Remains of 26 MIAs leave Hanoi
U S officials say a C 130 carried what are believed to be the remains of 26 Americans missing since the Vietnam War from Hanoi to Clark Air Base then to Hickam. Vietnamese officials and U S forensic experts met at the airport to transfer the crates, twenty eight of which are airmen shot down over North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Joint Casualty Center Resolution Center
Hawaii
Air Force
Clark Air Base
Manila
Philippines
Hickam Air Base
James
Clark
Sabli
Cu Dinh Ba
Foreign Ministry
North Vietnam
South
JAL 747 Crash Victims Count Grows In Japan
An off duty flight attendant described a loud noise and sudden loss of cabin pressure before a JAL Boeing 747 crashed in central Japan. Ninety nine bodies were moved to a Fujioka gym as recovery continued. Two flight recorders were found, aiding investigators.
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Fujioka
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Yumi Ochiai
Uenomura
Martime
Tokyo
Osaka
Ochiai
Yoshinobu Shibakawa
Gunma Prefecture
Pope John Paul II visits Central African Republic
Pope John Paul II arrived in Bangui marking Africa leg of his 12 day tour. He urged self reliance and honest work, spoke at open air Mass along Avenue of the Martyrs as armored guards watched.
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Bangui
Central African Republic
John Paul I
Cameroon
John Paul
Zaire
Africa
Weather and notes from the era with varied topics
Sunny hazy hot and humid today with highs around 90 and lows in the 60s. Western Maryland Weather map appears on page A-2. A distractingly framed ad mentions a compact smoker grill for kitchen stoves. Gwen McEntire discusses Fort Detrick's historical aspects. A quote from Ernest Hemingway emphasizes that war remains a crime despite justification.
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Maryland
Davis cleared of attempted murder conviction on battery and handgun
A Bartonsville man, Michael Quinton Davis, 26, was acquitted of attempted murder and felony assault in a case stemming from a March 12 1985 confrontation on West All Saints Street. Jurors found Davis guilty of battery and using a handgun, with sentencing set for Thursday.
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Bartonsville
Michael Quinton Davis
Byron and
Dent
West All Saints Street
Davis
Jack Blomquist
Blomquist
Fats Naylor
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Frederick Fence Company
Frederick Brick Works
Routzahn’s
All Saints Street
Arthur Alexander Plummer
Gaithersburg
Plummer
East All Saints Street
Donald R. Grossnickle
Alan Winik
Chemical plant systems face new scrutiny
In Institute West Virginia union carbide faces renewed questions after a non toxic leak at its South Charleston plant. The company says the tracking computer was not programmed for aldicarb oxime and caused a 20 minute reporting lag to authorities. Nearby residents fled as fumes burned eyes and throats, yet no serious injuries were reported.
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Thad Epps
Bhopal
India
Institute
U.S
South Charleston
Charleston
Tourism boosts Frederick County tourism revenue to 62.8 million
Frederick County earned 62.8 million from tourism last year, up 11 percent from 1983, with Tourism Council Director Sonia Maher calling the totals conservative. Statewide tourism reached 83.8 billion, while Washington County rose 26 percent to 282 million, aided by airport revenues. The two counties plan a familiarization program for bus tour operators and stress regional promotion.
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Frederick County
Tourism Council
Sonia Maher
Washington County
Ms. Maher
Beirut car bomb kills 12 in Sadd El- Boushrieh suburb
A mid morning blast in Beirut's Sadd El Boushrieh kills at least 12 and wounds 75 as a gray Mercedes bombs as Christian and Moslem militiamen clash along the Green Line. The Voice of Lebanon reports a 9 month old girl survived amid debris.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Voice of Lebanon
Sadd el- Boushrieh
Felice
Joseph Hashem
Sinn El-Fil
Justice
Nabih Berri
Amal
Souk el-Gharb
Amin Gemayel
Baabda
Berri
Israel
Atlit
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Middletown Valley
Scorcher
C. Kurt Holter
Gus Fdee
Transport Ministry
Shibakawa
Maritime Safety Agency
Yokohama
Sagami Bay
Tudor
Washington
Illinois
George O’brien
Hafez Assad
Assad
O'Brien
Associated Press Radio
Luxembourg
Ted Cormaney
O’brien
Lebaa
Jezzine
Haj Ali
Miami
State Highway Patrol
Ernie Leggett
Bob Graham
Citizens Against Crime
Inside the News
Ge Reat
Gwen McEntire
Fort Detrick
Ernest Hemingway
Clifton Hoy
Charles Brown
Hoy
Chemical Plant
Karen Gardner
News-Post
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