Armenian terrorists seize Turkish embassy in Ottawa
Two armed men claiming to be Armenian Revolutionary Army members burst into the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa injuring the ambassador Ozdemir Benler and a security guard. Eleven hostages were taken including the ambassador's wife and children. Police expect a hostage situation ensues as officials report the doorway blown open and the guard possibly dead.
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Ottawa
Ozdemir Benler
Garry Rae
Ottawa Police Department
Gorbachev Eye on Economy and Kremlin Ties
Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, youngest Soviet party chief in six decades, faces a future focused on reviving the economy and shaping Kremlin policy. Analysts see him as a pragmatic administrator likely to push arms talks while seeking to improve bloc ties and China relations. Experts describe him as a broker who can push reform within the centralized system.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Stalin
Konstantin A. Chernenko
China
Chernenko
Josef Stalin
United States
Thane Gustafson
Georgetown University
Spring fever grips minds as days brighten and chill returns
Washington reports spring fever emerges in March and April as bright days follow cold spells Researchers note irritability, altered sleep, and restlessness linked to rapid light increases in transition seasons Psychologists see frustration and desire for meaning while meteorologists point to light shifts affecting glands Theories span hormones to mood shifts with mentions of Tennyson and Durkheim on spring impulses and crises.
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Washington
Michael A. Persinger
Laurentian University
Canada
Persinger
Helmut Landsberg
University of Maryland
Alfred
Lord Tennyson
Emile Durkheim
NASA may reassign Challenger crew to Discovery flight
NASA officials said Challenger could be reassigned to a mission previously given to sister ship Discovery after a design defect was found in one satellite aboard Challenger. Discovery was chosen for the flight last Wednesday. Details on Page 20.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Challenger
Jake Garn
Discovery
DCFS alters tale of Mount Vernon child's death
DCFS regional director Gene Ruehmkorff says a homemaker hired by the agency was not asked for a ride by Rachel Tabor's mother before the 3-year-old's death. New written reports contradict earlier verbal accounts, and an inquest is set for Wednesday in Mount Vernon. Marjorie Tabor faces murder charges for her daughter's beating death. pathologist cites death from a severe blow hours before hospital arrival.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Mount Vernon
Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Gene Ruehmkorff
Rachel Tabor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Marjorie Tabor
Rachel
Ruehmkorff
Tabor
Schlosser
Annexation clashes heat up between Herrin Energy
Energy mayor Bob Jeralds argues Herrin filed rapid annexation petitions for eight parcels south of Illinois 148. The Energy board, in a 3-1 vote with one no, plans court action over alleged legal flaws. Trustee Snider challenges process while Ward defends energy annexation as pressure mounts to avoid Herrin gains.
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Mike W. Murphy
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Energy
Illinois 148
Williamson County
Bob Jeralds
Frank Snider
Harrison Norris
Tom T. Williams
Clarence Ward
Snider
Ward
Tom Adams
Leo Mattingly
Jeralds
U S and Soviet Union open new round of arms talks
In Geneva, U S and Soviet negotiators began talks on nuclear arms control with Gorbachov-led Soviet delegation and Karpov signaling flexibility. The session followed Chernenko's death and a 15 month lapse, with Bush attending Chernenko’s funeral. Karpov stressed adherence to updated instructions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Soviet Union
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Victor P. Karpov
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Gorbachev
Communist Party
Chernenko
Washington
Moscow
George Bush
Bush
Africa
Karpov
Politburo
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Iacocca
Joe Jines
Cassie Wilson
Cecil
Peggy Wilson
Murphysboro
U.S
Max Kampelman
Victor Karpov
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