Smuggling boat Skimmer sinks with 11 tons marijuana
Five crewmen were arrested after a 51 foot vessel named Skimmer carrying about 12 tons of marijuana sank 200 miles off the New Jersey coast while being towed by the Coast Guard. Only 1,500 pounds were salvaged and the crew awaits arraignment in Newark.
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Coast Guard
Murphy
New Jersey
Customs Service
Federal
Drug Enforcement Administration
Ingham
Monmouth County
Earl Naval Weapons Depot
Metropolitan Detention Center
New York City
U.S. District Court
Newark
Bus sinks after ferry mishap near Dacca
At least 80 people feared trapped inside a bus that sank 100 feet into the Meghna River as it tried to board a ferry. Police said 80 to 100 passengers remained inside as firemen searched for the submerged bus while others on top swam to safety.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
UPI
Meghna
Mount St Helens Shows Rising Crater Movement
Scientists from the U S Geological Survey report increasing ground movement in Mount St Helens crater over a week and forecast a non explosive eruption within two weeks. The lava dome now stands about 530 feet high 1500 feet wide and 2000 feet long.
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Vancouver, Wash
UPI
Mount St. Helens
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Survivors and liberators to hold first International Liberators Conference
Survivors of Nazi death camps and liberating soldiers, doctors, and correspondents gather for the first International Liberators Conference at the State Department. Representatives from 13 nations, including the Soviet Union, and the Jewish Brigade will attend to publicize the Holocaust and ensure memory endures.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
State Department
United States
Holocaust Memorial Council
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ali visits Israel to press resolute peace
Kamal Hassan Ali arrives in Israel for three days of talks with Prime Minister Begin and officials, pledging to negotiate resolutely to fulfill Camp David accords and stabilize the Middle East. He says the new government will show its commitment to peace benefiting Palestinians and world. The visit follows clashes over Palestinian autonomy and Shamir's remarks.
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Jerusalem
Kamal Hassan Ali
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Camp David
Middle East
Menachem Begin
Ali
Sadat
Ben- Gurion
Yitzhak Shamir
Foreign Ministry
Shamir
Jordan
Hussein
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Begin
Open Kennedy limousine goes on public display in Dearborn
The 1961 Lincoln Continental used as Kennedy’s open car is shown at the Henry Ford museum with other historic presidential vehicles. Ford leased it to the Secret Service until 1977, and it’s now part of an exhibit alongside earlier presidential autos.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
John Kennedy
Henry Ford and
Greenfield Village
Johnson
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Ford Motor Co
Secret Service
Lincoln
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Baker Electric
White House
Celebrities urge national handgun controls week
A diverse group including Bob Hope Ramsey Clark and Tony Dorsett urged President Reagan to back strong national handgun controls. They sent a telegram marking National End Handgun Violence Week, calling for mandatory sentencing waiting periods theft reporting and firearm part bans. Signers spanned entertainment sports politics and faith groups.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Hope
Ramsey Clark
Tony Dorsett
Reagan
National Coalition To
Harry Nilsson
John Lennon
Dallas Cowboys
Ann Landers
Nilsson
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Sinai
Hosni Mubarak
Spain
Madrid
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Guernica
Cason del Buen Retiro
Prado Museum
Picasso
Francisco Franco
New York
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Poland
Pope
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NRA
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Attorney General
John Anderson
Arthur Ashe
Farrah Fawcett
San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
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