Copter Crash Delays Soviet Jet Black Box Hunt
U S helicopter searching for the Korean Airlines jet’s black box crashed offshore near Sakhalin while four crew members were rescued. Coast Guard ship Monroe recovered the crew. Soviets deny entry to their waters as they escalate a deep sea search with drones and submersibles.
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Los Angeles Times
Tokyo
Korean Air Lines
Soviet Union
U.S. Navy
Yokosuka
Sakhalin Island
Boeing
Navy
U.S
Virginia
Coast Guard
Monroe
Japanese
Maritime Safety Agency
Moneron Island
Sea of Japan
Masayoshi Kato
Japan
Miss America 1984 Crowned Vanessa Williams First Black Winner
Vanessa Williams of Millwood New York won Miss America 1984 in Atlantic City becoming the first black winner in the pageant's 62 year history. She won preliminary talent and swimsuit events and will receive a 25000 scholarship while likely earning over 100000 in appearances.
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Vanessa Williams
New York
Atlantic City
Williams
Millwood
N.Y
New Jersey
Suzette Charles
Alabama
Pam Battles
Muscle Shoals
Mississippi
Wanda Gayle Geddie
Hattiesburg
Ohio
Pamela Helena Rigas
Canfield
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
America
Shirley Chisholm
Benjamin L. Hooks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Leftist leaders barred from U S visas amid Nicaraguan dispute
Two Latin American leftist figures, a Nicaraguan and a Salvadoran, have had visa requests to visit the United States denied or postponed. U.S. officials cited ongoing concerns while Nicaragua alleged a CIA backed plot to destroy the Corinto bridge, with explosives and diving gear found near the port.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
U.S
Pacific
Corinto
Council of State
Carlos Nunez
Washington
Nunez
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
State Department
Nine Poles Seek Asylum Fly Plane To West Berlin
Nine Poles seeking political asylum landed at Templehof Airport in West Berlin after piloting a rented single engine biplane from Poland over East Germany. Police said they would be questioned and housed in a refugee camp while their asylum requests are processed.
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Zielona Gora
Poland
West Berlin
Air Force
Brian McConnell
Eckart Wietstruk
Wietstruk
West
Supreme Court Justice Halts Georgia Execute Smith
U S Powell refused to allow Georgia to execute John Eldon Smith in the electric chair. State lawyers appealed to Chief Justice Burger while Georgia officials consider next steps. Smith had murdered his wife's first husband and a youth, Eric DeWild, 16, who was hidden with his aunt amid threats and odd incidents. A stranger was seen in DeWild's driveway after he found a sparkling booty and a hit and run rider struck him on a moped.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F Powell
Georgia
John Eldon Smith
Warren Burger
Mike Bowers
Powell
Smith
Eric DeWild
Charles Morgan
DeWild
Hispanic takes Reagan
Rep. Robert Garcia from New York accuses President Reagan of deceiving Hispanic Americans by feigning concern while failing to deliver on 1980 campaign promises. He spoke in the Democratic response to Reagan’s weekly broadcast, citing ongoing poverty and housing shortages in his Bronx district.
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Washington
Robert Garcia
DNY
Reagan
Garcia
New York City
Bronx
Millionaire orphan finds $1 million in gems near railroad
A teenage orphan who discovered $1 million in jewels along a railroad track has been threatened, his lawyer says. Police worry for the boy’s safety as the gems are scheduled to formally become his on Saturday.
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Hollywood
Fla
Publisher Hurt by Accidental Pistol Discharge at Banquet
In Wenatchee Washington a weekly publisher Gerald Robinson 62 of Seattle was briefly hospitalized for a minor chest injury after a blank pistol discharged during a convention banquet horseplay at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association event. John Webber publisher of Oak Harbor Crosswind identified by police and Robinson. The shooting described as an accident by police dispatcher Esther Fitzgerald.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Gerald Robinson
Seattle
Robinson Newspaper Group
King County
Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Robinson
John Webber
Oak Harbor
Esther Fitzgerald
Marcos Meets Vatican Secretary of State in Manila
Vatican Secretary of State Agostino Casaroli met with President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila as criticism from Catholic leaders rose over the regime. Cardinal Jaime L. Sin and other church figures attended, amid calls for Marcos' resignation following the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino.
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Manila
Philippines
Vatican
Agostino Casaroli
Holy See
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Jaime L. Sin
Benigno Aquino
Chinese visit snafu to Reagan Zhao trips discussed
Wu Xueqian said talks on a Reagan China visit and Zhao Ziyang US visit are underway with dates under discussion. White House spokesmen said they knew nothing of the plans. Diplomatic sources indicated Reagan would visit China after January and Zhao would travel to the United States this fall.
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Wu Xueqian
China
Reagan
U.S
Zhao Ziyang
White House
Washington
Far East
Zhao
United States
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Arkansas
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