U S to Build Mobile MX Supermissile
The United States will build the MX mobile supermissile, a 95 ton nuclear weapon carrying up to 10 warheads to deter Moscow. Planned deployment could occur by 1989, with 200 missiles in a $30 billion program under SALT II. The system’s mobility aims to reduce Soviet first strike capability and will be based in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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Pope John Paul II Condemns Contraception and Divorce in Poland
Pope John Paul II delivered a stern sermon in Nowy Targ condemning contraception and divorce while urging moral revival. He linked the right to life to a broad moral order, stressed the indissoluble bond of marriage, and called for an end to alcoholism as crowds, including 500 priests, vowed teetotalism.
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Papal parade sparks chaotic crowd surge
Thinking the pope was leaving, a nervous crowd surged as John Paul II rode a flat-bed truck through welcoming throng. Elderly crowds, nuns, priests, and mountaineers jammed forward with elbows and shoves, forcing security cars to reel in the slow procession amid uproar and panic.
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Pope defies crowd as helicopter takes pope’s flight over Poland
A chaotic scene unfolds as nuns hike habits to speed and crowds surge near a helicopter once the pope departs Krakow. A militia unit races across a field but the pope’s departure proceeds without incident. The pontiff intends to fly toward the Tatra mountains to bid farewell before open car journeys. Meanwhile U.S. politics debate a new missile program, with supporters praising mobility and survivability while critics warn of waste and risk.
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Pneumonic plague kills New Mexico man in Tecolote
Health officials traced the fatal pneumonic plague to a dead rabbit Montoya handled on May 31. The infection spread to his household but no additional cases appeared among about 70 people traced. Officials stressed rapid deterioration and ongoing efforts to monitor contacts and prevent spread.
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Brisbane stewardess halts hijacker on DC-9 flight
In Brisbane on Friday a red-bearded hijacker seized control of a DC-9 jetliner, releasing six crew members but holding them hostage. A stewardess, unnamed, jumped him, knocked away a sawed-off weapon, and helped crewmembers overpower him at Eagle Farm Airport. Police reported the dramatic rescue.
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Weather and records wrap Delaware County notices and births
Partly cloudy and warm with highs near 90 and scattered thundershowers through today and Sunday. Delaware County tides listed for Chester and Tidewater Terminal Pier with a few high and low times. Deaths marriages divorces and lottery result noted among local records of Delaware County for Friday June 8.
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Gunman kills two as police respond to disturbance
A 68-year-old gunman fired a high powered rifle from a trailer, killing a police officer William P. Mills Jr., 32, a 11-year veteran and a bystander. A second victim identity was withheld. An unnamed bystander was arrested and taken to Easton Md barracks.
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FAA mobilizes experts to trace DC-10 trouble
The Federal Aviation Administration dispatches more than a hundred specialists to locate the cause of the DC-10 issue. The agency also handles requests from major airlines to move aircraft to inspection sites for safety checks and repairs.
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