Polish Embassy Siege Standoff in Bern Forces Negotiations
Armed attackers calling themselves The Polish Revolutionary Home Army hold nine inside Poland Embassy in Bern. They demand lifting martial law and release of political prisoners with a 0 a.m. Wednesday deadline. Two elderly hostages freed including a pregnant embassy staffer. Face-to-face talks with a federal crisis team ongoing as Swiss authorities supply food and medical aid. The group claims 55 pounds of explosives and machine guns.
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Bern
Switzerland
Polish Revolutionary Home Army
Alfred Hubacher
Federal Justice and Police Ministry
Malporzata Luczak
Mubacher
Hubacher
Warsaw
PAP
Col. Wysocki
Associated Press
U S Optimism Not Shared At IMF World Bank Meeting
U S officials tout Reagan policies as global recovery spark at IMF World Bank opening. Most speakers warn of a grim world economy with calls for swift action and a potential Bretton Woods rethink. Mexico debt crisis looms as banks face strain and Mexico nationalizes banks.
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Toronto
United States
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Reagan
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
IMF
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire
Regan
U.S
Eriane Galveas
Brazil
Galveas
Ivar Norgaard
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Robert Muldoon
New Zealand
Mexico
Funeral services for Keith G. Sebelius in Norton Kansas
Former Kansas Congressman Keith G. Sebelius dies at 65 after a long cancer fight. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Norton United Methodist Church. A Republican who served six terms in the U.S. House representing the 1st District, he was praised by Sen. Bob Dole and colleagues for his public service and dedication to farmers. Sebelius was born in 1916 in Almena, educated at Fort Hays State College and George Washington University Law School.
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Norton
Kan
Kansas
Keith G. Sebelius
Norton United Methodist Church
Sebelius
Bob Dole
Keith
House
Dole
Senate
Pat Roberts
Shoberts
John Carlin
Ewestern Kansas
Dan Glickman
Iman
Keith Se
Belius
Almena
Fort Hays State College
George Washington University Law School
Sniper Incident on I-70 Near Topeka
A sniper shot out a car window on I-70 near Topeka at 8:30 a.m. Monday wounding no one and authorities suspect a link to an Aug. 29 shooting on the same highway west of Topeka. An 18 year old Topeka driver was involved and a witness officer searched for a suspect but found none.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
Sam Grant
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Lena
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Ah iGeas
Ottawas Herald Daily
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