Boston hotel blaze drives out 100 guests in rain storm
A four alarm blaze at the Essex Hotel across from South Station sent about 100 guests, many elderly, fleeing onto ladders as heavy smoke filled the 11 story building in a driving rain. Five people were injured, with one guest hospitalized for burns. damage pegged at 25000 dollars. Authorities cited a careless smoker as the likely cause.
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Mail strike threat renews amid stalled talks
Union leaders Sombrotto and Biller warned of a nationwide walkout if no new pay package is agreed. They accuse Bolger of provoking a strike while outlining demands for 5 percent annual raises over three years, a 2.7 percent inflation catch-up, a 35-hour week, and an extra holiday. Contingencies include military mail handling and private delivery options.
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Agca admits pope shooting amid trial scene in Italy
The suspect in the May 13 attack on the pope is described as acting alone by police, while prosecutors seek life imprisonment. About 30 witnesses are expected as the court, guarded by jostling photographers, weighs the case with the pope hospitalized and testifying not requested.
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Allies urge arms talks amid European economic concerns
German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Francois Mitterrand pressed for arms talks with the Soviet Union while warning that high U.S. interest rates threaten European economies and the world. Secretary Haig noted Reagan aims to begin talks by year end and link trade to Soviet behavior, with Thatcher defending allied restraint.
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Landslide in East Java Malang kills 13, injures 30
Police said heavy rains caused a landslide in the Malang area of East Java, Indonesia, killing 13 people and seriously injuring 30 others. Rescue teams worked through the debris as emergency services responded to the disaster.
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Israel Attacks Lebanon as Arafat Urges Cease Fire
News from Jerusalem and Beirut recounts Habib meeting Shimon Peres urging an immediate bilateral cease fire, while Begin presses a large scale offensive in southern Lebanon. Israel conducts air and ground operations near Zahrani estuary and Nabatieh, reporting Palestinian and Lebanese leftists casualties and several Israeli deaths and injuries.
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Louis Cheslock dies at 82 in Baltimore
Louis Cheslock, last surviving member of H L Mencken's Saturday Night Club and 60 year Peabody Conservatory faculty, died aged 82 Saturday at a Baltimore hospital. A prolific composer, his works were performed worldwide. He taught at Peabody from 1916 and played with the Baltimore Symphony for 21 years. Services Tuesday at 11 a.m. at a local funeral home.
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