Dutch Soldier Guards Bridge Five Days During NATO Exercise
A Dutch soldier, Johann Romers, 19, remained guard at a Leine River bridge in Freden, West Germany, for five days after his unit left. Local villagers provided food, and German police notified military MPs who later retrieved him as the Free Lion exercise concluded.
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Johann Romers
Leine
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Stars and Stripes
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Siegfried Meyer
Meyer
Romers
Spykenessen
Freden
Iowa to mimic California morgue visitation program
Iowa plans a juvenile intervention linking morgue and emergency room visits to drunk driving awareness. The Des Moines initiative mirrors a Sacramento program, showing low repeat offenses among 400 participants in two years. Judges endorse it, but officials warn results vary and debate its effectiveness.
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Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau
Polk County
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Clinton
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Linn County
Iowa Men’s Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Lifers
Bob Lam
Springville
Lam
Sam
Shuttle escape system tested on Discovery during spaceflight
Discovery crew practiced a shuttle escape system and a long pole exit aid on Earth prior to deployment in space. Nelson tested a wireless infrared intercom and a secure comms link as mission control reported steady flight progress toward a Monday landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Nelson
Department of Defense
Mission Control
Discovery
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
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Heflin
Hauck
Phillip J
P.J.” Morgan
Brooklyn, N.Y
America
Morgan
Beach Boys
Reagan
Challenger
Richard Cavoli
Cavoli
Hostage Crisis Toughens Arafat Fight Over U S Support
The Palestine Liberation Organization signals a hostage release condition tied to U S backing for Palestinian self determination. It cites 17 foreigners including nine Americans believed held in Lebanon, led by AP correspondent Terry Anderson seized March 16 1985. Families urged to return to Beirut as the plan unfolds.
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Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
U.S
Lebanon
Terry Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
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