Plane leaves France as deposed African leader seeks asylum
Deposed dictator Jean Bedel Bokassa flew from a military base near Paris to Africa seeking asylum after a 56 hour stay in France. Officials said the former self proclaimed emperor of the Central African Empire left aboard his personal jet after being denied landing at major Paris airports. He and 26 aides landed at Evreux then remained aboard the aircraft while awaiting a destination.
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Jeffrey Ulbrich
Associated Press
PARIS
Jean Bedel
Bokassa
Africa
France
Center African
David Dacko
Libya
Evreux
Charles de Gaulle
Orly
French Democratic Association of Jurists
Jean Bedel Bokassa
Amnesty International
Bangue
Commission of African Jurists
Bangui
Dacko
No Nukes Rally Draws 200000 To Lower Manhattan
A sunlit New York No Nukes protest drew about 200000 people to the tip of Manhattan on the first autumn day. Music from Pete Seeger Bonnie Raitt and Crosby Stills Nash and the crowd urged a shift from nuclear to solar energy. Activists including Tom Hayden Jane Fonda and Ralph Nader spoke of a new political era and a Citizens Party announced by Barry Commoner.
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New York
Manhattan
Princeton
Janine Verbinski
Janie Miller
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
New York Harbor
Pete Seeger
Bonnie Raitt
Jackson Browne
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Tom Hayden
Jane Fonda
Ralph Nader
Barry Commoner
Center For the Biology of Natural Systems
St. Louis
Citizens Party
Musicians United For Safe Energy
Madison Square Garden
Plane Crash Kills Three In Miramar Home Collision
Three people in a twin engine plane died when the aircraft struck a home after takeoff in Miramar. A woman and four teens inside escaped serious injury. the mother was hospitalized with a back injury aggravated during escape.
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Miramar
Fla
Maxine Hemming
Hemmings
Miss Hemming
Fort Worth
Texas
Indiana
Soviet press targets Bob Hope as Pentagon comedian in China trip
Moscow officials label Bob Hope a envoy of the American military establishment after his China visit and a Cairo show plans. Tass denounces Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda while praising Apocalypse Now. Soviets critique Hollywood glitter amid Western influence.
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Nikki Finke
Associated Press
Moscow
Bob Hope
Pentagon
Kremlin
Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Jane Fonda
John Travolta
James Bond
Hope
China
Tass
Peking
Washington
Travolta
Miss Taylor
Singapore
Hong Kong
America
Literaturnaya
Gazeta
Agent 007
Francis Ford Coppola
Pro independence rally defies arrest warrant in Puerto Rico
In LARES Puerto Rico Socialist leader Juan Mari Bras joined thousands at a pro independence anniversary event despite a federal arrest warrant. A human chain of lawyers blocked marshals from arresting him during the bar association meeting. Torruella had ordered his arrest on contempt charges related to Vieques Navy case. Four die in industrial Kowloon fire in San Po Kong with bodies recovered by firefighters. No other injuries or damage estimate reported.
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Lares
Puerto Rico
Juan Mari Bras
Spain
Mari Bras
Puerto Rico Socialist Party
Bar Association
U.S
Juan R. Torruella
U.S. Navy
Vieques
Hong Kong
San Po Kong
Kowloon Peninsula
Striking millers reach tentative contracts in Duluth dispute
Striking millers and the last of eight grain elevator firms reached tentative deals that could end a two month labor walkout blocking shipments in Duluth and Superior. About 530 Local 118 members will vote Tuesday on eight agreements brokered after a 19 hour session in Minneapolis with General Mills. The strike began July 6 over wages, halting Twin Ports shipments and worsening a wider Midwest grain disruption tied to rail action.
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Duluth, Minn
Midwest
Duluth
Superior
Wis
American Federation of Grain Millers
John Rogers
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Minneapolis
General Mills Co
Rogers
Twin Ports
Twin
Lake Superior
Rock Island Railroad
Mexican oil workers push to cap Ixtoc I spill today
Mexican PEMEX teams hope to finish capping the Ixtoc I well by placing a 125 ton steel cone over the underwater structure. The operation, dubbed Operation Sombrero, aims to reduce flow by 85 percent though 15 percent may still spill. About 84 million gallons have spilled into Campeche Bay, affecting Mexico and Texas shores, with cleanup costs rising toward 360 million dollars.
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Marjorie Miller
Associated Press
Mexico City
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Texas
PEMEX
Campeche Bay
Ciudad del Carmen
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
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Sister Victoria
Champaign
Illinois State Supreme Court
Robert Hewitt
Aransas
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Dallas
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