Fire roars through North Carolina forest lands as residents evacuate
A massive fire that charred 26 000 acres loops across southeastern North Carolina forcing evacuations east of U S 17 and areas between the highway and the Intracoastal Waterway. Officials report two to three heads feeding the flames, with smoke reaching Florida as crews spray chemicals from aircraft and protect Hampstead properties.
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Hampstead
N.C
North Carolina
Florida
U.S. 17
Holly Ridge
Scotts Hill
Chrystal Stowe
State Department of Crime Control and Public
U.S
Feldman Corn
State Division of Forest Resources
Tom Hegele
Henry Smith
Pender County
John Keane
Jacksonville
Fla
Mike Sanders
Baker plans 1988 GOP run despite Bush praise
Former Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee announced at a Virginia news conference that he intends to seek the 1988 Republican presidential nomination while expressing support for George H. W. Bush as a strong vice president. The remarks were delivered after Baker’s speech to the Business Council in Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Howard Baker
Tennessee
George Bush
Baker
Business Council
Britain Expels Syrian Diplomats Over Airliner Bomb Plot
Britain orders three Syrian diplomats to leave within seven days after Damascus refused to waive immunity for questioning about an El Al airliner bombing attempt at Heathrow. Scotland Yard doubted admissible evidence if immunity remained. The case ties to Nezar Hindawi and other terrorist links, underscoring Prime Minister Thatcher's hard line on terrorism.
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Britain
el al
London
Foreign Office
Damascus
Scotland Yard
Loutof Allah Haydar
Syria
Haydar
Tel Aviv
Heathrow
Geoffrey Howe
Nezar Hindawi
London Broadcasting Corp. Radio
Hindawi
German- Arab Friendship Society
West Berlin
East Berlin
Ahmed Nawaf Mansur Hasi
Ewen Fergusson
Zaki Oud
Ahmad Abdul Latif
Mounir Mouna
Margaret Thatcher
U.S
Libya
Sandinista accuse U.S. officers of spying protest sent
Nicaragua's Sandinista government charges two U.S. military officers attached to the embassy with spying near Lima in Zelaya province. A Foreign Ministry note says Col. Alden Cunningham and Capt. Barbara Sims were intercepted May 6 and says no action was ordered.
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Managua
Nicaragua
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Alden Cunningham
Barbara Sims
Lima
Zelaya
Susan Clyde
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William Gardella
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Missouri
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Caspar Weinberger
Los Angeles
Kurt Hirschler
Magnum, P.I
Hirschler
Worth Hollywood
Ron LaRue
Masan
South Korea
Gazette Wire Services
New Heights
Miort Im Co
Pen Jo
Godiva
U S.A
Ford’s Shoes
St. SE
Downtow
Sedo
Wie
Westdale
American National Red Cross
Sneer Norte SS
NTA
Smulekoff
1St St
3Rd Ave
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Master
Cara
High Tech
AR Jay
Blairs Ferry Rd
Council St
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