Arafat orders liberation of two kidnapped Scandinavians
PLO guerrillas surround a Sidon house holding two UNRWA staff, Jan Stening of Sweden and William Jorgensen of Norway. Anwar Madi, Sidon commander, says hostages may be freed by peaceful means but vows to use force if needed. UNRWA and Fatah set up joint operations to oversee the release amid international calls for a speedy solution.
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Sidon
Lebanon
PLO
United Nations
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Anwar Madi
Madi
Mr. Madi
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Jan Stening
Sweden
William Jorgensen
Norway
Ein el-Allweh
Arafat
Messrs
Stening
Jorgensen
UNRWA
Tyre
Beirut
Babu Animar
Fatah
Ein el-Hilweh
John Carolan
Ireland
Protective Services
Milan Trojanovic
Yugoslavia
Security Aparatus
Ingmar Stjernberg
Beirut car bomb kills Amal militia commander in Haret Hreik
A car bomb in south Beirut killed Abbass Awadah known as Abu Rabih, a security commander in Nabih Berri’s Amal movement. A second bomb near an Air France office in east Beirut was defused. no group claimed responsibility. Three bystanders were lightly injured.
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Beirut
Hard Hreik
Abbass Awadah
Awadah
Nabih Berri
Amal
Lbanon
Air France
Christian East
Abu Rabih
Haret Hreik
Israel
Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Hezbollah
Party of God
Jal el-Deeb
Greek demonstrators rally against U S military presence
About 1,500 protesters gathered near the Athens Airport U S Air base to urge the removal of American forces from Greece. They blocked traffic sprayed anti American slogans and called for the four bases to go when the current operating agreement ends. Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou's government is negotiating a new arrangement with U S officials.
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Athens
Greece
U.S
United States
Andreas Papandreou
Pipeline fever shifts Gulf from sea lanes to pipelines
Persian Gulf oil flows are shifting as wartime disruptions spur rapid pipeline development. Experts note about 4 million barrels daily are moved via pipelines, with plans to reach 6.5 million in two years, while more than 300 ships have been sunk or damaged.
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Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Europe
Japan
U.S
Edwin Meeser
Donald Hepburn
Bahrain Petroleum Co
Iraq
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Tran
Ahyaz
Khuzistan
Mediterranean
Iskenderun
Kuwait
Red Sea
University of Petroleum and Minerals
Gulf States
Indian Ocean
U.S. Energy
John Herrington
Turgut Ozal
Meese
Jordan
Aqaba
E. Robert Wallach
Israel
Wallach
Traq’s
Kirkuk
Ceyhan
Yast
Yanbu
Soviet Union
Tehran
Moscow
Iran
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Hasan
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Frederick, MD
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Watson
Bali
Sovran
Equity Mortgage Corporation
Towson
Maryland
Frederick
Severna Park
Cindy
Hair Unlimited
Willow Tree Plaza
Bon-Ton
Everly
Eyerly’s
Frederick Towne
BON-TON/EVERLY
VISA
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