Man killed while tangled in record-setting kite near Edmonds
A 30-year-old man, Steve Edeiken of Venice California, fell 100 feet and died after becoming tangled in the lines of a giant parafoil kite during Edmonds Community College’s attempt to fly the world’s largest kite. Spectators watched as he was carried by the 115 by 124 foot craft weighing 1,600 pounds. Edeiken died at Ocean Beach Hospital.
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Continental files Chapter 11 bankruptcy and flight cuts
Continental Airlines halted operations after announcing Chapter 11 protection and debt of 650 million dollars. The carrier plans to fly to 25 U.S. cities and retain 25 foreign routes while rebuilding its network, as travelers scrambled for alternatives at hubs including Houston, Denver, San Francisco, and Chicago.
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Robert Wright
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Group reports brutal conditions for Cuban political prisoners
Americas Watch, a New York human rights group, says at least 250 long term Cuban political prisoners face brutal jail conditions and up to 2000 former detainees live as societal pariahs. The report notes prisoners who refuse rehabilitation face extended confinement and cites Armando Valladares describing harsh unventilated cells and heat as torture.
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Two held over Davao pageant grenade attack
Police detained two suspected communist guerrillas in Davao Philippines tied to a hand grenade attack at the Queen of Agdao beauty pageant. Twelve people died and about 250 were wounded as spectators fled amid chaos near the stage. Witnesses described scenes of panic and injury including an 11 year old girl among the dead.
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New People's Army
Agdao
Jesus Pallada
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Kohl’s conservatives suffer losses in Hesse state vote
West Germany’s chancellor Helmut Kohl faces big defeats as his Christian Democrats fall in Hesse and Bremen polls. Social Democrats gain in Hesse with over 46 percent, while Bremen results favor the SPD. Voters object to economic policy and NATO missile plans. A Vatican Mass marks Pope John Paul II’s 25th anniversary as bishop in Krakow.
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Guerrillas Surrender as Army Reports Clash Near City
The army said 31 Guerrilla Army of the Poor members surrendered at a base southeast of Guatemala City, while four rebels were killed in a clash west of the capital. The surrender occurred Friday at Mazatenango, about 100 miles from the city near coastal plains where bases have operated for five years. Gen. Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores, who seized power in August, pledged jobs food and protection to those who capitulate under amnesty.
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U S and China urged to revive strategic dialogue
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger called for revived U S China strategic talks and closer military cooperation to safeguard world peace. He noted new technology imports could modernize China’s 4.2 million strong army and reduce tensions with the Soviet Union in a broader bid for stability.
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Soviets denounce Reagan speech as propaganda on airliner shootdown
Tass denounces Reagan as hypocritical for his radio address about the South Korean airliner shootdown and NATO talks. Pravda publishes harsh editorials while U.S., Japanese, and Swedish officials depart by patrol boat toward Sakhalin to recover items promised by Soviet authorities.
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Los Angeles Teachers Union Reach Tentative Contract
Negotiators for the nation's second largest district and its teachers union reached a tentative contract in Los Angeles after more than 16 hours of talks. School officials disclosed the agreement time but not its terms, ending a strike threat that loomed over the schools.
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Patrick Spencer
Labor, Shamir Agree to Talks for New Government
Israel opposition Labor Party approved discussing joining premier designate Yitzhak Shamir if he will implement fundamental changes to Begin era policies. Analysts doubt major shifts on the economy and Middle East. Labor Central Committee vote was 37 to 24 after a stormy five hour Tel Aviv meeting.
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Israel
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Lebanon
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Israel to arm female soldiers with tear gas canisters
The Israeli army announced a three month trial to issue tear gas canisters to ten percent of female soldiers for defense against sexual assault. The plan was attributed to MP Pinhas Goldstein of Likud, following a rise in assaults on hitchhiking women soldiers.
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Israel
Maariv
Pinhas Goldstein
Likud Bloc
Labor leader kidnapped in El Salvador event
Heavily armed gunmen seized Santiago Hernandez a leftist labor leader of the Unified Labor Federation of El Salvador on his way to a news conference protesting government human rights violations and urging dialogue with leftist insurgents.
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Mondale pledges women power in ADA address
Former Vice President Walter Mondale condemned jokes and derision toward women by public officials and pledged that a Mondale administration would empower women with unprecedented authority. He spoke to Americans for Democratic Action as Gary Hart and George McGovern appeared for ADA events, while Alan Cranston campaigned in Maine by phone.
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Americans For Democratic Action
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George McGovern
South Dakota
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California
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EPA says many schools fail to report asbestos hazards
EPA deputy administrator Alvin Aim said 66 percent of districts checked so far did not comply with asbestos reporting rules. The sampling is not a statistical survey as inspectors target districts suspected of noncompliance. He called the noncompliance level unacceptably high.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Salton Sea region designated as national wildlife refuge
The southern end of California's Salton Sea is named a National Wildlife Refuge. The Rand McNally Road Atlas notes it is the only refuge in the United States located entirely within an inland body of water.
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