Devastating Sumatra quake kills, injures, and displaces thousands
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Bengkulu, Sumatra, with aftershocks, leaves scores dead, hundreds injured, and thousands homeless. UN hostage ransom demand linked to separate incident. Bob Hope shows improvement after hospitalization. Gerald Ford aids Hope’s family.
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Solomons Prime Minister Seized in Honiara Coup Attempt
Rebels from the Malaita Eagle Force have taken Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alua hostage in Honiara. Overrun installations include police posts and the Government Telecommunications Center as armed groups control major intersections. The crisis follows a recent coup wave in the region with Fiji also reporting hostage situations.
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Bena
Brad Pattersfield
Malaita Eagle Force
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Alua
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Australia
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South Pacific
Fiji
Isatabu Freedom Movement
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Sydney
Malaita
Isatabu Force
Bartholomew Ulufa‘alua
Castro seeks Cuban end of blockade with Black Caucus support
Fidel Castro told the Congressional Black Caucus that U S sanctions on Cuba are wearing down as American firms seek new markets He proposed a free medical training program for 10 to 12 American students and praised black lawmakers while criticizing U S presidential politics Castro also welcomed possible exemptions for travel to Cuba and Elian Gonzalez’s case to the caucus
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Africa
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Black Caucus
Elian Gonzalez
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C.B.C
James Clyburn
D-S.c
Washington
Clyburn
WHO study ranks nations by healthy life expectancy
Geneval bearing on health policy shows Japan leads with 74 percent of life span in good health, while the United States ranks 24th with 70 years. Sub-Saharan Africa and AIDS hit hardest, Sierra Leone at the bottom. The WHO notes Americans, especially the poor, suffer poorer health despite high spending.
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Sierra Leone
sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa
Queen Elizabeth meets Camilla at private party after years of resistance
The Queen, head of the Church of England, finally socializes with Camilla Parker Bowles at Highgrove in a discreet ten minute drawing room encounter. The scene is recounted as warm and cordial, marking a notable shift in royal social behavior amid long-standing controversy.
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