Miami Braces After National Guard Curfew and Riots
Tense Miami shows quieting streets after three days of violence sparked by the Arthur McDuffie case. National Guard forces enforce a dusk to dawn curfew as officials report 16 dead, 370 injured, and 787 arrested amid $100 million in damage.
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Miami
National Guard
Calvin Ross
Dade County
Henry Weatherspoon
Arthur McDuffie
Benjamin Civiletti
Carter
Justice Department
South Korean cabinet resigns after military seizes power
Prime Minister Shin Hyon hwack and 18 ministers quit citing responsibility for anti-government protests across Seoul and five cities as Lt Gen Chun Doo hwan expands control. Opposition leader Kim Young sam defies martial law ban, holds a news conference and issues a statement from home under guard.
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Seoul
Shin Hyon-hwack
Chun Doo-hwan
Choi Kyu-hah
Middle East
Kim Young-sam
Kim
New Democratic Party
Ouellet Pushes Fast, Strike-Free Postal Settlement
Postmaster General Andre Ouellet after a three hour cabinet session vows a quick negotiated settlement with Canada’s 23 000 postal workers to avoid a strike. He leads talks with Jean-Claude Parrot of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers as a strike vote looms for Thursday or Friday.
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Ouellet
Ottawa
Andre Ouellet
Canada
Jean-Claude Parrot
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Parrot
Quebecers Vote in Historic Referendum Turnout Expected High
Quebecers queued at urban polling stations as polls opened at 9 a.m. Many faced waits of up to 45 minutes amid calls for early voting to avoid late afternoon congestion. Premier Levesque and federalist leaders planned to vote later. Police reported isolated incidents around stations and a general scramble over the sovereignty question.
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Montreal
Quebec
Claude Ryan
Federalist
Rene Levesque
Yes Forces
Pierre Trudeau
St. Bruno
Idth St. Senorainey
Outremont
Montreal-area
Sovereignty Association
Canada
Confederation
Survivors Endure Heat After Mount St Helens Eruption
Survivors including at least two children were found in clearings in the devastated Toutle River Valley as military search planes combed the area. Officials revised death toll to six with missing rising to 29 while ash and mud flows disrupted transport, evacuations expanded, and rivers clogged near Spirit Lake.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St.evens
Toutle River
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Bob Christiansen
U.S. Geological Survey
Tootle River
Spirit Lake
Washington
Columbia
Oregon
Longview
Boise
Idaho
New England
British Columbian
Saskatchewan
Red Cross
Castle Rock
Lexington
Silverlake
Prison group helps end Drumheller hostage crisis
A prisoner committee aided by jail officials prevented a weekend hostage incident from worsening at the Drumheller institution. Six guards were held at knifepoint for five hours as two inmates surrendered. Four guards and one prisoner received minor knife wounds. An inquiry began and inmates demanded transfers and family calls.
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Drumheller
Alta
al Porter
Drumheller Institution
Porter
Lloyd Erickson
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Jim Fisher
Citizens’ Committee
Prince Albert
Edmonton
End in sight for Freedom Flotilla as Cuban refugees flow in
U S officials say the Freedom Flotilla crisis may end only after as many as 50 000 more Cuban refugees arrive in Florida United States Coast Guard measures curb departures while Cuban authorities insist on loading refugees before returning boats Officials fear attrition will continue with several thousand boats still at sea and ongoing international pressure attempts to curb the Mariel exodus with treaty scrutiny and safety concerns.
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Key West
Fla
U.S
Freedom Flotilla
Florida
State Department
Joanna Capman
Cuba
U.S. Coast Guard
Carter
Mariel
Coast Guard
Samuel Dennis
Ingamey West
Allen Lisle
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jorge Gonzalez
Puerto Rico
Iahaa
Sore
Iba
John Hayes
United States
John DeCarteret
The
DeCarteret
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Juliet O'Neill
Argentaeil
Parti
Levesque
Crescent Heights
Mt. St. Helens
Ion Scott
Canadian
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