Hostage threat shifts tension in Beirut crisis
In Beirut an unknown group claimed kidnapping four teachers from Beirut University College and warned of killing three Americans and one Indian if U.S. forces strike Lebanon. The group released a hand written Arabic statement with a photo of Robert Polhill, 53, of New York, showing him with guns to his head. The Pentagon kept two carriers in the Mediterranean, Kennedy and Nimitz, amid ongoing hostage concerns. Anger grew as students protested with tires burned, while Terry Waite’s safety remained uncertain to his family.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Islamic Jihad
Liberation of Palestine
Robert Polhill
New York City
Polhill
Pentagon
Mediterranean
John F. Kennedy
Nimitz
Kennedy
Reagan
United States
Beirut University College
West Beirut
Aquino says Marcos return blocked as mutineers rebel
President Corazon Aquino announced that deposed leader Ferdinand Marcos was blocked from returning from exile in Hawaii. About 200 mutinous soldiers seized a broadcast center for 61 hours in a failed coup to derail the new constitution plebiscite, which Aquino called essential to democracy. Marcos' plan was halted by the Honolulu consulate general. The mutiny ended as authorities vowed court martial for rebels and charges of rebellion for civilians who joined.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Mrs. Aquino
Marcos
Aquino
Teodoro Benigno
Honolulu
Five year planning report brings tough choices for Ottawa board
Ottawa Board of Education faces hard decisions after a five year planning committee urged steps to raise teacher salaries to state average over five years. Short range moves proposed for 1987-88 include textbook and activity cuts, ECVC class terminations, merging classes with Ottawa High, reducing athletic director hours, and eliminating a gifted position. Long range ideas through 1990 include studying cost effectiveness of ECVC, seven period day at OHS, and teaming attendance centers to balance class sizes. A salary referen dum to voters in 1989 or 1990 was also listed. The plan’s recommendations are not decisions and will be debated by the full board in coming meetings.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa Board of Education
East Central Vocational Cooperative
ECVC
Ottawa High School
Vocational Cooperative
OHS
Eisenhower
Eugene
Hawthorne
Garfield
Lincoln
Mittee
Phil Gibson
Larry Maes
Renita Abel
Eugene Field
Chuck Tilman
Teachers
Ottawa Education Association
Ken Brecht
Ottawa
OFA
Margaret Betterton
OMS
Roger Nelson
U.S.C. 290
Department of Public Safety
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Gibson
Tilman
Page
Death Penalty Debate Resumes in Kansas House
Debate returns in Topeka as Kansas lawmakers reopen discussion on a lethal injection death penalty bill after a narrow 60 59 first vote defeat. Speaker Braden and sponsors push to finish despite absences while Gov Hayden says he will sign any measure that reaches his desk. Additional actions noted include a study request on the Interstate Low Level Radioactive Compact and a move to help minor parties place candidates on statewide ballots.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House Today
Jim Braden
Braden
House
Clyde Graeber
Martha Jenkins
R Levenworth
Mike Hayden
Hayden
Joe Knopp
Manhattan
Statehouse
Senate Elections Committee
Remaining Contra Aid In Jeopardy In Congress
Washington debates cut off of unspent 40 million from last year’s 100 million Contra aid package as lawmakers tie the issue to the Iran arms deal. Senators and representatives push suspension amid ongoing investigations into the Iran Contra affair and possible legal violations.
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Congress
Washington
Reagan
Nicaragua
Senate
House
Ayatollah
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dodd
Iran
U.S
Central America
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Terry Waite
Waite
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Robert T. Stephan
Kansas
Sacred Heart School
Brent Dorsey
Ben Thompson
Ben and
Brent
Steve Zuk
Paul Gorman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gorman
U.S. Southern Command
Panama
Lawrence Walsh
Walsh
National Security
John M. Poindexter
Oliver North
House Select Investigating Committee
Eugene Hasenfus
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