South Africa arrests hundreds as bans stifle dissent
Police crackdown targets black students church leaders and union officials after Soweto raids and mass arrests. Banning orders under the Suppression of Communism Act restrict movement and speech as protests mount and refugees seek asylum in Botswana and Swaziland abroad.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
South African Council of Churches
SACC
Christian Institute of South Africa
Botswana
Swaziland
Donald Coggan
Canterbury
England
Windy mild night with heavy showers possible
The forecast calls for windy mild conditions tonight with an 80 percent chance of showers or thundershowers and a low in the lower 40s. Saturday should be cloudy with a 70 percent chance of showers and a mid 50s high. Rainfall totaled 0.25 inches yesterday, with a high of 58 and overnight low around 84.
Ashby Leach recounts Chessie hostage incident
Ashby Leach, 30, says his August 9 hour siege at Chessie System in Cleveland was an act of frustration not insanity. He spent Thanksgiving with family in Huntington after posting bond, plans to press his case to win GI Bill benefits for veterans and continue challenging Chessie with veteran groups.
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Huntington
W.va
Ashby Leach
Chessie System
Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Leach
Viet Nam
Chessie
Railroad
Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Veterans’ Organizations
Santa’s phone lines overloaded by holiday calls in Wichita
In Wichita, merchants opened a Santa line at Towne East on Nov 17. Within days 7 000 calls per hour overwhelmed five lines and tied up Southwestern Bell exchanges. The phone company logged about 200 complaints hourly. Dialing for Santa shut down at 5 p.m. Wednesday, a week after launch.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Santa Claus
Towne East
Santa
Southwestern Bell Telephone Exchange
Aftershocks snow add to quake misery
An 8 inch snowfall and damaged roads hampered relief after a 7.6 quake in eastern Turkey killing about 3000 and stranding thousands. Officials report 2000 dead in the area. aid from Ford and nations including West Germany and Iran, with NATO coordinating aid. Crevasses and inaccessible villages slowed rescue efforts. Caldiran village wiped out. possible 60 percent of its 2300 residents among the dead.
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Muradiye
Turkey
Mayaffer Yuce
Van
Kandilli
Istanbul
Ford
West Germany
Iran
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Ercis
Ozalp
Calidiran
Diyadin
Lake van Gola
Soviet Armenia
Burhan Yavuz Yilmaz
Caldiran
Mt. Ararat
Strong quake hits Northern California coast region
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck a 100 mile coastal zone in Northern California with Ferndale as the epicenter at 3:20 a.m. No damage or injuries were reported as police and residents felt only minor effects along the coastline from Eureka to Crescent City.
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Ferndale
Calif
California
University of
California Seismographic Laboratory
Berkeley
San Francisco
Eureka
McKinleyville
Arcata
Crescent City
Oregon
Charles Goff
Pacific Ocean
Goff
George Johnston
KINS
Johnston
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington, D.C
Poison may be killed in bizarre bird deaths
Nearly 600 pigeons and blackbirds dropped dead in San Luis Obispo over three days. Officials say poisoning is likely as hundreds more died downtown. state experts note two bird species involved and a live bird was found convulsing.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
David Romero
Hugh Thompson
State Department of Fish and Game
Thompson
Michael Blackburn
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John Vorster
Cedric Mayson
The
Christian Institute
University of Cape Town
Richard Laryr
Joseph Fitzgerald
Catholic Bishops Conference
Chessie Tower
Ann Landers Bridge Comics
County
Heloise Home and Garden
Seenee Eee
Middletown
Area
Oheves Television
Adnan Darendehler
Agri Province
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