Ambassador recalled as Syria role pondered
The Syrian foreign minister denied British charges of backing a plot to bomb an Israeli airliner and said the United States would examine facts. Britain severed ties, Reagan recalled the U.S. ambassador, and Washington weighs next steps while seeking Arab support and hostages’ release risks.
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Syria
United States
Farouk al Shar’a
Heathrow
Shar
Nezar Hindawi
Reagan
U.S
Damascus
William Eagleton
White House
Britain
Israel
Lebanon
Shar’a
State Department
Deborah Cavin
The
Sunday Times
Tel Aviv
Hindawi
Mohammed el-Khouli
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Capitol Hill
Bus driver and passengers stop hijacker on cliff edge bus
Jaleb Zarai a 33 year old Jerusalem driver fought off a Palestinian attacker as the vehicle neared a cliff near Jerusalem. The assailant drew a dagger and was subdued by the driver and several female passengers including teenagers. Zarai was treated for a head injury at Hadassah Hospital.
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Jerusalem
Rafi Levi
Jaleb Zarai
Zarai
Itim
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Magen David
Red Cross
Hadassah Hospital
Ruth Mekel
Speakes Linked to Merrill Lynch Wall Street Move
New York AP reports White House spokesman Larry Speakes may become Merrill Lynch communications chief though not immediate. Newsweek cites unidentified source and notes Donald Regan’s influence. Speakes denies plans to leave now. Sheila Tate could be a successor, Howard remarks withheld.
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New York
White House
Larry Speakes
Wall Street
Merrill Lynch
Newsweek Magazine
Speakes
Donald Regan
Regan
Dan Howard
Nancy Reagan
Howard
Tate
Strike vote by Kaiser workers in Northern California
About 6,000 of 8,700 Kaiser workers in 27 facilities voted to reject the latest contract offer and strike, starting at 6 a.m. Local 250 of the Hospital and Institutional Workers Union said the action involves clerical, nursing, and technical staff earning $9 to $14 an hour. Kaiser pledged to maintain essential care.
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California
Oakland
Calif
Kaiser Permanente
Ray Abernathy
Hospital and Institutional Workers Union
Service Employees International Union
Kaiser
Bob Hughes
Local
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Addresses
The notice lists Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription options and prices including carrier and mail rates for Morning Editions and Sunday issues. It provides P.O. Box and mailing details, and notes restrictions on mail subscriptions in carrier areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Proms
AP News
Gazette Company
P.O. Box
Oregon Pharmacist’s Wrinkle Cream Captures Attention
Portland pharmacist Robert Heldfond develops EBS wrinkle cream using Liprogen and other aids. Daily use smooths facial lines, with women nationwide praising its quick absorption and velvety skin feel. Phones ring and letters pour in as demand grows.
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Robert Heldfond
Portland
Heldfond
Killer confesses to five slayings in Texas case
Dallas AP reports David Martin Long 33 confessed to the hatchet killings of three Lancaster women plus two other murders. He described violent acts as affecting him only like watching a movie and said he wants execution by lethal injection. Authorities plan to seek the death penalty.
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Dallas
Texas
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Lancaster
Long
Dallas Morning News
Austin
Donna Sue Jester
Dalpha Lorene Jester
Jester
Owen
San Bernardino
Calif
James Carnell
Carnell
Bay City
Bob Neal Rogers
Rogers
Matagorda County
Pope Calls for 24 Hour Global Truce and Ends Culture of Contempt
Pope John Paul II urged a 24 hour worldwide truce and condemned a culture of contempt that mocks other cultures. He spoke to thousands in Perugia and called for peace while critics doubt the utopian aim. In Johannesburg the government expelled 25 foreign Red Cross workers including Swiss nationals.
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Perugia
Italy
John Paul II
Johannesburg
South Africa
Red Cross
Geneva
Gas Cloud From Middlesbrough Plant Fire Injures Sixteen
A toxic cloud from a fire at ICI Portrack fertilizer plant swept across Middlesbrough injuring 16 people, one critically. Police used megaphones to warn residents to stay indoors as winds spread fumes and the cause of the blaze remained unknown.
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Middlesbrough
England
ICI Chemical Company
Portrack
ICI
Philip Brown
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