Storm lashes coastal states across East Coast
A gale and heavy rain swept the East Coast driving power outages for about 200000 homes in New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts and New York. Flooding and high waves delayed relief efforts with 60 to 75 mph winds and up to 20 foot seas. Rescue boats evacuated dozens in Milford and Fairfield while a firefighter was drowned in Milford.
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Pope comments on divorce and sacraments at Vatican mass
Pope John Paul II urged divorced Catholics who remarry outside the church to participate in church life but forbade Communion unless they abstain from sexual relations. Speaking in Latin at the Sistine Chapel, he reaffirmed the indissolubility of marriage as bishops closed a month-long synod on family life.
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Opera settlement hopeful after labor dispute pause
In New York the Metropolitan Opera and its locked out musicians reached a tentative settlement announced by federal mediator Wayne L. Horvitz. Details were to be withheld pending ratification, sparking renewed optimism for the nation’s premier house.
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Quake sequence hits southwestern Pacific region
Three strong earthquakes struck the southwestern Pacific, with the latest at 6.6 magnitude near New Caledonia. Earlier quakes reached 6.7 and 7.2, but no damage or injuries were reported in the sparsely populated area. In Seoul, a military court sentenced five dissidents to death for involvement in the Kwangju rebellion, with additional life terms and prison sentences handed down.
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Iran says partisan forces fought inside Iraqi territory
Iran claimed for the first time that partisan groups pushed into Iraqi soil with heavy losses reported by Tehran Radio. The broadcast gave few details and did not name the groups, while Khurramshahr remained a focal point of disputed control.
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Crew thwart hijack of Continental jet in Miami
FBI: Cuban refugee Rafael A. Castaneda Reyes 26 attempted air piracy aboard Continental Flight 67 from Miami to San Antonio. Crew wrestled him to floor after he threatened to set a bundle of newspapers on fire if not flown to Cuba. Plane returned to Miami 20 minutes after takeoff. 125 passengers and seven crew.
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