U S hospital chief seized in Beirut amid Beirut fighting
U S director of the American University Hospital in Beirut was abducted by unidentified gunmen as heavy clashes raged over three Palestinian refugee camps. David Jacobsen, 54, became the sixth American missing in the Muslim sector since March 1984, with Washington urging Americans to leave.
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American University Hospital
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Washington
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Druse Progressive Socialist Party
Soviets launch major offensive near Afghan border
Western sources say at least 10 000 Soviet troops with tanks jets and helicopter gunships began a large offensive to cut guerrilla supply lines near the Pakistan border. Troop movements originated from Kabul toward Kunar and Laghman with many aircraft delivering troops and supplies to eastern provinces.
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Soviets accused of backtracking at Geneva talks
The United States accuses the Soviet Union of backtracking on arms reductions at the first Geneva round. White House spokesman Speakes says progress in the next round depends on Soviet flexibility and that Gorbachev called the first round fruitless due to U.S. Star Wars research. The administration remains patient yet firm.
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Max Kampelman
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Moscow
Gorbachev
Agent Orange payouts reduced in final settlement plan
U S District Judge Jack Weinstein approved a 200 million settlement disbursed over 10 years with about three quarters to totally disabled veterans or survivors. Individual payments may top out at around 12 800 for total disability and 3 400 for death benefits, far below prior estimates. About 245 000 claims filed. distribution depends on appeals. A class assistance foundation will receive 45 million. Australian and New Zealand claimants get 4 million.
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Jack Weinstein
Weinstein
New Zealand
Strait
Iowa
Agent Orange
Layyers
Indicted spies linked son to Navy officer for secrets
A federal grand jury in Baltimore indicted John Anthony Walker Jr. and his son Michael Lance Walker on six counts of espionage for allegedly supplying national defense secrets to a Soviet agent for money. The elder Walker is a former Navy communications expert now a private detective in Norfolk, Virginia. Michael is a 22-year-old seaman aboard the USS Nimitz, from which some documents allegedly came.
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Navy
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John Anthony Walker Jr
Norfolk, Va
Michael Lance Walker
Nimitz
Eight Fort Worth Students Indicted in Legion of Doom Case
A Fort Worth grand jury indicted eight high school students on a total of 33 counts accusing them of belonging to the Legion of Doom, a vigilante group alleged to have committed violence against fellow students.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Legion of Doom
Navy probes Grumman bills for aircraft parts
The Navy is examining Grumman Aerospace Corp charges of 660 dollars each for two aircraft ashtrays and 400 dollars each for two socket wrenches. The costs were disclosed during an inspection this month, according to Cmdr. Tom Jurkowsky, spokesman for the Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force.
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Grumman Aerospace Corp
Grumman
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Tom Jurkowsky
Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force
Lawyers win broader rights to advertise for clients
The Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision upheld that lawyers may publish ads soliciting clients for cases against a specific company if the ads are truthful and include legal ad advice. The ruling broadens commercial free speech for attorneys and allows use of illustrations while permitting discipline when costs are misrepresented.
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