Embassy Hit in San Salvador Amid Political Tensions
A burst of submachine fire hit the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador shortly after a congressman opposed to military aid to El Salvador left the building. No injuries were reported. The attack followed another embassy assault two weeks earlier. A separate blast in Costa Rica wounded three U.S. Marine guards and a driver.
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Costa Rica
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Fire engulfs Maria Isabel Sheraton hotel in Mexico City
A three hour blaze at the Maria Isabel Sheraton in downtown Mexico City killed at least three people and injured about 20. Guests on multiple floors fled onto balconies as flames spread from the 17th floor to 16th and 18th. Rescue workers reported US nationals among the dead or wounded.
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Maria Isabel Sheraton
Red Cross
Rei Ean
U.S
Costa Rica
Reagan protested park land funding cut in Santa Monica Mountains
The Topanga-Las Virgenes district, early Reagan backers, sent a letter to President Reagan urging finer review of proposed funds withdrawal for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. IRS moves to curb withholding exemptions aims to quell nationwide income tax protests centered in Flint and Pontiac.
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IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Flint
Pontiac
Michigan
McCann tipped as Ireland envoy amid Irish ties
White House sources hint William McCann, CEO, and longtime fundraiser for Ronald Reagan, may be nominated ambassador to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. His Irish links include yearly family visits, with paternal grandparents in Ireland and maternal aunts there.
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Ronald Gan
Victor Moreland
Bill Caskey
Michael Murphy
Tulsa
Okla
Moreland
Caskey
Murphy
Andres Segovia
Carl Sagan
Los Angeles
Ann Drugan
Hijacking threat halts New York to Miami flight
Passengers on a New York to Miami Boeing 737 reported a hijacking threat after a passenger shouted Viva Cuba and threw a briefcase into the aisle. The plane diverted to Charleston where a search found no bomb. The 74 passengers and 6 crew members were evacuated as FBI and police investigated.
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New York City
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Lexington
Cordeiro
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Willids Cheek
Young cancer victim Karlen Friesen buried with pallbearers
Karlen Peanuts Friesen, 10, who counseled at the University of Kansas Medical Center during his own cancer treatment, was buried in Topeka as six police pallbearers carried him home. The boy, who endured a 22 year battle, was remembered for his positive attitude and concern for other families.
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Friesen
Topeka
Kenny Rogers
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Memorial for a Little Boy Who Touched Many Lives
Fourth grader Karlen Tope fought cancer since 1978 and died after a long illness. He collected tributes from classmates and had goals of becoming a police officer. His casket included autographed items from friends and family. Pauline Central Elementary students planned a memorial with trees.
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Kansas
Pete LaCock
Pauline Central Elementary School
Ka and
Lawrence
Dogs maul two near St Louis bus stop
Authorities seek owners of two large black dogs that mauled 13 year old Adrienne Gardner and Dorothy Young, 44, as they waited for a school bus in north St. Louis County. Both victims were in fair condition at Christian Hospital with multiple bites. Police found the dogs on a porch after escaping from a back yard. owner remains unidentified.
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Dorothy Young
Adrienne Gardner
Christian Hospital Pyassnene
Guy Penn
Black Jack
St. Louis County
Mrs. Young
Gardner
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