Rebel leader escapes as Surinam army crushes coup attempt
In Paramaribo army commander Desi Bouterse crushed a coup by rightist officers. Lt Surendre Rambocus escaped a rebel-held barracks under fire and fled in an armored car. About 20 holdouts surrendered. several children were wounded. casualty estimates ranged from 15 to 50. Rambocus and Sgt Maj Wilfred Hawker had been jailed for opposition to Bouterse.
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Paramaribo
Surinam
UPI
Desi Bouterse
Surendre Rambocus
Bouterse
Roy Harp
Rambocus
Wilfred Hawker
Cuba
Hawker
Pearl Bailey quits TV over violence and ugliness
Pearl Bailey told a House subcommittee she stopped watching commercial television because violence and ugliness scare her. She said she would rather sleep than watch such programs and opposed proposed cuts in funding for public broadcasting.
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Washington
UPI
Pearl Bailey
House
Saxophonist Sues Tobacco Firm Over Ad Use
Jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. sues Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp claiming his image was used without permission in Kool Light and Kool Ultra cigarette ads. The suit seeks ad cancellation, a fee, and 2 million dollars in damages. company spokesman Mark Ahern says the photo used is of a Los Angeles musician named Ron Brown, not Washington.
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Philadelphia
Grover Washington Jr
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Kool Light
U.S. District Court
B&w
Louisville
Mark Ahern
Washington
Los Angeles
Ron Brown
Thatcher’s job delayed as union blocks host change
The National Union of Journalists delays Carol Thatcher 28 daughter of PM Margaret Thatcher from hosting London Broadcasting Co. Nightline. The union says Nightline planned to oust Therese Birch without notice to clear space for Thatcher.
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London
Carol Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
National Union of Journalists
London Broadcasting Co
Nightline
Therese Birch
Miss Thatcher
Mount St. Helens May Erupt in Three Weeks Say Scientists
UPI reports scientists from the U S Geological Survey and the University of Washington warn Mount St Helens could erupt within three weeks. Ground deformation and frequent small earthquakes suggest a dome-building eruption, though a larger blast could flood from melted snow. The red zone around the volcano remains unchanged unless conditions shift.
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Vancouver
Wash
University of Washington
Christine Boyko
Two men halted $10,000 drop stunt at Empire State Building
In Manhattan two robbers held up a Bankers Trust branch while a planned $10,000 cash drop by Learning Annex promoters near 34th Street and Fifth Avenue was stopped by police. Loot recovered. no injuries. Promoters Goodfriend and Zanker were detained for safety and released after warnings.
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New York
UPI
Empire State Building
34Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Midtown Manhattan
John Goodfriend
Bill Zanker
Bankers Trust Branch
Salo Bandes
Eddie Jewel
Manhattan
Goodfriend
Zanker
Learning Annex
Midtown South
Army to dismantle 200 nerve gas shells at Anniston Depot
Army says munitions specialists will dismantle nearly 200 leaky rockets and shells armed with nerve and mustard gas at the Anniston Army Depot. A Technical Escort Unit from Aberdeen Proving Ground will begin the operation March 22.
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Anniston
Ala
UPI
Anniston Army Depot
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Harris execution stay shocks California case
The 9th Circuit halted the scheduled San Quentin death for Robert Harris, after a San Diego judge had deemed the death penalty appropriate for Harris who killed two 16 year olds. The stay followed his appeal and reports of a separate local massacre rumor in Guatemala proved false.
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San Francisco
UPI
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Harris
San Quentin
Harris
San Diego
U.S
William Enright
Santa Cruz del Quiche
Guatemala
Jesus Gomez Pochon
Gomez Pochon
Zacualpa
Guatemala City
Eduardo Patrocinto de Leon Alvarez
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