Tornadoes devastate southeastern Texas amid multi state storm onslaught
The Associated Press reports violent weather across the South left 24 dead in Texas and widespread damage. Dozens injured and thousands homeless as tornadoes ricocheted through Houston area and Crosby mobile home park. Power outages affected hundreds of thousands. looting arrests noted in Houston.
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Bomb damages Pope's Milan pulpit during visit
A young man threw a gasoline bomb at the Pope John Paul II visit in Milan, badly burning the stand and seating as security held high. Firefighters fought to contain the blaze while restoration work began ahead of the Sunday mass planned in front of a church in a working class district.
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Cruise Missile Testing Decision Delayed to Fall
A senior adviser to Prime Minister Trudeau says there will be no decision on testing the cruise missile in Canada until at least the end of summer. Progress at U S Soviet arms talks in Geneva will influence timing, with broad public protests not driving the delay.
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Rauca returned to face war crimes trial in West Germany
Albert Helmut Rauca, 74, a Canadian citizen accused of Nazi crimes, flew from Toronto to Frankfurt with two West German police to stand trial for ordering the execution of 11,584 Lithuanian Jews and for personal killings. He had been jailed after arrest in Toronto last June and had bail withdrawn when charges were upgraded.
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Violence erupts at 38 reunion protest in Bad Hersfeld
In Bad Hersfeld, 5,000 protesters clashed with neo Nazis and police during a reunion of Nazi SS veterans. Witnesses report at least two injured and several arrested as riot police used teargas to disperse the crowd behind the town square. An ambulance carried an injured protester away amid contested police actions.
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Clark to ramp up fast pace in Conservative leadership race
With three weeks left before the convention Joe Clark shifts to a 13 day six province blitz. He aims to energize delegates and showcase his strengths while rivals Mulroney Crosbie Crombie Wilson Pocklington Gamble lag in campaign effectiveness. Clark plans major policy speeches and high profile appearances to dominate the final stretch toward Ottawa.
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