Beirut airport hit as militias shell city killing and wounding many
Lebanese militiamen shelled Beirut airport and surrounding areas. Tolls reported include 13 Lebanese dead and 41 wounded, with two U.S. Marines and a Navy air controller among the wounded. A second shelling killed one civilian and wounded 12 more. President Reagan announced Habib's resignation and McFarlane as successor. A separate Israeli attack wounded 11 soldiers on a mountain road.
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U.S
Yarre
Reagan
Philip Habib
Mideast
Robert McFarlane
Habib
Amin Gemayel
McFarlane
Middle East
Aléy
Tel Aviv
Greenpeace protesters to rendezvous with Rainbow Warrior
Seven anti whaling protesters eight including Ron Precious of Vancouver and six Americans were captured near Lorino in the Soviet Far East after leafleting at the Lorino whaling station. They will be transferred to the Rainbow Warrior off St Lawrence Island and released in U S waters. Greenpeace cites film evidence suggesting Soviet whaling contravenes IWC rules. Patrick Moore calls the return the second best news but hopes for adherence to regulations.
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Greenpeace
Freedom
Bering Sea
Soviet Siberia
Rainbow Warrior
Siberian
Lorino
U.S
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Siberia
Nome
U.S. State Department
Patrick Moore
Greenpeace Canada
Ron Precious
Moore
Bearded YMCA Clerk Fired Over Refusal to Shave
Beverly Bonnell 23 says a YMCA front desk job ended after she refused to shave her small black beard. She cites Christian beliefs and body acceptance, noting she stopped shaving about three months ago after a long growth since age 16.
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Seattle
Beverly Bonnell
YMCA
Bonnell
Vivian Katagion
Passengers Foil Hijacker Aboard Northwest Flight
On a Tampa to Miami Northwest Orient jet, passengers including a bedsheet salesman and a Miami executive restrained Rodolfo Bueno Cruz after he pulled a knife and tried to divert the plane to Cuba. Cruz was arrested in Miami and faces air piracy charges.
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Miami
Northwest Orient Airlines
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Cuba
Rodolfo Bueno Cruz
FBI
Cruz
Chris Mazzella
U.S
Parker
Blake Bell
Bell
Duke Rigdon
Eastern Airlines
Rigdon
Poland lifts martial law era as new powers rise
Poland announces rescission of martial law after 19 months while granting emergency powers to suppress dissent. Jaruzelski vows no return to anarchy and Amnesty frees about 800 violators though seven Solidarity fugitives remain sought. Government seeks Western sanctions relief.
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Warsaw
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Communist Party
Jdruzelski
Sejm
Poland
Jaruzelski
Independent
Solidarity Union
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
United States
Family hires lawyer in Emanuela Orlandi kidnapping case
Rome authorities report Emanuela Orlandi's family engaged lawyer Gennaro Egidio to handle all contact with kidnappers demanding papal attacker Mehmet Ali Agca's release. The family announced the role and provided contact details, noting no new communications since the deadline passed and police intensified checks near the Vatican and the Tiber.
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Rome
Emanuela Orlandi
Papal
Mehmet Ali Agca
Mario Meneguzzi
Gennaro Egidio
Vatican
Meneguzzi
Agca
Emanuela
Tiber
Soldiers killed in grenade explosion at Senne Lager range
Cpl. Victor Wedel, 24, of Sardis British Columbia, died along with another unnamed soldier when a grenade exploded during training at Senne Langer range in West Germany. Defence Department spokesman confirmed the incident and identified the location and casualty.
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Ottawa
Victor Wedel
Sardis
B.C
West Germany
Defence Department
Sennelanger
Budget protests push BC government toward softer budget moves
Premier Bill Bennett faces angry opposition to a job-slashing plan with key business leaders voicing concerns. Government aides signal moves to calm the furor, delaying further firings in the human rights ministry and trimming anticipated cuts.
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Southam News
Vancouver
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Bennett
Sup
Trains Resume Through Rogers Pass After Track Collapse
Freight and passenger trains resumed moving through Rogers Pass in southern British Columbia after repairs were finished on a 30 metre track section that collapsed Tuesday. The disruption began Thursday afternoon.
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Rogers Pass
British Columbia
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