Police seize mine files after 62 workers die
In Yubari central Hokkaido 62 miners died in a deep underground coal shaft explosion at Mitsubishi Minami Oh Yubari. 24 injured, 250 underground escaped. Police confiscated 80 documents and issued a search warrant for involuntary manslaughter through negligence as investigations begin into possible safety failures.
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Tokyo
Yubari
Mitsubishi Minami Oh
Hokkaido
Masahisa Tamura
Hokkaido State Police
Michiko Ishida
Associated Press
Kazuo Ishida
Kyushu
Mitsubishi Coal Mining Co
Susumu Fujiwara
National Police Agency
Tamura
Ano
Pope John Paul II cites Vatican II sparking disarray among Catholics
On his 65th birthday in Mechelen Belgium Pope John Paul II called Vatican II a source of occasional disarray and division among about 800 million Catholics. He urged curing spiritual weakness and remaking Christian social tissue in a lengthy address to 17 Belgian bishops and followed by an outdoor Mass for roughly 35 000.
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Mechelen
Belgium
John Paul II
Brussels
Beauraing
Mark van der Voorde
Vatican City
John XXIII
Paul VI
Khartoum
Sudan
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Gaafar Nimeiri
Israel
Londonderry elects former bomber to council
Gerry Doherty a Sinn Fein candidate who served seven years for carrying a bomb into Londonderry Guildhall was elected to the council. Sinn Fein increased its vote share in Northern Ireland municipal elections, winning 12 percent, with the party claiming 59 council seats overall.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Gerry Doherty
Londonderry
Doherty
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
London
Southern Illinoisan Publisher and staff credits
The Southern Illinoisan published in Carbondale Illinois lists ownership by Lee Enterprises Inc. with Steve Burgess as Publisher and Mike McGrorty as General Manager. Circulation is handled by Dave Worley and Bruce Whittenberg serves as Retail Sales Manager.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Steve Burgess
Mike McGrorty
Dave Worley
Bruce Whittenberg
Violence marks Korean anniversary uprising clash
South Korean students marked the fifth anniversary of martial law protests with nationwide demonstrations and clashes with police. About 27 universities joined, with Seoul National University seeing the fiercest confrontation near the southern outskirts. In Kwangju, around 5,000 students faced 1,000 riot police for three hours, throwing stones torches and gasoline bombs.
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Seoul
South Korea
Seoul National University
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Japan
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Ministry
Mining Safety Management Bureau
Suzuki
Pope John Paul II
Aurelein Thijs
Interdiocesan Pastoral Council
Vatican II
SI Wire Services
Khadafy
Beirut
Lebanon
Elie Hobeika
Jerusalem
Washington
Radio Marti
Cuba
Island
Havana
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Florida Keys
Londonderry Council
Southern
Sharon Walters
Ine Eddingfield
Dave Burgess
Tony Mikrut
Rayburn Fox
Paul Parson
Jackson & Wills
Herrin Offic
P.O
Mmson Co
Kwangju
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MAXI
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DE Soto
America
Garant
Quatte
E. Broadway
Johnston City
Carbondale Holiday Inn
Houseworth
Carbondale Motel
East Main
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