Militia chief hints at prisoner swap over Israeli airman
Nabih Berri head of Amal in Damascus said he would seek a swap of a captured Israeli airman for Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Israel lists the aviator missing after an F-4 Phantom was shot down over southern Lebanon during raids near Sidon. another crewman was rescued.
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Mortar shell crates wash ashore along Florida beaches
Live mortar shells in wooden crates with Cyrillic and Spanish markings washed onto Jupiter Island to Delray Beach. Palm Beach Sheriff says crates likely Soviet in origin and may pose radioactive danger. beaches closed as investigators probe whether crates came from a sank freighter or a Soviet submarine.
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Queen Elizabeth II in China on historic state visit
Crowds lined Canton's streets as Queen Elizabeth II concluded a landmark visit the first by a British monarch. The royal yacht Britannia began a two day cruise after a six day journey covering Shanghai Xian Kunming and Peking. Officials hailed renewed Britain China ties amid celebrations and a typhoon risk subsided.
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Ortega calls Reagan the godfather in televised rebuke
Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega called Ronald Reagan the godfather and said U.S. aid for Nicaraguan rebels effectively sentenced American Eugene Hasenfus to prison. He cited Hasenfus, pilot William Cooper and Wallace Sawyer Jr. as victims of the president's action and urged an international alert against U.S. intervention.
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OPEC moves toward renewing temporary oil production accord
In Geneva OPEC edges toward extending the interim quota pact through late 1980 with Saudi Arabia signaling a two month extension. Officials and ministers weigh permanent quotas at December talks while Saudi concessions hinge on all members abiding limits and a price floor of at least 18 dollars per barrel.
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Bomb in Beirut Wounds Six Civilians Near Bakery
A 614 pound car bomb exploded near Yammin Bakery in East Beirut during Saturday morning rush hour, wounding six civilians. It destroyed three cars and shattered windows at the bakery and a nearby shopping center, marking the 12th bombing in the Christian sector this year and raising casualties to 16 killed and 109 wounded.
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