Ortega is key to power shaping Nicaragua transition
The article details Ortega’s central role as defense minister and power broker in Chamorro's government, amid U.S. aid debates and Sandinista influence. It notes Chamorro faces pressure from Bush to limit Ortega's role, while Ortega maintains army loyalty and could shape a peaceful transition or spark military backlash.
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Thesday Ennidad Sha Manodrat
Congress
Panama
Violeta Chamorro
Bush
White House
Nicaragua
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Robert C. Byrd
U.S
Europe
Ortega
Central America
Dona Violeta
Chamorro
Hoc
Ort
Crisics
Syria
Polhill
Syria-controlled
State Department
Margaret Tutwiler
Ahmed Jabrir
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
General Command
Pan Am
Hubble Begins Orbit Aboard Shuttle Discovery Launch
NASA officials celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope launch as Discovery lifted off amid thunderous noise and water suppression. After launch, mission teams activated instruments, prepared to deploy the telescope, and set procedures for robotic arm retrieval and solar array unfurling.
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Hubble
James Westphal
California Institute of Technology
Discovery
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Maryland
Steven Hawley
Hawley
Houston
Goddard
Kathryn Sullivan
Bruce McCandless
Shuttle
Loren Shriver
Sullivan
Rice University
O'Dell
Cahokia
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Amxigus
After Lebanon captivity ex-hostages face long recovery
New York report details lasting effects on freed hostages and the hurdles of reintegration. Medical experts note anger, low mood, post-traumatic stress risks, and adjustments for families, society, and personal identity after long-term captivity. Recovery requires time and support, with decompression and family reconnection recommended.
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New York
Robert Polhill
Harry Holloway
Uniformed Services University of U.S Sealth Sciences
Bethesda
David Jacobsen
Lebanon
Pothill
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Gr. Reneth Roskinen
University of Maryland
David McDuff
McDuff
Karson
Polhill Tells of Shared Room With 2 U.S. Hostages
U S officials disclose Robert Polhill, a 55 year old business professor freed after 39 months in Lebanon, shared a room in Beirut with Alain Steen and Jesse Turner. They were seized from Beirut University College on January 24, 1987.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
Robert Polhill
U.S
Lebanon
Alain Steen
Jesse Turner
Beirut University College
Polhill
Hezbollah
Party of Go
Steen
Turner
Beirut
Boise
Idaho
Boston
Polhilt
Craig Steen
Boston Herald Reports Beirut Kidnap Drama With Escape Attempt
A Boston newspaper cites freed hostage Robert Polhill and Virginia Steen about Alain Steen escaping briefly from Beirut kidnappers in 1987 before recapture and beating. Details include illness after kidnapping, prior escape reports, and comments from Steen's brother Craig Steen in Orlando.
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Boston
Alain Steen
Beirut
Robert Polhill
Polhill
Virginia Rose Steen
Jackson
Mich
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Steen
Craig Steen
Orlando
Fla
Boston Herald
the Herald
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Bekka Valley
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Stephen
Brian
Feryal
Koskinen
West
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Steven
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