Four more sought in Mountbatten killing case in Ireland
Irish police search at least four additional IRA members as two men, Francis McGirl and Thomas McMahon, are charged in the Mountbatten murder. About 100 people were detained for questioning across the country. McGirl denied identity and both suspects await Oct. 2 court hearing. Prime Minister Lynch to meet Thatcher to discuss security and IRA cooperation.
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Irish Republican Army
Earl Mountbatten
John Taylor
Northern Ireland
Britain
Irish Republic
Mountbatten
Donegal Bay
Taylor
Director of Public Prosecutions
Francis McGirl
Thomas McMahon
Western Ireland
McGirl
McMahon
Lord Louis Mountbatten
IRA
Jack Lynch
Portugal
Margaret Thatcher
London
Northern
Carter calls for unity between Jews and Blacks in Plains weekend
President Carter returns to Plains after a 15 hour trek mixing campaigning, energy pleas, and a call for unity between Black and Jewish Americans. He urged blacks and Jews to weather the storm over Ambassador Young’s resignation, saying diversity must not become division.
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Carter
Maureen Santini
Associated Press
Plains, Ga
Atlanta
Tampa
Fla
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United Nations
Andrew Young
Energy
Rosalynn
Florida
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard Stone
Kennedy
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
Hurricane David Devastates Dominica Edges Puerto Rico
Hurricane David killed at least 16 on Dominica and one in Puerto Rico as it weakened while moving toward the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Evacuations occurred in Santo Domingo, power outages affected 200000 homes, and Roseau was described as nearly flattened with widespread destruction and outages across the island.
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Puerto Rico
David
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Atlantic
Africa
U.S
National Weather Service
Santo Domingo
Cuba
U.S. Commonwealth Island
Virgin Islands
Weather Service
National Power Company
Caribbean
Caribbean News Service
Associated Press
Roseau
Princess Margaret Hospital
Oliver Seraphin
Fife
Davis
Soviet combat troops in Cuba confirmed by U S officials
U S intelligence sources confirm presence of Soviet troops in Cuba, estimated 2300 to 3000. Senator Frank Church urged President Carter to demand immediate withdrawal of the brigade of ground combat troops and warned of Cuba becoming a Russian military base near U S shores. Church said confirmation came after State Department contact and intelligence briefing, noting this marks the first combat troop deployment in Cuba since 1962.
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U.S
Cuba
Senate Foreign Relations
Frank Church
Church
Carter
United States
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Washington
Russia
Hemisphere
Tension rises as Vietnamese fishermen face hostile crowd
Palacios Texas hosts a heated meeting as Truyen Van Trhn reveals he bought a fishing boat financed by family. Native fishermen fear losing work to immigrants and accuse newcomers of overpopulating waters, with some suggesting illegal mines. spokesman Bo Cunningham warns of 600,000 expected Vietnamese arrivals next year.
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Palacios
Texas
Truyen van Trhn
Trhn
Bo Cunningham
McHenry Named U.N. Ambassador Pick for Young Seat
The New York Times reports Donald F. McHenry, deputy chief of the U.N. delegation, chosen to succeed Andrew Young. If Senate approves, the 42 year old will bring reticent diplomacy and African affairs expertise to the post, following Young’s August resignation amid PLO ties scandal.
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Donald F. McHenry
United States
United Nations
Ludmilla Vlasova
U.N
Andrew Young
New York Times
the Times
Young
McHenry
Palestine Liberation Organization
The
Times
Senate
State Department
White House
U.S
Kennedy Airport
Miss Vlasova
Six Dead In Charter Plane Crash In Canada
Dallas based SEDCO reports six employees killed with three others in a Bradley Air Charter crash near Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island during a routine crew change off a drilling rig. The wreck late Wednesday left no survivors. Canadian Mounties and transport officials are investigating. Names not released. victims had been on site 28 days.
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SEDCO
Canada
Bradley Air
Frobisher Bay
Baffin Island
Arctic Circle
Charles Purbaugh
Bill Clements
Brevoort Island
Purbaugh
Mounties
DOT Trasportation Department
Army ends harsh recruit haircuts and harsh training tactics
The Army Training Doctrine Command orders reception stations and basic training centers to treat recruits as soldiers from enlistment, remove shock tactics, stop demeaning slang, and allow hair lengths and mustaches per regulations, aiming to improve access to recruits and morale.
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Army
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