Beirut letter from TWA 847 hostages asks Reagan for swift release
A June 16 1985 message from 32 American hostages aboard the hijacked flight 847 in Beirut asks President Reagan to negotiate their release. It requests the Israelis free 800 Lebanese prisoners and notes some signatures appear miswritten or missing. The list includes Rev James W McLoughlin and others aboard the plane.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
TWA
Reagan
James W. McLoughlin
Thomas V.S. Cullins
Claude E. Whitmeyer
Marc
Or Michael) B. Brown
Bob Peel Sr
Bob Peel Jr
William J. Harras
Raymond Robinson
Auaura Dee
Richard G. Moon
Jeroma J. Borezsk
Jim Holskin
Peter Hill
Ralf W. Traugott
Grant Elliot
Steve Willett
Jimmy Palmer
Kensell E. Anderson
Stuart Darsch
Arthur Toga
Victor Ambrey
Simon Grossmayer
Blake Synnestved
Seor Sa L. Byron
Josy Lazarsky
Allyn B. Conwell
Thomas W. Murry
Thomas J. Dempsey
Jack McCarty
Vick Garza
Shiite leader says he ordered transfer to hidden location
Nabih Berri, Lebanon's Shiite militia leader and justice minister, says all hostages from the hijacked TWA jet have been moved to an undisclosed location outside Beirut airport for security. He claims evacuation occurred after midnight to prevent a possible rescue by foreign troops.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Nabih Berri
TWA
Berri
Athens
Greece
Rome
Italy
Amal
Trans
White House in touch with Middle East on hijacked TWA flight
White House officials say they are in contact with several Middle East figures to secure a peaceful end to the hijacking of a TWA plane with more than 30 American hostages aboard. National Security Adviser McFarlane denies concessions and notes possible options were reviewed in a 75 minute White House emergency meeting.
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Bassam Treiss
Berri
State Department
Beirut
Middle East
Reagan
U.S
White House
Feds nab record bounty of fugitives in Bahamas trip ruse
Nearly 3,400 fugitives were lured from hiding by letters promising free Bahamas weekends and lavish prizes in Operation FIST. The 11 week nationwide Florida driven sweep, begun April 1, netted more murder suspects and other felons, with details to be released by Attorney General Meese at a Miami briefing.
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Feds
Miami
UPI
Bahamas
Edwin Meese
United Press International
Florida
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S Marshals Service
Marshals Service
Orlando
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Tampa
International shuttle Discovery carries mixed crew for Star Wars test
Five Americans, a Frenchman and Saudi prince blast off aboard Discovery from Cape Canaveral for a weeklong mission to deploy four satellites and conduct the first space based Star Wars experiment. Crew includes Daniel Brandenstein John Creighton Shannon Lucid Steven Nagel John Fabian Patrick Baudry and Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Discovery
Daniel Brandenstein
John Creighton
Shannon Lacid
Steven Nagel
John Fabian
Patrick Baudry
Sultan Salman Al-Saud
Lab dog rescues cliff escape ends on examination table
Englewood Cliffs New Jersey AP reports Schnaps a 90 pound black labrador fell sixty feet at a Palisades rest stop and spent four hours on a cliff ledge before being rescued and taken to a veterinarian where he lingered bruised but in good health. Owner John Kinkopf had released him for a romp when he tumbled.
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Englewood Cliffs
N.J
Libby Neswold
Schnaps
John Kinkopf
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Donald Regan
Gan
McFarlane
United States
Israel
Denny Brisley
Ganley
Joe
Oo Aiggy
Willyou
International Space Flight
Mexico
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
NASA
Baudry
Morelos
Saud
Fahd
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