Hijacked Capitol Air jet lands safely in Miami after Cuban arrest
A Capitol Air DC 8 with 202 passengers diverted to Havana on Sunday as a hijacker distributed notes about unemployment and misery. Cuban forces arrested the suspect. the jet returned to Miami after eight hours of repairs and nine hours of tedium refitting emergency doors.
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Florida
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Bishops tighten stance on arms race in pastoral letter
In Chicago the 288 Catholic bishops vote to condemn nuclear weapons as morally unjustifiable and call for a halt to production and deployment. They restore the second draft’s language over curb, urging a nuclear freeze and resisting any initiation of nuclear war even on a limited scale.
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New York Times
Chicago
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Youngstown
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Walesa declares May Day protests by Solidarity a success
Lech Walesa announced nationwide May Day protests by Solidarity succeeded and urged talks with the Communist government. Officials reported 40,000 participants in Sunday protests in Poland with Western observers estimating higher numbers, amid at least one death and injuries. Walesa said demonstrations attracted attention in government offices and urged dialogue over economic reform without violence.
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American girl Samantha Smith eyes Soviet visit to meet Yuri Andropov
Samantha Smith told a Soviet TV interviewer she will attempt to visit Moscow and Artek in the summer after receiving Andropov's letter saying the USSR does not seek war. The 10 year old's remarks reflect her awareness of Reagan's stance and hope for peace amid Cold War tensions.
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Clapton Concert Sparks Riot At Rome Sport Palace
Police tear gassed hundreds of Clapton fans after gates were breached at the Sport Palace in Rome. Three officers and about 30 fans injured, 12 arrests later released. About 6,000 unsold-ticket fans turned away, some broke in as the 14,000-seat show continued to its end.
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Eric Clapton
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Clapton
Spanish priest guilty of attempting to murder pope at Fatima shrine
A Spanish priest Juan Fernandez Krohn, 33, was convicted of attempted murder for lunging with a bayonet at Pope John Paul II during a Fatima shrine visit and received 60 years in prison. He also got six years for bayonet possession and six months for illegal possession. In Cambodia, over 35,000 Cambodians pledged friendship with Vietnam as Vietnam begins a partial withdrawal of forces from Cambodia, with about 10,000 of 180,000 troops slated to leave during May.
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Ohio and New York Tornadoes Kill Five Across Regions
Several tornadoes and severe storms in Ohio and western New York killed five people and injured at least 23. Weston Ohio bore the worst damage with two trailer parks destroyed and a mobile home crushed. In Columbus a woman died when a tree fell on a car and Broadview Heights reported another fatal tornado. Two deaths occurred in Chautauqua County New York from collapsing houses and a vehicle overturning.
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Guard accidentally fires at crowd near Peru president
In Callao three people were wounded when a guard discharged a submachine gun into a crowd surrounding President Fernando Belaunde Terry. Belaunde was unharmed. Officials denied an assassination attempt, while witnesses claimed a woman shouted insults towards the president.
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Peru
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Callao
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Norway scales down six day search for suspected submarines
Norway on Monday trimmed its six day hunt for a possible foreign submarine intruder in its waters. Adm. Hakon Ellingsen said it was quite likely one or two submarines had entered Norwegian waters, but there was no sign they remained.
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Senate GOP highlights budget progress with modest tax rise
Senate Republicans reported solid progress toward a 1984 budget that would raise taxes slightly, trim defense spending, and boost domestic programs, with a deficit near 200 billion dollars. Leader Domenici said support exists but agreement not reached yet. In arms talks, Cohen Nunn and Percy pressed Reagan to back stronger MX missile arms control measures before approving production.
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R-N.m
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White House
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Maine
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Charles Percy
R-Ill
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Libel ruling on Washington Post reversed in Tavoulareas case
A federal judge vacated a $2.05 million libel award to William Tavoulareas against The Washington Post, ruling the verdict insufficiently supported by evidence. The 1979 article alleged Tavoulareas steered his son into a Mobil affiliate shipping venture.
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Washington Post
Mobil Oil Corp
William Tavoulareas
Tavoulareas
U.S
Oliver Gasch
Gasch
Peter
Mobil
Gunman Escapes After Safeway Robbery Standoff in Los Angeles
Nine Safeway employees believed held hostage by a hooded gunman were freed by police after a five hour standoff in Los Angeles. The man, who had tried to rob the store at 6 45 am, left when the safe was found to be time locked and was not inside when police later checked. Eleven workers fled, nine remained, and two more escaped as a police special unit intervened.
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Los Angeles
Safeway
Deaths linked to church in Fort Wayne study
The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reports 52 deaths tied to a church teaching members to shun doctors. Among the dead are 28 babies and seven other children, plus adults with untreated diabetes and kidney disease, in a copyright article noting the first in a series on the Faith Assembly church.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Fort Wayne
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