Five children die in Harrisburg house fire
A Harrisburg fire killed five siblings ages 4 months to 10 years. Rodney and Mary Childs were away when the blaze began at 1:38 a.m. Police and investigators described no foul play. Autopsies were planned as firefighters found bodies in a first floor room and second floor bedroom.
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Arrisburg, Pa
Rodneyite
Mary Childs
Karen
Roxanne Childs
Annette Childs
Mohammed Childs
Yasmeen
Ricci
Japan and Norway vow to defy whaling ban
Japan and Norway pledged to ignore the International Whaling Commission ban on commercial whaling set to take effect in 1986. Japan cited its economic and cultural stake while Norway rejected the ban, warning the IWC could collapse. The vote drew reactions from governments, observers, and Greenpeace as the conference wrapped up.
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Japan
Norway
Brighton
England
International Whaling Commission
IWC
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Iceland
South Korea
Brazil
Peru
London
Kunio Yunezawa
Commission
Yunezawa
U.S
Greenpeace International
Conerence Hall
Haitians freed from detention at Krome by judge order
Seventeen Haitians, among 1,800 detainees, walked out of Krome Avenue Detention Center as a judge ruled the holding policy illegal. Immigrants cheered, kissed relatives, and sang, while sponsors planned continued releases. Detainees had faced years in captivity amid a late 1970s to 1980s wave of Haitian arrivals fleeing poverty and political strife.
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Miami
Raoul Felix
1Erome Avenue
New York State
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Beverly McFarland
T Krome
Florida
West Virginia
Texas
New York
Kentucky
Puerto Rico
Eugene P. Spelman
Gerry Wynne
U.S. Catholic Conference of
Washington, D.C
Krome
Francois
Coast Guard
Haiti
Ira Kurzban
Immigration Service
Spellman
Lutheran
Catholic
Episcopal
Haitians in Detention Near Release Planned in NY Camps
About 250 Haitians held at Ray Brook and Otisville facilities are slated for interviews and sponsor-based releases within two months, with 157 men at Ray Brook and 93 at Otisville among 1,800 detainees nationwide. Catholic Charities and World Relief Services will lead orientation and sponsor matching to place them with families in Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Brooklyn areas as authorities consider their release timeline.
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Associated Press
New York State
Ray Brook
Otisville
Miami
U.S. Catholic Conference
Adirondacks
Stephen Gratto
Plattsburgh
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
Brooklyn
Gratto
World Relief Services
Federal Correctional Institute
Catskills
J. Michael Quinlan
Quinlan
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Carey signs 31 housekeeping bills vetoes one
Gov. Hugh Carey signed 31 bills and vetoed one after the Legislature left town. The actions include allowing dentists to practice on animals under veterinary supervision and raises for Long Island stateside judges. A speed limit for Point Lookout was approved while the board of elections mailing addresses was vetoed.
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Carey
Albany
Hugh Carey
Supreme Court
New York
Vermont
Hempstead
Point Lookout
Long Island
State Board of Elections
Talks With Soviets Over Afghan War Continue
U S and Soviet officials held discussions in Moscow aimed at pressuring Moscow to end its Afghanistan intervention. Officials said there is no sign of softened Soviet stance, with no clear breakthrough reported. Pakistan also urged withdrawal as Reuters noted no progress in Kabul troop exit.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Afghanistan
State Department
Rush Taylor
Reagan
Pakistan
New York Times
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Carter
U.S
One Department
Iran backs Algerian mediation to end war with Iraq
Iran says it will accept mediation if it serves its terms for ending the war including complete Iraqi withdrawal and reparations. Heavy fighting continues east of Basra with both sides claiming gains as each side reports thousands killed. Iran calls for a large Muslim army to march on Jerusalem if it topples Saddam Hussein, and urges Syria and others to join.
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Associated Press
Iran
Iraq
Mir Hussein Musavi
Tehran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Basra
Shatt al-Arab
Persian Gulf
Jerusalem
Saddam Hussein
Huss
Bas
Cominique
Vision
Cin
U.S
Anir View
Ayatollah S. Khalkali
Qom
Syria
Hussein
Prison riot at federal prison led to mass transfer
About three dozen inmates were moved to secure facilities and more than 400 were locked in dormitories after two days of rioting at the Federal Correctional Institution south of Denver. Temperatures hit 100 degrees. 125 inmates fought previously, and 19 were injured. Guards regained control in 30 minutes. no major injuries reported.
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Englewood
Colo
Art Espinoza
Espinoza
Petersburg
Virg
Kevin Sanger
Seattle
Swe Medical Center
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Krome Avenue
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Etienne Francois
Catholic Charities
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Hudson Valley
Uss
Bill Borst
Graham
N.C
Borst
Oks
Hersté-Journal
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Imo
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