European finance ministers fail to resolve money crisis
In Brussels the eight European Monetary System currencies floated freely as ministers failed to seal a realignment amid French-German strains. Michel Jobert resigned as France faces a 13.6 billion dollar foreign debt and potential cabinet changes.
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Brussels
Belgium
Michel Jobert
Pierre Mauroy
Francois Mitterrand
European Economic Community
United States
U.S
Jacques Delors
France
Mitterrand
Germany
Volcano Mount St Helens shoots steam and ash plume
Mount St Helens in southwest Washington sent a six minute plume of steam and ash skyward. The eruption lifted about 5600 feet above the crater rim of the 8364 foot volcano.
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Mount St. Helens
Washington
Weinberger Defends Rowny Over Memo Critique
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger rejected calls for Edward Rowny to resign over a memo that mocked arms control officials. He called the resignations “absolute nonsense” and defended Rowny as one of the best and most moral leaders in the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks effort. The memo, prepared for Kenneth Adelman, reportedly listed targets like “out to lunch” and “a management disaster.”
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Washington Post
Vilamoura
Portugal
Caspar Weinberger
U.S
Edward Rowny
Weinberger
Kenneth Adelman
Reagan
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Rowny
Senate, Foreign Relations Committee
Adelman
Senate
Soviet Union
Washington
NATO
Prince Charles Diana begin six week Australia New Zealand tour
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive in Alice Springs with 2,000 cheering onlookers. Their 9 month old son Prince William is sent to a farm as the couple check into a motel. Diana's first overseas tour marks a pivotal moment as William’s first overseas trip ends with a brief separation.
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Australia
Britain
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
New Zealand
Prince
Princess of Wales
Outback
Prince William
Diana
Royal couple tour heads to Albury with baby in tow
William and Catherine are on a grueling tour with their infant, who will be housed at Woomargama cattle and sheep ranch near Albury New South Wales. Barbara Barnes returned the baby to the aircraft for the flight to Albury as the couple greeted well wishers. The schedule allows them to return to Woomargama at regular intervals.
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William
Barbara Barnes
Albury
Alice Springs
Woomargama
New South Wales
Miller Directs Death of a Salesman in Peking
AP reports playwright Arthur Miller arrived in Peking to direct a Chinese stage version of Death of a Salesman translated by Ying Ruocheng who will star for the Peking People’s Art Theater. First performance set for May. Miller traveled with wife Inge Morath and daughter Rebecca Miller.
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Peking
Arthur Miller
Ying Ruocheng
Peking People's Art Theater
May Miller
China
Inge Morath
Rebecca Miller
Tammy Wynette Becomes Grandmother to Baby Sophia
Country star Tammy Wynette's daughter Jackie Paule gave birth to an 8 pound 1 ounce girl named Sophia in a Nashville hospital. The baby and Jackie Paule are in good condition. the father John Paule is Wynette's road manager.
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Nashville, Tenn
Tammy Wynette
Sophia
Jackie Paule
Nashville
Ms. Wynette
John Paule
Ms Wynette
Heavily guarded freight train trips west amid protests
A guarded freight train potentially carrying nuclear warheads rolled westward from Texas, drawing peaceful demonstrations after 10 protesters were arrested in Colorado. Over 100 demonstrators in a dozen cities tracked its path through five states, while officials keep the train’s destination and contents confidential.
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Seattle
Texas
Colorado
Bangor
Wash
Appeals hearing over double jeopardy claim in Giorgianni case
In Trenton New Jersey an appeals court panel will hear attorney E John Wherry argue that Joseph Jo Jo Giorgianni a 370 pound convicted sex offender was punished twice for the same crime Giorgianni was sentenced to 15 years for carnally abusing a 14 year old girl in October 1978 He was released due to health concerns and then re jailed after the judge reopened the hearing and reinstituted the term on August 23 1980.
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Trenton
N.J
E. John Wherry
Joseph
Jo-Jo
Giorgianni
Carnally
Alaskan climber dies after rare winter Mount McKinley ascent
Robert Frank of Anchorage died March 11 after reaching the summit of Mount McKinley with Charles Sassara of Girdwood. Two other climbers in the party, Christopher Hrabak and Steve Teller, did not reach the summit and could not recover the body. Officials were notified on Saturday.
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Alaska
Mount McKinley
North America
National Park Service
Robert Frank
Charles Sassara
Girdwood
Park
Joan Gidlund
Sassara
Christopher Hrabak
Steve Teller
Andropov open to Reagan meeting if Geneva talks progress
Soviet Deputy Alexander Chakovskiy said Andropov would meet Reagan in Washington or Moscow if Geneva arms talks yield definite results. He stressed the summit must be well prepared and produce positive outcomes, not just a friendly chat.
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Washington
Yuri Andropov
Reagan
Moscow
Geneva
Alexander Chakovskiy
Chakovskiy
Supreme Soviet
Andropov
Umberto Bequeaths Shroud of Turin to Vatican
Italy’s exiled former king Umberto deposed in 1946 left the Shroud of Turin to the Vatican. He died of bone cancer in a Geneva hospital. The Shroud, long tied to Savoy history, is housed in Turin Cathedral chapel after centuries with the House of Savoy.
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Italy
Umberto
Vatican
Turin
Geneva
Europe
Holy Land
Chambery
Duchy of Savoy
France
House of Savoy
Savoy
Spaniards rally against NATO near Torrejon air base
About 25,000 Spaniards marched against Spain joining NATO as police and paramilitary forces routed roughly 1,000 demonstrators two miles from the Torrejon base. No arrests were reported. Socialist Premier Felipe Gonzalez has said a referendum on NATO membership is not timely.
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Madrid
Spain
U.S. Air Force
Torrejon
NATO
Felipe Gonzalez
Nkomo Rejects Claim of Farmer Killings In Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo denied that his supporters killed a white farmer and his family and questioned why government troops did not catch the killers. He called the executions in Matabeleland horrible and condemned the violence. Nkomo had fled Zimbabwe via Botswana claiming Mugabe sought to have him killed.
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London
Zimbabwe
Joshua Nkomo
Matabeleland
Nkomo
Botswana
Robert Mugabe
Finns vote in two day parliamentary election
Finns began a two day parliamentary vote in Helsinki to decide if the opposition Conservatives can outpoll the Social Democrats and break the 1966 era center left coalition. A total of 1331 candidates compete for 200 Eduskunta seats with 3.7 million voters registered. Polls open Sunday and today and unofficial results expected by Tuesday. The major parties seek to preserve Finland's neutral foreign policy.
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Helsinki
Finland
Eduskunta
Social Democrats
Inmates and Drug Use Ties to Crime
A federal survey of 12 000 state prison inmates found about one third were under the influence of illegal drugs at the time of their offenses. Marijuana was most common among inmates, with 75 percent having used it, while heroin use was higher among women. Cocaine played a minimal role in crimes.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sun
U.S
Census Bureau
Lytle Texas Seeks Place Back On Rand McNally Map
Von Ormy and Big Foot appear on the map while 1011 year old Lytle with 2000 residents is missing in the 1982 Rand McNally atlas. The omission prompts the slogan Lets Put Lytle Back On The Map and a town ballad, with the atlas’s 1984 update planned.
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Texas
von Ormy
Big Foot
Rand McNally
Les Snyder
Chamber of Commerce
Conroy Erickson
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