Lebanese group accuses hostages of espionage in Beirut
The Revolutionary Justice Organization claims responsibility for abducting American accountant Joseph Cicippio at the American University of Beirut and a Frenchman Marcel Coudry. The group says both will be tried, alleging Cicippio is a U.S. spy and Coudry works for French intelligence.
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U.S
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Ilham Ghandour
United States
France
Israel
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Norristown
American University of Beirut
Coudry
Christian East Beirut
Paris
Marcel Khodari
Jacques Chirac
Washington
Justice Department
Arthur Walker
John
Physicians surveyed reveal drug use among doctors under 40
A Harvard University survey finds nearly 40 percent of doctors under 40 used marijuana or cocaine to get high with friends, and a quarter treated themselves with mind altering drugs. More than half of physicians and three quarters of medical students report some drug use for self treatment or wakefulness.
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Boston
Harvard University
Bomb hits white housing official's house in Soweto
A Soviet made limpet mine damaged Del Kevan's Johannesburg Soweto home but caused no injuries. The housing director supported Soweto evictions, while black miners mourned 177 deaths at a gold mine fire.
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South Africa
Black National Union of Mineworkers
del Kevan
Soweto
Bureau For Information
Hussein Treated and Discharged After Ear Surgery
King Hussein of Jordan was discharged from a London clinic after an ear operation. He had been admitted Monday for an inner ear infection, with official sources noting the procedure on Wednesday.
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Infiltrators repelled as Eyadema government reports clashes
Togolese forces and warplanes crushed a Ghanaian infiltration bid Wednesday, with at least 13 killed and 19 rebels captured. Separate notices report U S Soviet talks on a Daniloff exchange, East German escapes to West Berlin, and rebels allowing aid flights into southern Sudan if stops are made at rebel-held towns.
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Gazette Wire Services
Police hunt widens for Missouri rampage suspect
Police pursue a suspect in a three state murder and abduction spree as residents in Wright City fear he may be wounded from a gunfight. Authorities say Michael W. Jackson could still be in the area with townspeople arming themselves and sleeping with guns after a Monday night shootout damaged his stolen car.
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Missouri Highway Patrol
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US study finds high nationwide literacy but struggles with everyday tasks
A National Assessment of Educational Progress study shows Americans in their early 20s largely sign names and write simple notes yet many cannot read a bus schedule or map. The report notes 6 percent below a fourth grade level, 20 percent below an eighth grade, and 38.5 percent below a tenth grade level.
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United States
National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Thomas Sticht
U.S
Soviet Union
Cuba
William Bennett
Senate approves 52.3 billion highway bill gains 65 mph limit
The Senate passed a 52.3 billion highway bill seeking 65 mph rural interstate limits. House Public Works chair Jim Howard warned the measure could die in committee.
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Senate
House
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Jim Howard
D-N.j
House Public Works and Transportation Committee
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