Pope appeals for aid for Cambodian refugees in Thailand
Pope John Paul II addressed 20,000 in St. Peter's Square calling for more medical help and supplies for Cambodian refugees near the Thai border. He cited a letter from a priest detailing dire camp conditions with 235,000 refugees, 86 deaths in one day, and malaria affecting 90 percent, amid regional fighting.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
St. Stephen
John Paul
Thailand
Thompson snubs school funding meeting in Chicago
Gov. James R. Thompson refuses to attend a bankers and city officials meeting unless there is a commitment from participants other than the state. He criticizes the door being shut and reiterates willingness to help only with broader financial participation from the city and local banks amid Chicago school funding crisis.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
David Gilbert
Thompson
Catherine Rohter
Gilbert
Illinois
Jane Byrne
Man Arrested After Holding Masonic Hall For Three Hours
A 33-year-old Fort Lauderdale man Ernie Lassen seized a Masonic hall in Manchester Massachusetts for over three hours to broadcast a speech. Police said two Masons were taken hostage briefly, one shot was fired, no injuries occurred. Lassen faced charges of breaking and entering and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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Manchester
Mass
Ernie Lassen
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lassen
Salem District Court
Robert Dunn
Dunn
Aiello
Masons
California digs out of blizzard after coast to coast storm
West Coast storms bring 62 inches of Sierra snow and 39 inches in 24 hours near Soda Springs. Two men die and 35 missing at sea as the Pacific gale forces lash from San Francisco to British Columbia. Power outages affect 400000 customers in northern California with 2500 still dark. searches suspended for five mariners and missing duck hunters.
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California
West Coast
Tom Fort
Prayada
Soda Springs
Pacific
San Francisco
Canada
Lee Wang Zin
British Columbia
Norden
Sierra Mountains
Mike Ekern
National Weather Service
Fort
Pacific Gas and Electric
Sierra
Fritz Draeger
Draeger
Santa Cruz Mountains
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Lake Tahoe
Sierras
Sacramento
Tahoe
Foresthill
Calif
Redding
U.S. Coast Guard
San Francisco Bay
Tomales Bay
Monterey Bay
Half Moon Bay
Tremor rocks Scotland and England jolts homes across region
A 30 second quake hit southern Scotland and northwest England just before 4 am causing panic in thousands. Police reported no deaths or injuries and damage appeared minor though chimneys toppled and walls cracked. The Institute of Geological Sciences measured 4.5 to 5 on the Richter scale and noted the seismograph machine was damaged by the recording surge.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Graham Neilson
Institute of Geological Sciences
Neilson
Eleven NATO partners expand weapons systems in 1980 plan
Eleven Continental NATO members, including Belgium and Britain, announce a 20 billion defense rise in 1979 with 1980 plans to add 11 270 new weapons. The group, totaling 2.5 million in armed forces, accounts for most NATO land and air strength and will introduce hundreds of tanks multiple armor vehicles aircraft helicopters and anti aircraft missiles.
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New York Times
NATO
Eurogroup
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
West Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Turkey
Brussels
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Canada
Iceland
France
Holiday death toll hits 657 in Christmas weekend
National safety council figures show 657 people died in four days of holiday traffic, far above forecasts of 450 to 550. Illinois saw rain, wind, and fog with several fatal crashes near Canton, Warren, Elk Grove Village, and Glenview. Missing person Elizabeth Johnson was found dead in Gibson City. other victims include Victor Mateo, Arturo Franco, Jim Woo Tak, Cambridge Stewart, Gregory Krupke, Margaret Farber, and Lawrence Lovell. Weather hampered travel across the nation with fog rain and snow at times.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
National Safety Council
Illinois
Elizabeth Johnson
Normal
Cissna Park
Gibson City
Elk Grove Village
Victor Mateo
Des Plaines
Arturo Franco
Jim Woo Tak
Chicago
Glenview
Canton
Cambridge Stewart
Gregory P. Krupke
Warren
Rockies
Midcontinent
Pot Shortage Attributed To Rare Compound Of Factors
Washington Star reports an unusual convergence of storms in Colombia, federal busts in Florida, and Soviet troops in Cuba disrupted marijuana supply last fall. Local dealers recall a six year drought followed by dry sources and higher prices. Prices have surged with 33 percent rise since summer and in Fairfax County VA and Montgomery County MD mediocre marijuana now fetches about 400 dollars per pound.
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Washington Star
Colombia
Florida
Cuba
United States
Fairfax
County
Montgomery County
Southern Illinoisan ad and postal notice snippet
Public notices in Carbondale Murphysboro and surrounding towns list postal handling and subscription rates. The notice identifies offices in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion and provides classified ad numbers and postmaster address for address changes.
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N. Ilinois
16Th
Fat
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Ill
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Herrin
Marion
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