Ridge blocks whales as Soviet icebreakers converge
Two Soviet icebreakers moved toward U S waters to aid in freeing two trapped whales blocked by a massive ice ridge near Barrow Alaska. Rescuers cut about 60 breathing holes toward a water channel but progress was slow. Biologists weighed airlifting the mammals to open water as a net was being constructed by NOAA official David Withrow.
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Barrow
Alaska
U.S
David Withrow
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine Mammal Laboratory
Vincennes Returns Home After Tragic Deployment
The USS Vincennes docked at its homeport ending a three month deployment marred by the July 3 downing of an Iranian airliner. Hundreds of relatives welcomed sailors as red, white and blue balloons rose to greet them. Senior Chief Steve Hiney noted new fathers would meet their babies soon.
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San Diego
Vincennes
Persian Gulf
Steve Hiney
Navy
Cartoonists focus on hunger and homelessness nationwide
More than 100 cartoonists will contribute themed work in national papers to highlight hunger and homelessness. Barry Zigas of the National Low Income Housing Coalition notes both comic strips and editorials join the effort, stressing the issues are human tragedies needing immediate attention.
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Washington
Barry Zigas
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Paris theater fire targets The Last Temptation film
Government officials and religious leaders condemn an arson attack on a Paris theater showing The Last Temptation of Christ. Thirteen people were hospitalized after a Saturday night blaze, with one in serious condition, amid a wave of attacks in Lyon Nice Grenoble and other French cities.
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Paris
Martin Scorsese
Lyons
Nice
Grenoble
Pilot blamed for Ramstein air show crash in 1969
An inquiry commission report blames the solo pilot for the Aug 28 1969 collision at Ramstein Air Base West Germany. Three Italian stunt jets crashed killing 69 people, including the three pilots, when one jet dived into the crowd during a heart shaped formation.
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Bonn
West Germany
U.S. Ramstein
Kohl Gorbachev Start Moscow Summit Talks
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl met Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow for their first formal talks since Gorbachev became Soviet leader. Kohl arrived for a four day visit and economic ties are expected to top the agenda alongside European disarmament and East West relations.
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Moscow
Helmut Kohl
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Kohl
St. Catherine’s Hall
Tass
West Germany
East Germany
Reagan Signs Base Closures Bill Amid Congress Lame-Duck Session
President Reagan signed the base closures bill authorizing Pentagon shutdowns of unneeded bases. The measure passed overwhelmingly in both houses and could save up to 5 billion dollars annually. He also moved to create a Cabinet Department of Veterans Affairs and signed related environmental and federal pay bills.
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Washington
Reagan
Pentagon
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Commerce Department
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Defense University
Fort McNair
District of Columbia
Defense Department
New lead on cholesterol role in artery plaque formation
Leading heart researchers report a new theory that oxidized low density lipoprotein cholesterol initiates plaque in arterial walls. Studies in rabbits and lab settings suggest oxidation is required for fatty streaks, with drugs that block oxidation potentially slowing disease progression.
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New York
Michael Brown
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Brown
Joseph Goldstein
Guy Chisolm
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Photographs Linked to U.S. Hostages Found in Milan Luggage
Italian police say photos of American hostages Terry Anderson and Alain Steen and related documents were found in a Beirut passenger’s suitcase at Milan Linate airport. Aline Ibrahim Rizkallah, 36, was arrested. investigators name Aldo Anghessa as go-between. The case involves a Lebanese group and possible interest from an American organization, per official statements.
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Milan
Italy
U.S
Terry Anderson
Alain Steen
Steen
Beirut
Linate
Aldo Anghessa
Achille Serra
Anghessa
Serra
Aline Ibrahim Rizkallah
Islamic Jihad
Anderson
Washington
State Department
Charles Redman
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