Seven Women Protest Paint U S Spy Plane at Greenham
Seven women protesters at Greenham Common base splashed white paint and peace symbols on an SR-71 Blackbird and a KC-135 tanker. Base police arrested them dawn 2:30 a.m. charged with criminal damage, released pending Aug. 18 court appearance.
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U.S
Greenham Common
Ministry of Defense
Defense Ministry
Royal Air Force Base
Linited Press International
First U S aid lands in Chad civil war drive begins
A C 141 U S Air Force plane delivered the first part of a 10 million dollar shipment of non lethal gear to N Djamena as government troops move on a rebel held north city. Two more transports expected daily bringing clothing tents food fuel jeeps and vehicles for President Hissene Habre against Libyan backed rebels.
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Chad
N’djamena International
United States
U.S
Hissene Habre
Unique US case as twin delivered 3.5 months after miscarriage
Sherry Kerber of Granite City Ill miscarried one twin three and a half months earlier and then gave birth to the second, Justin Christopher, weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Dr. Fernando Arias at St John’s Mercy Medical Center calls it a unique case with only a 1978 German report similar in medical books.
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ST. Louis
United States
Fernando Arias
Arias
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
Sherry Kerber
Granite City, Ill
Justin Christopher
Samantha Smith Rests at Home After Soviet Trip Return
Samantha Smith, back from a highly publicized Soviet visit, spends her first full day home avoiding interviews. She plans to rest and play with a friend, while her parents decline most requests, aside from a planned Tonight Show appearance with Johnny Carson.
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Manchester
Maine
Samantha Smith
Soviet Union
Samantha
Jane Smith
Phoenix man steals city bus then dines out before arrest
A 24 year old man in Phoenix climbed onto a city bus, drove it several blocks, abandoned it in an apartment lot, and rode with two passengers to their destinations. He later ordered a fried chicken dinner before police arrived and arrested him for theft and driving under the influence.
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Ariz
Leland Francisco
Phoenix Transit
Francisco
Dave Reynolds
Reynolds
Aleoho
Thatcher and Steel enjoy thrillers as leisure
A leisure survey shows Margaret Thatcher and David Steel liking thrillers, Harold Wilson preferring a pub pint, James Callaghan recommending a 20 minute snooze, Dinah Sheridan stressing right company, Barbara Cartland gathering material, and Mrs Thatcher favoring long, time consuming reads by LeCarre or Maclean.
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Margaret Thatcher
Liberal Party
David Steel
Labor
Harold Wilson
Lord Wilson
James Calaghan
Dinah Sheridan
Barbara Cartland
Whaling foes claim victory in Greenpeace Siberia mission
Pat Herron of Seattle says Greenpeace actions in Siberia influenced the International Whaling Commission meeting in London to cut quotas and push for a worldwide ban on whale hunting by 1986. He declined details on future Rainbow Warrior missions.
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Greenpeace Foundation
Soviet Union
Ecology Group
Siberia
Pat Herron
Rainbow Warrior
Herron
Siberian
Greenpeace
International Whaling Commission
London
Eskimos fear Soviet clash could block Siberian reunion
Eskimo leader Jenny Alowa says anti whaling protests by Greenpeace and Soviet troops threaten chances of Alaskan Inuit reuniting with Siberian relatives after over 32 years. She cites St Lawrence King Little Diomede Gambell Wales islands and Bering Sea villages as long separated yet sharing Yupik dialect. Greenpeace staff downplay links while Inuit wrestle with subsistence whaling versus commercial hunting amid political tension.
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Alaska
Siberia
Jenny Alowa
Bering Sea Islands
Berlin
Greenpeace Foundation
Frobisher Bay
Canada
Northwest Territories
Greenpeace
Lorino
Cummings
Siberian Mainand
Alowa
St. Lawrence
King
Little Diomede Islands
Bering Sea
Wales
Gambell
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Ms. Alowa
Arctic Circle
Weather threatens grain yields as heat dries topsoil
The 100 degree spell across the Midwest raises worry for corn and wheat as topsoil dries. Officials from Illinois to Iowa cite stress but say some rain and scattered storms helped. USDA forecasts for winter wheat show strong output while corn acreage declines due to the payment-in-kind program and other factors. Nebraska's Raun doubts prices will rise, citing ample grain on hand.
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Neb
Bill Johnson
Indiana
Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service
Lester V. Boone
University of Illinois
Midwest
Thatcher Johnson
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Nebraska Agriculture
Robert Raun
Weather forecast shows clear cool night and sunny tomorrow
Forecast calls for mainly clear and cool tonight with a low near 55 and sunny high around 80 tomorrow. Earlier storm activity brought relief from heat across the Southeast and Midwest with showers and thunderstorms in several regions, gusts up to 63 mph causing damage in Kansas City and scattered storms elsewhere.
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Ilinois
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
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