Youth held in Marion kidnapping
An 18 year old man, Mathew Jay Remington of Marion, was charged with first degree kidnapping burglary going armed with intent and theft of an auto after a gunpoint home invasion at 1475 McGowan Blvd in Marion. He allegedly forced a family member to drive away in a Porsche before police intervened in a pursuit along Seventh Avenue.
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J.M
McGowan Blvd
Muenchow
Ebert
Maenchow
Howard
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Tit for tat strategy in global clashes raises questions
Washington debates whether proportionate response or tit-for-tat can succeed as the United States employs a calibrated military approach from Libya's missile sites to Honduran-Nicaraguan skirmishes. Critics warn it risks gradual escalation and limited leverage, echoing lessons from Vietnam.
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Washington
Gulf of Sidra
Honduras
United States
Libya
Nicaragua
Vietnam
Tit for tat and the Vietnam lesson in Southeast Asia
Analysis argues that tit-for-tat strategies invite retaliation and fail to deliver decisive gains. The piece warns that without clear objectives, public support collapses as soldiers continue to pay the price. It reflects on U.S. military actions in Southeast Asia and the political consequences.
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Ho Chi Minh
Muammar Khadafy
U.S
Congress
Southeast Asia
African woman may be root of all humanity
New DNA analysis from UC Berkeley scientists suggests all living people descend from a single female ancestor in Africa who lived 140,000 to 280,000 years ago. The study, led by Allan C. Wilson, analyzed mitochondrial DNA from 147 humans, arguing Homo sapiens originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago.
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New York Times
NEW York
Millenia
Africa
University of California At Berkeley
Allan C. Wilson
United States
Europe
Australia
Asia
Mark Stoneking
Wilson
Rebecca L. Cann
University of Hawaii
California
Barmaids Overrun Picket Lines Outside Clark Air Base
Hundreds of barmaids and taxi drivers attacked strikers blockading Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Police fired into the air as at least four were injured, including a man hit by a rock. hostesses threatened strikers with a bottle. assailants ripped sound systems, smashed a truck window, and set a tarpaulin tent on fire after the barricades fell. The melee involved about 300 attackers and ended as U.S. personnel returned to the base.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S. Clark Air Base
Clark Union of
U.S
Rooster sculpture missing from Mount Vernon property
Bill Crandall reported his 8 foot tall fiberglass rooster sculpture missing from his Mount Vernon countryside property on Highway 1 near Cedar River. The snow white bird with a red comb and yellow legs was taken two weeks ago after a late night intrusion. Crandall urged readers to turn to 12A for Rooster follow‑up.
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Rick Smith
Mount Vernon
Highway 1
Cedar River
Bill Crandall
Crandall
Ortega defends Nicaragua on Honduran border clash
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega told CBS that government strikes on rebel bases in Honduras were defensive and accused the U S of exaggerating border fights to influence aid votes. He said Nicaragua has not invaded Honduras and rejected talks with rebel leaders while labeling the border area a war zone.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Daniel Ortega
Honduras
Reagan
Ortega
Senate
House
United States
U.S
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