Leftists seize embassies in San Salvador siege
In San Salvador anti government leftists raided the French and Costa Rican embassies seizing control and holding at least 28 hostages including French Ambassador Michel Dondenne and Costa Rican envoy Julio Esquivael Valverde. The government reported deaths among police and guards amid clashes while militants briefly occupied the Metropolitan Cathedral nearby as President Romero met with military leaders.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Satary
Michel Dondenne
Julio Esquivael Valverde
Popular Revolutionary Bloc
Bloc
Metropolitan
Carlos Humberto Romero
Dear Abby column letters reveal concerns on eating disorders and dating safety
A worried mother urges medical help for twin daughters starving themselves to thinness. A 19 year old buys birth control pills prompting guidance on parental handling. A reader weighs pickup ethics after a bus ride offer, and a quip about average love making durations ends with humor from Evie in Bellevue.
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Abby
Heartsick
Evie
Bellevue, Wash
Ground-breaking planned for Fort Stockton Junior High School
Fort Stockton voters narrowly approved a bond issue October 14 by 891 to 846 to fund a new junior high. Bids from BFW Construction of Temple set project costs at 7,114,110 dollars, clearing the way for the groundbreaking and related renovations at Fort Stockton High School. Superintendent C B Wheeler, after 33 years in district service, will move with his wife to Stephenville following his transition from Grandfalls Royalty ISD.
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Fort Stockton
BFW Construction
Temple
Fort Stockton High School
Comanche
C.B. Wheeler
Grandfalls Royalty Independent
Evelyn
Stephenville
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Abigail van Buren
Dear Abby
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Lincoln
Grandfalls Gazette
Vicky Lemley
Plains
Yoakum County
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