Anniversary recalls Hiroshima attack as protests erupt nationwide
Americans marked the 34th anniversary amid silent observances in Hiroshima and protests across the United States. Delegates from 22 nations urged a total ban on nuclear arms, while more than 200 protesters at the Indian Point facility in Buchanan, New York, faced arrests after breaches of security and die-in demonstrations. The Hiroshima ceremony added 2,090 victims to the cenotaph, totaling 95,685 known deaths. Nagasaki’s toll and radiation effects were noted as part of the broader call to end atomic weapons.
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Israel protests U S PLO prelude as autonomy talks resume
Israel objects to Carter administration overtures to the PLO while Egyptian Israeli autonomy talks restart. Prime Minister Begin's cabinet instructs Ambassador Evron to convey Israel's protests, criticizing the PLO as a nonpartner. A bomb injures two Arab gardeners near Jerusalem City Hall.
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Energy fears set by Schlesinger and Adams
Washington reports warn U S energy problems and rising OPEC prices. Former Energy Secretary Schlesinger predicts oil may reach 40 dollars a barrel by 1990, while ex Transportation Secretary Adams urges Americans to abandon the car in favor of mass transit and higher efficiency goals including a 50 mpg car by 1990.
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Midwest plane crashes kill several in Indiana Michigan Idaho
Multiple weekend air disasters across the Midwest left nine dead and three injured. In Michigan a skydiver aircraft collision killed pilot Glen Allan Burch and photographer David Wer kem a while the diver escaped. Nearby Idaho crash near Salmon River claimed pilot Max Sandborn and five aboard. Indiana saw a twin engine crash killing passenger William Shank while pilot Harry Hamilton was critical and a crop duster crash near Danville left no injuries.
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Meany May End AFL-CIO Reign As Leader Faces Retirement
In Chicago the AFL-CIO meets without ailing President George Meany amid strong talks he will retire after 25 years. Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland, 57, a likely successor, presides as Meany’s health fuels a holding pattern until a formal decision.
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