Australian rescues girlfriend under Mekong to Laos
Australian journalist John Everingham, 28, swam the Mekong with scuba gear to reach his Laotian girlfriend Kao Sirisomphone, 25, on the Laos side and guided her back to Thailand. After two failed attempts near Riverbank protectors, he succeeded on the third, braving strong currents and river hazards to reunite with Keo near soldiers on the bank. Thai officials offered aid as the couple crossed into Thailand, amid a refugee exodus of about 100,000 Laotians since 1975.
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Nong Khai
Thailand
Mekong
Laos
John Everingham
Kao Sirisomphone
Everingham
Keo
Russians Lose Use of Airfield in Guinea
Western intelligence says the West African airfield at Conakry no longer serves Soviet reconnaissance flights over U.S. Navy sea lanes. The move follows pressure linked to a possible Soviet base near the field, though Guinea’s Sakou Toure still permits Soviet dockings.
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Washington
Guinea
U.S
Sakou Toure
Conakry
Toure
Supertanker captain shoots family and takes own life
Cohasset Mass AP report of a seven year veteran captain of a supertanker who shot his wife to death after a day-long quarrel wounding three young children then killed himself. Police said the wife had phoned earlier seeking help and a court action was planned.
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Quirk
Thomas Burke
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay
Quirks
China Seeks Free Disarmament Talks at UN Session
China expressed interest in disarmament at the UN General Assembly and criticized the Geneva negotiating committee led by the Soviet Union and United States. Foreign Minister Huang Hua urged a new, superpower-free international body to guide negotiations. He warned that SALT talks show a continued arms race and urged global unity to thwart superpower aggression.
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United Nations
China
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
Huang Hua
Geneva
Huang
Geneva Committee
United States
Supreme Court to rule on alimony gender bias in state laws
The court agreed to decide whether alimony payments available only to women in thirteen states violates the equal protection clause. Alabama leads the case with challenges from Arkansas Georgia Idaho Louisiana Maine Mississippi Nevada New York South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee and Wyoming. The court also will rule on solicitor advertising by lawyers and on public defenders for minor crimes while leaving FCC fairness doctrine rulings intact.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Nevada
New York
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Self-employed workers drop 19 percent in 1948 to current year
New York AP reports that the number of self-employed workers in the United States fell from 19 percent in 1948 to about 8 percent this year. The 1948 figure included 8 percent in agriculture, while the current figure includes 2 percent in farm work.
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New York
United States
American Council of Life Insurance
Stateville Officials Lockup 700 After Prison Disturbance
Stateville Penitentiary officials report an around the clock lockup of unit 700 following a disturbance inside the facility. Details indicate security measures were heightened and inmates were restrained as staff restored order. No injuries or specific causes were disclosed in the brief update.
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Stateville
Cleveland mayor fights recall effort amid unrest
Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich defends his administration as recall backers, led by Recall Committee to Save Cleveland, push for removal after his Hongisto dismissal. City officials face seating delays as signatures rise to challenge his tenure amid gang-linked inmate disturbances at a Chicago facility.
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Cleveland
Dennis Kucinich
Kucinich
George Forbes
Forbes
Richard Hongisto
Mercedes Cotner
Soviet Union blames Brzezinski for propaganda campaign
Pravda accuses Zbigniew Brzezinski of leading a poisonous propaganda campaign against the Kremlin and of sounding like an enemy of detente after his Sunday TV remarks on Soviet actions in Africa. Brzezinski questioned Soviet involvement in Africa and cited possible responsibility for the invasion of southern Zaire.
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Soviet Union
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Brzezinski
Africa
Zaire
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Murphysboro Independent
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Lancelot Johnson
Ernest Morris
Morris
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