Nobel Peace Prize shines on Peace People in Belfast
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan face mixed reception at home after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for the Peace People movement. Critics say leadership disputes and dwindling support threaten progress, despite international admiration and efforts to unite Protestants and Catholics.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Betty Williams
Mairead Corrigan
Amnesty International
Williams
Corrigan
United States
Europe
Miss Corrigan
Peace People
Ciaran McKeown
Interracial Marriage Debate Sparks Church Invitations In High Point
Readers react to a Sunday article on interracial marriage as pastors and congregations respond with open invitations. A list of churches offering fellowship grows to ten while a parent questions the inclusion of a couple in a church setting.
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High Point
Judy Royals
Sandi
Jehovah's Witnesses
Episcopal
Apostolic
Presbyterian
Church of God, Baptists
Gospel Lighthouse
Friends
Baha'u'llah
Three Girls Stabbed to Death in Maryland Suburb
Police hunt for weapon after three young girls Ther esa Hogan Deborah Anne Brzeszkiewicz aged 8 to 10 are found dead in Elvaton near Baltimore. Investigators work 15 officers at the scene while 45 more pursue leads as a hotline seeks tips on the brutal killings.
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Elvaton
Theresa Hogan
Deborah Anne
Ann Marie Brzeszkiewicz
Baltimore
IQ Test Bias Trial Opens in San Francisco
The class action accuses IQ tests of cultural bias against black children placed in educable mentally retarded classes. Plaintiffs cite retests showing higher scores on culturally adjusted tests. Judge Peckham halted placement based on IQ results. trial is nonjury with NAACP and Public Advocates aiding plaintiffs.
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San Francisco
Sam Miller
Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists
Miller
U.S. District Court
Robert Peckham
Peckham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Public Advocates
Tom Griffin
State Department of Education
Hijack Incident Ended With Surrender At Frankfurt
A man and woman employed by Czechoslovak Airlines hijacked a domestic jet to Frankfurt airport and demanded asylum. After two hours they released 24 passengers and three crew members and surrendered to police. The suspects identified as Vlastislav T. 29 and Ruzena V. 22.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Knut Mueller
Vlastislav T
Ruzena V
CSA
Karlovy Vary
Carlsbad
Prague
Mueller
Czechoslovakia
Americans and Briton win Nobel physics prize in Stockholm
The Nobel physics prize goes to John H. Van Vleck, Philip Anderson, and Nevill Mott for work on electronic structure in magnetic and disordered systems and their applications. Ilya Prigogine wins the chemistry prize for thermodynamics contributions. prizes total $145,000.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Academy
John H. van Vleck
Harvard University
Philip Anderson
Princeton University
Bell Laboratories
Nevill F. Mott
Cambridge University
England
Ilya Prigogine
The
Free University of Brussels
Center For
Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
University of Texas
Prigogine
Academy
van Vleck
Mott
Anderson
Burton Richter
Samuel Ting
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McKeown
Ann Brzeszkiewicz
Terry Hogan
Debbie Hogan
Robert Russell
Russell Fisher
CRO
Financial See
Dover
Delaware
Iahn von Vierk
Philin Anderean
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