West Germans open homes to American soldiers for Christmas
About 30 000 U.S. soldiers in West Germany will spend Christmas with German families. Roughly 25 000 are invited privately, and the rest through a cultural exchange program run by U.S. Army Europe. The program aims to ease loneliness for young troops new to Germany, with host families ranging from long-time residents to spontaneous invitations.
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Wis
Robert B. Vinson
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Vinson
Juergen Blind
Stefanie
Susanne
Robert
Angelika
Darrel Kirkman
St. Louis
India's 1984 general election opens across vast nation
The world's largest democracy begins voting as 379 million eligible voters choose among about 5,300 candidates from 24 parties for 509 Parliament seats in eight general elections since independence. Congress, led by Rajiv Gandhi, seeks a landslide amid corruption charges and sectarian strife, while opposition remains fractured.
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Nepal Airlines Twin Otter Missing With 24 Aboard
A Royal Nepal Airlines twin engine plane carrying 24 people disappeared Saturday after taking off from Tumlingtart, 125 miles east of Katmandu, bound for the capital. A search began over rugged Himalayan terrain and would continue Sunday. nationalities of those aboard were not released.
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Police rout Black Christmas shoppers in Pietersburg
Police using bullhorns ordered several hundred black migrant workers out of Pietersburg as overcrowding rose during Christmas shopping. The migrants, traveling from townships near Transvaal, were told to return to their homes to preserve order amid a recession and festive surge.
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South Africa
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Hoax hinted in Philippines kidnapping case grows doubts
In Zamboanga City a regional commander said a reported kidnap of John Robinow and Helmut Herbst may be a hoax as two men have been seen freely in the area of a claimed hostage site. Officials continue negotiations while not ruling out the abduction.
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Munich
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Purge of ultra-leftists in China faces obstacles
The purge within the Communist Party aims to remove hard-line leftists and corrupt officials tied to the Cultural Revolution. Xinhua reported Bo Yibo warning that urgent problems persist, while the party vows to continue exposing hidden ultra-leftists despite difficulties.
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China
Communist Party
Xinhua
Bo Yibo
Bomb blasts rock west Beirut injure six amid fighting
Three explosions rocked west Beirut wounding at least six as rival militias fought nearby. A bomb laden car contained 15 pounds of TNT and detonations continued after additional devices exploded. President Gemayel and advisers discussed security and economic issues amid the violence.
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