Polish youths clash with riot police in Lubin unrest
In Lubin Poland riot police faced clashes as protests linked to Solidarity continued for a third day. Authorities reported arson on town structures including the town hall and concert hall while two protesters were confirmed killed by officials, with funerals planned.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lubin
Solidarity
Communist Party Politburo
Legnica
Mieczyslaw Pozniak
Air Force C-141B crashes into Hoopers Bald Mountain
Weather and low cloud cover likely contributed to the Air Force C-141B crash near Tellico Plains Tennessee. Nine crew members died when the transport slammed into a mountain during a five state low level training flight. Rescue teams recovered dismembered remains as the wreckage stretched along a mile long trail.
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Tellico Plains
Tenn
UPI
Air Force
Hoopers Bald Mountain
Col
Donald A. Logeais
437Th
Charleston
S.C.) Air Force Base
Appalachian Mountains
Civil Air Patrol
Dennis Faircloth
Chattanooga
FAA
Lana Turner says sex image not real in NBC Today interview
Former screen star Lana Turner says sex never defined her and that the public image disappointed some men. In a five part NBC Today interview with Bryant Gumbel she discusses love life and marriages at age 62 and says she loved Clark Gable professionally but nothing between them.
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New York
Lana Turner
Bryant Gumbel
Miss Turner
Clark Gable
Howard Hughes
Tyrone Power
Notable Sayings and Affairs of 1960s Stars and Royals
The report covers personal remarks from actress Turner on romance and past lovers, Bess Truman’s undisclosed medical emergency and stable condition, Sheik Mohamed al Fassi's frustration with media attention, and his quiet life with four children including his prized Aston Martin Lagonda while avoiding publicity.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Bess Truman
Independence
Mrs. Truman
Research Medical Center
Federal probe ends in Skidmore slaying investigation
Federal officials closed the vigilante style case without indictments. They turned over new evidence and a suspect name to Nodaway County Prosecutor David Baird regarding the July 10, 1981 shooting of Ken Rex McElroy on Skidmore main street before 12 to 60 witnesses. Baird will decide if charges are warranted.
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Kansas City
Skidmore
U.S
Robert G. Ulrich
Nodaway County
David Baird
Ken Rex McElroy
Baird
Unemployed claims surge in week ending August 21
The Labor Department reports 621000 more initial jobless claims than the prior week, the third-highest weekly total this year, with seasonally adjusted figures reflecting state unemployment office determinations for a 26 week benefit period.
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Labor Department
Employment and Training Administration
Smog Alerts Issued Across Southern California
Smog alerts were issued for all basin areas as a hot air layer traps pollutants. Officials warn conditions may worsen with Friday forecast to be the smoggiest day of the year and highlight Riverside San Bernardino and the San Gabriel Pomona valleys as worst affected.
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Los Angeles
California
Jeff Schenkel
Air Quality Management District
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Gabriel
Pomona
Big Bear Lake
San Bernardino Mountains
Beirut returns to government control as West and East Beirut reunite
Lebanese security forces move into West Beirut with 300 national police on American APCs. They establish checkpoints on the Green Line and open a fourth crossing to East Beirut, reuniting the city under government authority. Snipers briefly disrupt the crossing. Mustafa Turk apologizes for the clash. Police report 17,825 killed and 30,203 wounded during Israel’s 10 week bombardment.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
West Beirut
East Beirut
Shafik Wazzan
Israel
Hu Yaobang backs free enterprise to boost China
Communist Party Chairman Hu Yaobang endorsed free enterprise to lift China’s countryside from poverty as the country aims to quadruple its economy in 18 years. Hu spoke at a major party congress, noting living standards remain low especially in rural areas, with production and income rising under reforms.
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Peking
UPI
Communist Party
Hu Yaobang
China
Xinhua
41 Killed as Aerocon Dor Jet Crashes in Ecuador
An Aerocon dor turboprop crashed into a mountain area known as an airplane cemetery near Loja in eastern Ecuador. Forty one people aboard died, including the airline’s main stockholder, with a rescue team confirming the toll. The region has seen three crashes in four years and former president Jaime Roldos also died there in 1981.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jaime Roldos
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New Mexico
Science Magazine
Observatory
Mustafa Turk
Wazzan
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Spadolini
Christian Democrats
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Westdale
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