Washington farewell Pope returns to Italy after U S tour
John Paul II concludes a week long visit to the United States by meeting officials on the White House lawn, blessing crippled children, and urging disarmament while condemning oppression in Latin America. He prayed with multi faith leaders and left with a final blessing for America. He departed for Rome aboard a chartered jet, landing in Rome eight hours later.
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Global news brief spans trials and visits across nations
The report covers Hua Guofeng saying the Gang of Four will be tried soon and not sentenced to death, attacks in Davao City as tribesmen retaliate after a death, Fidel Castro’s U N visit with a likely Assembly address, Chi Jung kwan’s 15 year sentence for spying, and Pope John Paul II's Washington visit concluding Mass with 175000 attendees, plus Carter hosting and papal remarks on weapons and women in church.
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New York
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South Korea
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North Korea
Camera Press of
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Chi
Japan
Fourteen Die As Swissair DC-8 Burns On Landing At Athens
The Swissair DC-8 carrying 154 people, including many doctors bound for a Beijing convention, burned on landing in Athens. Fourteen passengers died, 12 were injured, while all 12 crew members escaped unhurt. Witnesses spoke of flames from the undercarriage and rapid smoke as passengers tried to evacuate.
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India
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Seabrook protest heaviest in 5 years
Seabrook New Hampshire protesters clash with police over two days as state troopers and National Guardsmen repel attempts to breach the fence at the unfinished 140 acre site. Dozens treated for tear gas, hundreds block U.S. 1, 20 arrests vs 1,414 in 1977.
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Sissy Farenthold weighs political comeback in Texas
Frances Sissy Farenthold says she may run again but will resign Wells College presidency and return to Texas during the election year. She criticizes Texas politics as a charade and private government, leaving open whether she will reenter campaigns from Houston.
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Strike vote looms as Hollywood studios reach tentative pact
AP reports striking office workers in Los Angeles vote tonight on a tentative agreement with four major studios and film processors. Pickets to remain until ratification. efforts reduced at some sites over the weekend. The strike began Sept 26 against 20th Century Fox Universal MGM Columbia and the film labs, halting several productions.
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American watching becomes main sport in China
AP report from Kunming notes American tourists spark crowds as John Carlos Daly, host of Whats My Line, draws attention. Polaroid prints create instant spectacles in a city where traffic halts and shoppers gaze at Daly and his entourage in a vivid cultural encounter.
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People’s Republic of China
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