Four funerals held for Ireland's dead
Massive mourners from both Catholic and Protestant communities attended multiple burials across Northern Ireland, including Francis Hughes in Bellaghy and Julie Livingstone in Belfast. The killings and hunger strike protests intensified sectarian violence as security forces faced rioting, funerals, and political statements from church leaders and IRA figures.
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Bellaghy
Northern Ireland
Francis Hughes
Belfast
Roberta Guiney
Bathcoole
IRA
Maze
Britain
Bobby Sands
Sands
Eric Guiney
Catholic West Belfast
Julie Livingstone
Emanuel McLarnon
Revolutionary Irish National Liberation Army
West Belfast
Tomas O Fiaich
All Ireland
Pagan island evacuated after volcanic eruption scatters residents
Fifty residents of Pagan island in the Northern Marianas were evacuated to a Japanese cargo ship on Saturday as eruption smoke and ash obscured the island. Coast Guard officials could not confirm survivors fate, while earlier estimates placed Pagan’s population around 4. Navy strength in the Mediterranean rose as the carrier Independence, with the cruiser Harry E. Yarnell, moved through the area amid rising Middle East tensions.
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Honolulu
Marianas
Bill Southwood
Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center
Guam
Pagan
Navy
San Diego Special Election By Mail Sets Turnout Record
San Diego County voters report a successful two week mail election, the largest in U.S. history, with a 60.7 percent turnout the highest ever for a San Diego special election. Ray Ortiz notes the mail election cost 200000 dollars less than a ballot box method. The postman may also handle September’s municipal fee.
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San Diego
San Diego County
Ray Ortiz
U.S
Fires Across Florida Strain Drought Areas In 1971 Echo
Smoke from wildfires roars through Big Cypress National Preserve while drought conditions in South Florida rival the 1971 dry spell. Officials warn conditions are worsening with population growth, and Alligator Alley remains closed due to reduced visibility from fires. Central Florida’s Lakeland Orlando region experiences the most critical blazes.
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Miami
Big Cypress National Preserve
South Florida
Larry Nunn
South
Big Cypress Swamp
Florida
Lakeland-Orlando
Scaffolding and Crane Collapse in Downtown Los Angeles
A scaffold and a giant crane collapsed into an excavation site at 4th and Hope in downtown Los Angeles. Authorities reported at least two workers killed and several injured. Some workers were rushed to White Memorial Hospital, with initial counts varying up to 25 hurt. Rescue teams searched for additional victims as the debris fell into the site while the street and sidewalk remained largely unaffected.
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Los Angeles
4Th
Hope
White Memorial
Walker
Pope Maintains Stable Vital Signs Amid Uncertain Health Outlook
The pope remains with blood pressure at 140 80 and heart rate 90 110, in normal sinus rhythm, while oxygenation is excellent. Doctors caution that long term prognosis is unclear for seven to eight days as infection danger persists. He is fed intravenously and shows better awareness, with security tightened as four to six rooms on the 10th floor are prepared. Two women injured in the shooting are hospitalized in serious and fair condition. Italian prosecutors and Turkish investigators probe whether Mehmet Ali Agca acted alone, noting travel costs and possible cross border support.
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Emilio Tresalti
Tresalti
Giulio Stella
Ann Odre
Buffalo
N.Y
Rose Hall
Wuerzburg
West Germany
Mehmet Ali Agca
Rome
ANSA
Agca
Switzerland
Termini
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Spain
France
Italy
Turkey
Propaganda battle fuels Cold War rhetoric and Soviet critique
A shift from detente to firm stance marks U S policy as Weinberger warns rhetoric risks military action while Reagan pushes abroad propaganda. Critics note VOA RFE and Radio Liberty may relay officials remarks as news. Tass denies Soviet links to terrorism amid international tensions.
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Weinberger
America
Reagan
U.S
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
Capitol Hill
VOA
RFE
Weather Briefs Temperatures Hold Steady With Wind Gusts Across State
National Weather Service Midland forecasts a mainly warm day with a 2 percent chance of storms, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph gusting, high mid 80s, tonight fair with upper 30s. Sunday to be fair with highs near 85 and 20 to 30 mph winds. Tornado watch active till 11 p.m. Friday for Ector County as heavy storms roll through North and West Texas along a 140 mile band from Fort Stockton to Dalhart.
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Ector County
Texas
Fort Stockton
Dalhar
Kidnappers fail in attempt to abduct governor's son
Idaho news reports the governor's son was briefly kidnapped at his rural Burley home before his wife climbed through a bedroom window and fled to call police. Three men were arrested, including Russell Piper, 19, charged with kidnapping and burglary, with bond set at 100000. Authorities noted no motive or link to the governor's office.
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Burley
Idaho
John Evans Jr
Karen
Evans
Cassia County
A. Barrus
Russell M. Piper
Barrys
Charlies M. Lopez
Bryan O. Spurgeon
Paul
John Jr
D.L. Evans Bank
Boise
Terry Hales
Hales
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