Hostages Face Death Threat Over Hamadei Extradition
In Beirut a Moslem group holding four hostages including three Americans and one Indian U.S. resident demanded West Germany free Mohammad Ali Hamadei, tied to the 1985 TWA 847 hijacking. A midnight deadline passed with no word on the hostages fate as Washington and Beirut University College confirmed identities.
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United States
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Washington
White House
Reagan
State Department
Alain B. Steen
Robert B. Polhill
Jesse Turner
Mithileshwar Singh
Singh
Organization of the Oppressed On Earth
Voice of Lebanon Radio
Mohammad Ali Hamadei
Hamadei
Navy
Robert Stethem
Wives plead for speedy release of abducted professors
Families of four Beirut University College professors abducted by gunmen dressed as police officers urged their captors to release them quickly. The wives noted Polhill’s diabetes and Singh’s low blood pressure, asking for daily medications and safe return. The men reportedly stayed in Lebanon out of love for the Arab world.
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Alain B. Steen
Robert B
Polhill
Jesse Turner
Mithileshwar Singh
Singh
Lebanon
Christian Voice of
Sharon Steel faces decision on loan package and potential shutdown
Sharon Steel Corp weighs a $100 million loan package from USW locals 1197 and 3100 as a path to avoid a shutdown. The proposal links significant worker concessions to a Mueller Brass sale and debt restructuring, with company officials signaling possible acceptance to avert calamity.
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USW
Victor Posner
USW Local 1197
Howard Clark
Smalley
Sharon Steel
Michigan
Children honor Challenger crew with flags in Brevard schools
More than 50 000 students in 67 Brevard County schools planned a countywide flag raising to remember the Challenger disaster and Christa McAuliffe. The effort reflects Kennedy Space Center ties and a national observance as schools, churches, and communities mark the anniversary with memorials and plates funding space education.
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Dick’’ Scobee
Michael Smith
Ellison Onizuka
Ronald McNair
Judith Resnik
Gregory Jarvis
Brevard County
Kennedy Space Center
Discovery
Florida
Astronauts Memorial Foundation
Virgil
Gus” Grissom
Roger Chaffee
Edward White
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency
NASA
McAuliffe
Concord
N.H
Roads spur Union Greyhound track plans in Pennsylvania
Union Township eyes a 22,000 seat domed dog racing complex off U.S. 224 near Pa. 60 with support from the National Greyhound Association. Local officials and McKeesport groups seek legislation to legalize parimutuel racing as Ohio and other states advance. Burkhart cites highway access and regional competition as economic incentives.
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Carl Burkhart
National Greyhound Association
Burkhart
Greyhound Association
McKeesport
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Edward Zemprelli
Allegheny
Tim Shaffer
Butler
Zemprelli
Ohio
Ohio Line
Wheeling
W.va
United States
West Virginia
Iowa
Union
Grober named executive director of United Way
David J. Grober, 25, was named executive director of the United Way of Lawrence County after a unanimous board vote on Jan 6. The Hermitage native, a Kent State graduate who worked as a sportscaster in Youngstown and Lexington, will lead the agency succeeding Daniel J. Vogler.
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United Way
Lawrence County
Hermitage
New Castle
Lexington
Grober
Daniel J. Vogler
Ed Grober
Hermitage Schools
Mercer County
Kent State University
Wkbn-Tv
Youngstown
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The
Weather Summary Western Pennsylvania Cold with Snow Chance
Clear and cold tonight with a low near zero and light winds. Tuesday partly sunny and cold with a high in the lower 20s. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy Wednesday with a teens low and 20s high, a chance of snow Thursday, then 20s to 30s highs, and Friday colder with possible snow showers. Temperatures fall to 15 to 25 at night and 25 to 35 by day. Also lists several obituary notices with ages and addresses from Jan 26 1987.
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N. Beaver St
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Croton
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Lathrop St
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