Papal Tour Hit By Guatemala Executions Insult
Guatemalan executions at dawn insult Pope John Paul II during his Central American tour. Vatican officials say the act affronted the Holy Father as he prepares to visit Guatemala, where security concerns loom over the pope's plans and schedule.
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Bombs found on Las Vegas Strip prompt safety concerns
A fourth defective dynamite device was discovered on the Las Vegas Strip with investigators suggesting the suspect likely has further intentions. The bombs, found near Fashion Show Mall and other hotels, caused security tightening though none exploded or triggered demands. Police note similar devices among the four.
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Lava burying two houses near Kilauea's flow reaches Royal Gardens
Lava from Kilauea creeps toward the sea five miles long and 30 feet high after engulfing a frame house and destroying a second home in Royal Gardens Hawaii Island. No injuries reported as residents were cleared. officials note fluctuating flow speed amid a growing front. In Michigan, dioxin contamination found in 10 rivers prompts concern for industrial areas nationwide. researchers call Times Beach cleanup a possible indicator of broader pollution.
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Unemployment in West Germany Rises to Postwar High
Unemployment in West Germany climbed to 2.5 million last month, 10.4 percent of the labor force, a record figure used by Chancellor Helmut Kohl's conservatives and the opposition Social Democrats to argue for voter support as campaign tensions rise. The government noted February numbers show a slowing rate of increase.
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Boston University to deny aid for draft registration noncompliance
Boston University announced it will deny financial aid to students who fail to register for the military draft. It becomes the first major college to bar loans or grants to students who do not obey draft laws.
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Miss America Debra Maffett Doubts Miss USA Pageant
Debra Sue Maffett, Miss America 1983 contender, says she twice placed as runner up in Miss USA preliminaries in Texas. She later told reporters Miss USA is a beauty pageant while Knoxville prepares to host Miss USA on May 12, 1983.
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Dreyfuss to avoid trial in drug diversion plan
Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss will enter a two year drug education diversion program to resolve felony narcotics charges. A Sept. 2 hearing will review his progress and potential dismissal of the charges if he completes the program.
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Lawmakers seek to roll back natural gas decontrol
Rep D- Indianola Tom Harkin and Neal Smith joined 20 others in introducing bills to restore gas prices to last year’s levels. The plan would extend controls for 60 percent of decontrolled gas for two years, curb take or pay, curb rate hikes, and limit FERC authority while fueling a congressional battle over decontrol. Harkin plans to mobilize support via a House Populist Caucus initiative.
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Koestler and wife die in apparent suicide pact
Arthur Koestler the 77 year old author of Darkness at Noon and advocate of euthanasia is found dead with his wife Cynthia in their west London home in an apparent overdose. Police say a note was found and an empty pill bottle located beside the bodies. Their deaths end a life marked by literary influence and advocacy for voluntary euthanasia.
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Murdered ex-wife of Arkansas governor Faubus found in Houston home
Elizabeth Faubus, 44, former wife of ex Governor Orval Faubus, was discovered naked in a bathtub with multiple head injuries in a Houston subdivision home. Police said no forced entry or motive is evident and the case is treated as homicide with no link yet to two other bathtub deaths in the same city.
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