Pope leads world in peace pledge at Assisi gathering
Pope John Paul II and leaders from 32 denominations gathered in Assisi to pledge to seek peace across the globe. The event, joined by the Dalai Lama, urged rulers to craft “strategies of peace” as 24 hour armistices occurred in some conflicts while many others persisted.
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Gay dollars become symbol of activism in Chicago
Chicago activists circulate red stamped greenbacks marked gay $ to show economic power after a failed equal rights ordinance. Officials say the movement spreads to other cities and states as protesters seek legal protection and pride boosts.
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Eastwood gives 30000 to group targeting Bird court foes
Actor Clint Eastwood donated a 30000 check to Crime Victims for Court Reform, received last week, after attending a group meeting in Carmel. The campaign seeks to oust California Chief Justice Rose Bird and Justices Cruz Reynoso and Joseph Grodin.
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Sherman Adams 87 dies once powerfully influential Eisenhower aide
Former New Hampshire governor Sherman Adams died at 8 a.m. after weeks in hospital from respiratory arrest and renal failure. The longtime adviser to President Eisenhower rose to near that level of influence, guiding policy during 1950s crises and earning the nickname the Boss. His career ousted in 1958 by a gifts scandal centering a vienna coat from Bernard Goldfine, prompting his resignation despite Eisenhower’s defense.
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Flooding on La Gonave Island Kills 30 in Haiti
Heavy rains on La Gonave Island off Haiti's west coast left more than 30 dead and 13 missing. Erosion from tree-fuel use worsened floods as 60,000 residents faced damage and no ground cover.
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Army considers overseas lottery to fund morale programs
The Army weighs a sweepstakes for soldiers overseas with tentative approval to run in West Germany, South Korea, Japan and Panama. The plan would return about 80 to 90 percent of revenues to overseas Army communities, pending commanders' responses before a final decision.
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Bell Offers Prisoner Swap for Hasenfus
Former U S attorney general Griffin Bell, representing Eugene Hasenfus, tells Nicaragua's Sandinistas he would exchange 19 prisoners he has no evidence about, while the Hasenfus case proceeds. Separately the Reagan administration plans U S training for contra guerrillas if placement sites are not ready, eyeing bases in Puerto Rico, Fort Benning, and Eglin.
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