ASEAN agrees to lift asylum ban for Vietnamese boat people
Five ASEAN nations vow temporary shelter and first asylum for Vietnamese refugees and speed up resettlement. U S and Japan commit to funds and processing capacity including a Galang center and a larger island facility. UNHCR to list orphans among 76 000 in Malaysian camps. 2000 to 3000 under 18.
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Bali
Indonesia
Reuter
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN
U.S
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Cyrus Vance
Sunao Sonoda
United States
Japan
United Nations High
Commissioner For Refugees
UNHCR
Seneda
Galang
United Nations Refugee Office
Kuala Lumpur
Sandinistas seize Matagalpa garrison amid Masaya push
Sandinista guerrillas overran the Matagalpa national guard post as government forces prepared a counter-offensive to retake Masaya. Rebel Radio Sandino reported casualties and a large weapons cache. The regime claimed strategic withdrawal to redeploy troops while guns and aid shortages darkened Managua.
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Managua
Matagalpa
Masaya
Radio Sandino
Anastasio Somoza
Max Kelly
Gas supplies to ease for Independence Day travel
U S gas stocks could improve for the holiday as increased supply and lower demand ease shortages. Carter expands governor power to move up to five percent of gasoline to starved areas, while Saudi Arabia hints at higher output. Residents report shorter lines though D C and some areas still face waits. poisoning cases linked to siphoning fuel rise nationally.
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New York
Carter
Energy
Pete Hines
Arkansas Gasoline Retailers Association
Robert Murray
Rhode Island Auto Club
New York City
Washington, D.C
Michael Klein
Connecticut
American Automobile Association
Highway washed out in Quebec flooding
A weekend rainstorm washed away sections of the main highway between the Laurentians and Montreal and damaged houses. Ten families fled Prevost as lakes and a dam overflowed. Alpine Inn in Ste Marguerite suffered about 100000 in damage and Yvon Lambert of the Canadiens was among guests.
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Montreal
Laurentians
Laurentian
Prevost
Gerard Poirier
CP Rail
Alpine Inn
Ste. Marguerite
Mario Venturin
Yvon Lambert
Montreal Canadiens
Lambert
Sunny High 27 Low 12 Weather Map Page
The forecast calls for sunny conditions with a high of 27 and a low of 12. Readers are directed to the weather map on page 24 for regional details and any wind or precipitation notes.
Woman killed in two vehicle crash near Medicine Hat
A Medicine Hat woman, Brenda Thompson, 20, died in a two vehicle collision on Highway 41 about 11 p.m. Also injured were four others, with two passengers in the Burstall, Saskatchewan vehicle in good condition and a third passenger in hospital in Calgary in serious but stable condition. The semi truck driver was uninjured. A separate single vehicle crash on Highway 48 near Elkwater sent three occupants to hospital.
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Brenda Thompson
St. S.E
Rick Jorgenson
Burstall, Sask
Wilburt Schuring
Redcliff
Jorgenson
Dave Monson
Stewart May
Burstall
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Bruce Eisenheimer
Senlac, Sask
Foothills Hospital
Calgary
RCMP
Schuring
Highway 48
Elkwater
Darlene Miller
4Th St. S.E
Motive Unknown In Highway Slaying Suicide
Motorists on Highway 21 near Maple Creek witnessed a murder suicide as Charles A Lightfoot 60 of Consul shot his wife Marguerite 59 and then killed himself. RCMP reported the 11 am scene. coroner attended but ordered no inquest. Investigators continue to probe the incident about 40 km south of Maple Creek.
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Maple Creek
Highway 21
Here
RCMP
Charles A. Lightfoot
Consul
Marguerite
Lightfoot
Mild San Francisco quake rattles bay area
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake centered near Fremont rattled the San Francisco bay area at 6:30 a.m. PDT with widely felt effects but no injuries or damage reported. The sequence followed earlier quakes in Southern California and nearby regions over several days.
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San Francisco
California
Bay Area
Fremont
Bay
University of California Seismographic Station
Berkeley
Big Bear
Borrego Springs
Ontario
Saudis consider temporary oil production boost to ease shortfall
Saudi Arabia plans a temporary increase in petroleum output though the size is unclear. U.S. officials cautioned there is no official confirmation while analysts suggest a half to one million barrels per day rise. The move aims to cover development costs and curb market tightness amid a global supply gap.
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JIDDA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi State Radio
U.S. Energy Department
James Bishop
Washington
U.S
Desert Kingdom
United States
Aramco
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
Switzerland
Petromin
Abdul Hadi Taher
OPEC
Jim Knight
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Medicine Hat
Lions Park
Daniel Lander
Sandinistas
Nicaragua
Leon
Intercontinental
Somoza
Red Cross
James Schlesinger
Mark Fow
National Clearinghouse For Poison Control
Bethesda
Richard Moriarty
National
Poison Centre Network
Pittsburgh
Quebec
Bernard Dube
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
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