Amelia Earhart leaves Miami 50 years ago on world flight
Pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart departed Miami on June 1 1937 with navigator Fred Noonan aiming to circle the globe. The Electra reached San Juan Puerto Rico before 1937 July 2 departure from Lae New Guinea, after which they vanished. A 15 day search failed and Earhart was declared dead in 1939. Theories persist but many doubt them.
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One killed four injured in Tampa weekend gun incidents
In Tampa two shootings within three miles and two hours apart left one man dead and four others injured. Police in riot gear responded to a West Tampa disturbance where a shoot-out and bottle throwing drew about 20 officers. no shots were fired by police and no arrests were made. Police say the incidents were unrelated and not racially motivated.
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West Tampa
Voters to lay down their cards in Las Vegas race
Voters will choose a major Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by phony petitions and campaign stunts. Ron Lurie, city councilman for 14 years, led Bob Stupak in polls for the four year, 33500 salary post. Both have spent over 1 million dollars. Earlier Lurie was seen as the likely winner but ten rivals entered, including a county commissioner and a flamboyant casino owner.
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Nev
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Bob Stupak
Lurie
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Doctors build hand from parts in Pittsburgh operation
A 25 year old paper mill worker, Daniel Harshberger of Martinsburg, was reported in serious condition after an 18 hour operation at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Surgeons rebuilt a hand from parts of his severed hands after an accident at the Appleton Paper Plant in Roaring Springs.
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Bomb Kills Lebanese Prime Minister Karami in Beirut
A bomb hidden in an attache case exploded under Prime Minister Rashid Karami aboard a military helicopter, killing him. Interior Minister Abdulla Rassi and several aides were injured as security officials blamed a premeditated assassination by a time bomb. Security services claimed responsibility was claimed by a figure calling himself Captain Hammoud on behalf of a secret Lebanese group, a claim not independently verifiable. The blast occurred while en route between Karami’s summer residence and Beirut, with Karami pronounced dead after surgery. The incident sparked outbreaks of unrest across Beirut and Tripoli, with shops shuttering and students protesting the killing.
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Amin Gemayel
Egaa Sefrine
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Antoine Bustani
Halat
Byblos
Said Gemayel
Tripoli
Abdul-Hamid Karami
France
Riad Solh
Jordan
Hamrea
Justices send detention suit to lower court
The Supreme Court sent back to a lower federal court a World War II mass detention lawsuit of Japanese Americans in U S prison camps. By 8-0 the court said the wrong appellate court decided the case and sentit back, leaving the 1983 suit’s outcome in doubt.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Lewis F. Powell
Court
West Germany OKs Soviet missile offer with one condition
West Germany accepted Moscow proposals to remove medium and shorter range missiles with a key caveat keeping 72 Pershing 1A missiles under U.S. control. Kohl's coalition initially opposed shorter range removals but pressure from NATO allies and FD party gains shifted stance. Bonn seeks broader linked talks on chemical and battlefield weapons.
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Weather forecast and lake report for Clinton area
Northeast Kansas shows a sunny day with highs near 85, then a chance of thunderstorms tonight. Lake readings at 8 a.m. list 74 degrees water, 878.07 feet elevation, with regional zone forecasts varying across zones for tonight and Tuesday.
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Clinton
CIA official's promise in doubt after testimony
Suspended CIA station chief Joe Fernandez testified that he directly facilitated air resupply for Nicaraguan rebels, contradicting an October 1986 claim by Clair George that the CIA was not involved. Fernandez said his information enabled deliveries, though he felt uncomfortable with his role and sought to distance the agency from the operation. He testified with a sense of peace and conscience.
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Nunn
Clair George
Tomas Castillo
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