Gunmen Free 5 Hostages in Amsterdam Crisis
South Moluccan gunmen freed four Indonesian children and a sick man from the occupied Indonesian Consulate in Amsterdam while 26 adults remained hostage. A hijacked train siege north of Amsterdam also continued with three hostages slain. The gunmen demand that the Dutch press their case at the United Nations for South Moluccan independence and safe passage out of the country. Dutch authorities refuse to meet the militants’ political demands, keeping contact limited and cautious.
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Pacific
Moluccan Islands
Indonesia
Surjadi Kromomihardje
Holland
United Nations
Rela
Japan
Free
Senate clears path for 2.3 billion aid for New York City
The Senate cleared a Wednesday vote on a 2.3 billion aid bill for New York City to prevent default. Opponents agreed not to block the measure, with debate limited and a final roll call set after a four hour session.
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New York City
Washington
White House
New York
James Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
House
U S Vetoes Resolution Condemning Israeli Raids
United States vetoed a proposed Security Council condemnation of Israeli air raids on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Thirteen of fifteen members supported the measure with Costa Rica abstaining. Egypt and Lebanon sought PLO participation, which the U S opposed on procedural grounds.
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United States
Security Council
Israel
Lebanon
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Costa Rica
Egypt
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Court to rule on FHA environmental impact statements
Supreme Court agreed to decide if federal housing authorities must prepare environmental impact statements for developments marketed across interstate lines. The case could shape resort property near waterways and woodlands and multistate housing near New York Chicago and Washington.
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Supreme Court
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Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Develop
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Hereditary Theory Moves Schizophrenia From Theory
Researchers in Santa Monica report conclusive evidence that most schizophrenia is hereditary and caused by brain chemical imbalances. Dr William Bunney of the National Institute of Mental Health notes a steady stream of new data. Dr Seymour Kety cites three main research lines supporting a biochemical origin and explains that heredity likely drives chemical expression in genes and neurotransmitter transmission.
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Santa Monica
Calif
API
William E. Bunney
National Institute of Mental Health
Seymour Kety
Harvard University
Psy
Kety
IRA gunmen ambushed outside Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair
The report details an IRA ambush outside Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair after their getaway car was abandoned. Police trapped the four gunmen and two hostages in a Balcombe Street flat, supplying minimal comforts as a rooftop exit was denied.
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Oxford Street
Dorset Square
British Broadcasting Corp
Cut Down On Smoking Nobel Winners Urge Change In Eating Habits
Stockholmd Sweden AP Three American cancer researchers who share this year's Nobel Prize in medicine urged reducing smoking and changing eating habits. They noted environment weighs heavily but most cancer agents come from what we ingest. The prize of 143000 dollars was awarded for work on tumor viruses and genetics.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltimore
Howard Temin
Renato Dulbecco
Carl XVI Gustaf
Lincoln Electric Co Christmas Bonus Totals 27.5 Million Since 1934
Cleveland Electric firm Lincoln Electric Co paid a Christmas bonus totaling 27.5 million dollars to 2,369 workers, the fourth straight year of a record bonus and the 42nd year of this practice. The average per employee was about 11,608 dollars, with eligibility to all on payroll before October 31.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Electric Co
Richard Sabo
Lincoln
Sabo
Lebanon battles erupt as Phalangists defend hotels
Islamic militants attacked the St George and Phoenicia Intercontinental hotels in Beirut while clashes also hit the Holiday Inn and Parliament Square. Phalangists repelled ground assaults and held positions as rockets and mortars rained on districts near Ashrafiyeh. House Speaker Kamal Assad postponed parliament as fighting continued and casualties mounted.
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Ashrafiyeh
Parliament Square
House of Deputies
Kamal Assad
Drainage Trouble In Kitchen Sinks And Cleaners
When waste water gurgles and seeps away slowly from a sink washbowl or tub foreign matter in the waste line retards flow. Traps filled with grease or debris block beyond trap. Use force cup plumber’s friend chemical cleaners or a flexible steel auger. Lye is poisonous. protect eyes and skin.
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Qantari
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John C. Lincoln
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