Pope meets Arafat and urges end to violence
The Vatican said Pope John Paul II privately met Yasser Arafat and urged that Palestinians deserve a homeland while condemning terrorism and violence. Arafat, flanked by two aides, left Vatican City in a bulletproof car as protests occurred outside Rome.
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Ailing dissident Lipski returns to Poland to face charges
Smiling Lipski, 56, arrives at Okecie Airport in Warsaw from London with Mrs Lipski and daughter Agnieszka to join four KOR leaders in facing charges of seeking to overthrow the Communist state. He scoffs at the charges saying they are absurd and says he will not surrender. The group faces possible penalties from five years to death. no trial date is set.
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Reagan calls civil rights charges baloney during speech
President Reagan denounced civil rights enforcement criticisms as plain baloney in a National Black Republican Council speech. He accused House Democrats of blocking recovery while HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce admitted some missteps on civil rights, amid talks on school tax exemptions and Voting Rights Act extensions.
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Former Governors Dukakis and Perpich Win Primary Victories
The Associated Press reports two former Democratic governors Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and Rudy Perpich of Minnesota scored major primary wins. Incumbents generally held renomination in 12 states while Governor Edward J. King lost to Dukakis in a notable upset.
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