July Christmas amnesty frees 1206 dissidents in Korea
South Korea announced Christmas amnesty freeing 1206 dissidents linked to major political cases during the Park Chung-hee era. Among released were Kim associates and Kwangju rebels including Chung Dong-nyun, with others tied to the People's Revolution Party. The United States welcomed the move as a step toward reconciliation and harmony.
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Chist
South Korea
U.S. State Department
Korea
Park Chung-hee
Kim
Lee Moon-yung
Korea University
Moon Ik-hwan
Chung Dong-nyun
People’s Revolution Party
Park
North Korea
Robin Hood robber to face trial in Buffalo case
Police say Lonnie Graham 66 and two Buffalo associates burst into a bank stole about 38000 dollars. The suspect allegedly played Santa Claus with cash gifting about 26000 of the loot. About 12000 was recovered as Lonnie Graham Billy Graham and David Sweat were arrested.
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UPI
Claus
Santa Claus
Lonnie Graham
Billy
David Sweat
Graham
Sweat
Poles greet prisoners amid martial law release hopes
In Warsaw a crowd braved freezing rain to greet internees released from Bialoieka prison as martial law nears its end. Seven top Solidarity leaders remain jailed under article 123, facing five years to death. relatives celebrate while others fear for those still inside.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bialoieka
Antoni Tokarczuk
Solidarity Union
Tokarczuk
Yeste
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Janusz Onyszkiewicz
Soli
Sobieres
Gorillas showed mothering instinct after second birth at Stone Zoo
At Stone Zoo a 9 year old gorilla named Gigi, who rejected her first infant after six months of training, appeared more maternal after the second birth. Officials say she may have learned by watching humans care for two other infant gorillas from Philadelphia and the Bronx. The sex of the current infant remains undetermined as staff monitor close, minute by minute.
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Mass
Deborah Kildkraut
Igi
Stone Zoo
Gigi
Zoo
Demand for source IDs shocks editors across nation
Los Angeles Daily News ordered reporters Arnie Friedman and Adam Dawson to reveal sources for a Plotkin narcotics link story. Libel plaintiff seeks damages of 60 million dollars as reporters resist court orders. Tribune Co defends press freedom while critics fear chilling effect on confidential sourcing.
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Gene Roberts
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Philadelphia Inquirer
A.M. Rosenthal
New York Times
Daily News
Rosenthal
National Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Billee Losare Eeeporter
Tribune Co
Chicago
Arnie Friedman
Adam Dawson
Plotkin
U.S
Iran
Protkin
Federal Narcotics Police
Drug Enforcement Administration
Sara Radin
Farr
Greater Los Angeles Press Club
Washington Based
Reporters’ Committee
Jack Landau
Reporters Committee
Queen and Zoo by Boat Save the Day
In a whimsical tale Mr Shnoo and Santa guide the Queen through a zoo by rowboat. Molly the hippopotamus, a lion cage incident with Crookshank, and a generous gift of 1000 gold pieces seal the Queen’s gift of naming and funding the zoo as the Queen's Zoo.
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Shnpo
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