Islamic Jihad urges U S talks for hostages in Lebanon
In Beirut Islamic Jihad called on the United States to negotiate for the release of three American hostages in Lebanon, likening it to the Daniloff case. A letter supposedly from hostage David Jacobsen warned captors may kill the captives and questioned U S policy while noting other missing Americans.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Islamic Jihad
United States
Soviet Union
Nicholas Daniloff
David Jacobsen
White House
Larry Speakes
Washington
Jacobsen
American University Hospital
Lawrence Martin Jenco
Muslim West Beirut
Reagan
Daniloff
U.S
Typhoid linked to shrimp salad at McDonald's
Four women who ate at a Silver Spring McDonald’s were diagnosed with typhoid fever after bacterial tests confirmed the illness. Two women hospitalised in stable condition, two treated and released. Link appears only through the shared shrimp salad meal.
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Baltimore
McDonald’s
Carmela Groves
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
McDonald's
Silver Spring
Charge dismissed for traveling clown in Nebraska case
North Platte Nebraska AP: A first degree sexual assault charge against Frank Collins known as Windy The Clown was dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The alleged victim, a 26 year old mentally retarded man, was ruled incompetent to testify by Lincoln County District Judge John Murphy. SAN FRANCISCO AP: winery workers began strike actions opposing contract concessions against E J Gallo Co tying into ongoing labor disputes.
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North Platte
Neb
Frank Collins
Windy the Clown
Lincoln County
John Murphy
Charles Kandt
Local Newspaper Subscriptions Rates and Contact
The notice lists subscription pricing: Editions $1040 for Ford Wes and $110.00 for 52 weeks, with other states and U S Territories at $140.00 for 52 weeks. It mentions republication rights and exclusive use, and provides a Cedar Rapids Iowa mailing address for inquiries.
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U.S
Ome Se Oorthy Company
PO Bon S
Cedar Rapids
U S Infant Mortality Ranking Highlights Nordic Leaders
United States ranks 17th among nations in infant mortality with a rate of 11.5 per 1000 live births in 1982 while Finland records 6.0 and Japan 6.6. Demographer Carl Haub notes prenatal care differences and higher low birthweight in the U S, with black infants showing higher mortality. References include Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Taiwan, Canada, France, Spain, Australia, Ireland, West and East Germany, the United Kingdom, and others.
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Washington
Finland
Japan
Switzerland
United States
United Nations
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Carl Haub
Population Reference Bureau
Haub
Europe
U.S
Netherlands
Taiwan
Canada
France
Spain
Australia
Ireland
West Germany
United Kingdom
East Germany
Soviet Union
China
Du Pont Declares Candidacy for 1988 Republican Nomination
Former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont announced his run for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination in Wilmington. He called for tough strategies on drugs, urging mandatory drug testing for teenagers in schools and linking test results to driving licenses. He plans to campaign in New Hampshire and continues Reagan era tax, welfare, and space defense positions.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Pete du Pont
du Pont
Reagan
New Hampshire
Elise
Ronald Reagan
The
du Pont Co
Path cleared for Wounded Knee suits by Indians
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 5 to 4 that Indians may sue Alexander Haig and other former officials over the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation. The decision allows trials on claims that military forces and leaders violated civil rights during the siege at Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
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ST. Louis
Alexander Haig
Wounded Knee
S.D
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pine Ridge
Air Force
Colorado
Haig
U.S
South Dakota
Iraqi airstrikes hit Kharg Island oil complex
Iraqi high command reports three air strikes in 45 minutes damaged oil-loading jetties and an anchored tanker amid smoke, while Saudi and Iranian sources describe the Kharg Island complex engulfed in flames and smoke. Iran has not confirmed casualty figures.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iraqi High Command
Iran
Kharg Island
Reagan vows veto as House panel backs omnibus spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved a half trillion dollar fiscal 1987 omnibus bill despite President Reagan’s warning he will veto if it reaches his desk. He urged a continuing resolution and warned of a possible government shutdown when funding lapses on Oct. 1.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Reagan
House
Senate
White House
Office of Management and Budget
James Miller
Congressional
Miller
Congress
Appropriations Committee
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Atlantic City
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Stanley Brotman
Mary Jo Juba
Gallo
California
Wine Company Struck
San Francisco
E&j Gallo Co
Richard Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Roberto Jose Escudeiro
Richman Brothers
Westdale Mall
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