Israel presses Lebanon to sign peace treaty amid security plan
Defense Minister Ariel Sharon urged Lebanon to sign a peace treaty with Israel or face a defined security strip in southern Lebanon. He warned of a 40 to 50 kilometer buffer, stating a treaty is essential for security and opposing influence from Syria and Palestinian groups. Sharon spoke at Kiryat Shmonah amid internal Israeli debate over pressing Gemayel for a formal pact.
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Wwescorvil
Tel Aviv
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Lebanon
Sharon
Bashir Gemayel
Kiryat Shmonah
Syria
Gemayel
Menachem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Begin
Mideast
Poles seize embassy in Switzerland
In Bern a group calling itself the Polish Revolutionary Home Army seized the Polish Embassy. They threatened to blow up the building if martial law in Poland is not lifted. After about 16 hours a pregnant hostage was freed and a total of 13 hostages remained inside the embassy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Poland
Ulrich Hubacher
Federal Justice and Police Ministry
Hubacher
Col
Wysocki
Polish Revolutionary Home Army
Bbc-Tv
Graduation Mixup Leaves Man Degreeless After Ceremony
A lighthearted note describes a wedding style event dubbed a Chuckle Marriage where a man graduates by ceremony but inadvertently leaves with no bachelor's degree yet claims the moment as a humorous milestone.
Actresses Gaynor and Martin in severe car crash
Janet Gaynor, first Oscar winner, clung to life after a crash that killed one and seriously injured two others including Broadway star Mary Martin. Doctors at San Francisco General described her injuries as extensive with multiple fractures and a perforated bladder requiring long surgery and blood transfusions. prognosis guarded for days.
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San Francisco
Janet Gaynor
Mary Martin
Marilyn Potash
Miss Gaynor
San Francisco General Hospital
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Gaynor
Miss Martin
Nellie Forbush
Peter Pan
Teens in white robes frighten motorists near Osage
Five teenagers aged 14 to 16 were reported inspired by a horror film to rush from a ditch toward cars at a Mitchell County road intersection near Osage Iowa. They wore white robes and waved axes and tire irons spooking drivers between 10 and 10:15 p.m. Authorities detained them. no charges filed yet as the county attorney reviews the case.
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Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Sheriffs
Matorists
the Gazette
Sheriff's Department
Waterloo
Danish Harpoon misfire hits Danish resort during NATO exercise
A Danish navy frigate fired a live Harpoon missile by accident hitting a beach resort on Zealand. Two unoccupied cottages burned, one destroyed, but no injuries were reported. The Defense Ministry cited a possible technical fault and investigators searched for clues.
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Lumsaas
Denmark
Zealand
Copenhagen
Defense Ministry
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