on recognizance and set a June 22 hearing to schedule trial.
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Rita Lavelle
Congress
House
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. District Court
June L. Green
Lavelle
EPA
Gazette Wire Services
Court Rules on Search Warrants and Interlocking Directors
The Supreme Court loosens requirements for probable cause in tips-based warrants and allows corroboration of anonymous informants. It also permits a murder case to admit seized marijuana obtained via an anonymous tip, reversing a state ruling. In a separate decision, the court allows individuals to serve as directors of both a bank and a competing insurance company without violating antitrust law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Aguilar
Texas
Spinelli
United States
Bloomingdale
Ill
Lance
Susan Gates
Illinois Supreme Court
Gates
Florida
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Nicaraguan consul general seeks asylum in New Orleans
Augustin Alfaro, Nicaragua’s consul general in New Orleans, is among 21 Nicaraguan diplomats ordered expelled and has filed for political asylum. He said the day was very difficult after leaving the immigration office and noted his family advised him. The expulsions followed Nicaragua’s earlier move to expel three U.S. diplomats, with the United States shutting Nicaragua’s six consulates.
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New Orleans
Nicaragua
United States
Augustin Alfaro
Office of Naturalization and Immigration
Alfaro
State Department
U.S
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