Poland seeks eight year grace on debt payments
Poland proposed to Western banks and governments an eight year grace period on all interest payments and a plan to repay its 25 billion dollar debt by early next century. Officials led by Vice Premier Janusz Obodowski said Western lenders were surprised by the length and terms of the request during a Warsaw news conference ahead of Pope John Paul II's visit.
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Five charged in tourists' murders in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe says five dissidents admitted killing six foreign tourists during a trans Africa safari last July. Authorities could not confirm the deaths of two Americans two Britons and two Australians, as no bodies were found. Suspects reportedly led police toward a burial site north of Bulawayo but could not identify it.
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Pope heads back to native Poland on pilgrimage
Pope John Paul II returns to Poland for a week long pilgrimage his second trip since become first non Italian pope in 450 years. The visit follows martial law era tensions and draws global attention to blending religious and political roles in Krakow heritage.
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Jenkins resigns as SDP leader after Thatcher win
Roy Jenkins announced his resignation as leader of the Social Democratic Party amid Thatcher's landslide victory. He urged deputy David Owen to take over, as the party’s parliamentary seats fell from 29 to six and Labour faced a crushing defeat. Michael Foot also signaled his intention to resign, triggering rapid leadership bids.
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Bomb attack in Lebanon kills two near Israeli route
United Press International reports a car bomb near an Israeli supply corridor in Lebanon killed its two occupants. As Parliament debated ratification of the withdrawal accord, Syrian-controlled areas were absent. Residents said a mass escape from Ansar prison camp followed, with gunfire heard after midnight. Officials noted detainees fled the camp, including Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese leftists.
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Brit researchers claim cure for herpes
British medical researchers at Birmingham University report a vaccine showing clear results in treating genital herpes and preventing recurrence in over 100 sufferers and their partners. Experts urge caution, noting trials must proceed to broader clinical testing and licensing before general use.
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Hypnosis Seen As Useful Tool By Surgeon
Dr. Helen Westman of Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh defends hypnosis as an effective pain control aid in orthopedic, cosmetic, and eye surgeries. She says many surgeons doubt it and that misconceptions have tarnished its reputation at medical meetings in Pittsburgh.
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Pro freeze scholar fights to keep scholarship
In Washington a Department of Education official said Presidential Scholars have the right to voice support for a nuclear freeze and to seek peers with similar views. Ariela Gross, 17, of Princeton New Jersey faced a threat to cancel her scholarship over anti nuclear activities.
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Playboy Channel Indicted in Cincinnati Obscenity Case
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Warner Amex Cable Communications of Cincinnati Inc. on obscenity charges for broadcasting Playboy Channel movies to local subscribers. The May 16 broadcasts of Maraschino Cherry and The Opening of Misty Beethoven are cited. company officials call the indictment without merit.
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