Rebels warn against armed rescue in Sudan hostage case
In southern Sudan five Western hostages face a death threat as guerrillas demand a broadcast by VOA and BBC. An organizer spokesman cautioned that rescue attempts could endanger the captives. Hostages include Americans John Haspers and Ron Pontier and others.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Sudan
Liberation Front of
South Sudan
Boma
Voice of America
British Broadcasting Corp
John Haspers
Lyons
Kan
Ron Pontier
Clermont
Fla
Martin Overduin
Willem Noort
Alois Pscheidt
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Five killed as AF C-130 crashes near Nellis range
Five crew members are confirmed dead and one remains missing after an Air Force C-130 crashed on a remote desert gunnery range during a training mission about 126 miles northwest of Nellis Air Force Base. Fire-hot wreckage hindered search and investigation, with ground crews set to return at first light.
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Nellis Air Force Bash
Nev
Dennis Effein
Nellis Afb
Eilein
Air Force Coordination Center
Scott Afb
Illinois
Chrysler begins test payment offer in three cities
Chrysler Corp says it will cover monthly payments on domestically built 1983 Chrysler Plymouth and Dodge vehicles for buyers in Tucson Rochester and Louisville who lose their jobs within the first year of ownership. The program starts today and guarantees up to 300 dollars per month for 12 months, or up to 3600 dollars, for involuntary unemployment.
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Tucson
Ariz
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
Rochester
N.Y
Louisville
Joe Tetherow
Los Angeles
Tetherow
Beer Shortage in Peking Strains Summer Crowds
In Beijing the hot dry summer drives beer demand to about double local brewery capacity. Lines form outside eateries as 330 gallon tanks sell out in hours. Since 1976 the city has spent millions to expand breweries, yet demand this year tops 200000 tons against output near 100000 tons. Rising incomes lift consumption.
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Peking
Xinhua
Man uses flashing sign to pop question in Savannah
Glynn Forehand rented a bright flashing sign reading Will you marry me and displayed it in front of Kay Yocco's apartment. Kay, 28, cried and laughed before saying yes. Forehand, 30, said he wanted a unique gesture not hokey. Miss Vocco called it great and fitting for Glynn. The scene drew reactions as Miss Voceo saw the sign and accepted.
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Savannah
Glynn
Forehand
Kay
Kay Yocco
Miss Voceo
San Jose Unified District files bankruptcy over funding gap
Trustees vote 5-0 to seek Chapter 9 protection amid a $3.5 million shortfall in promised raises and benefits. The San Jose district, with 82,000 students, faces funding cuts since Proposition 13 and a 1972 funding shift, threatening other districts per a California Taxpayers League survey.
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San Jose
Calif
California
San Jose Unified
Lillian Barna
California Taxpayers League
James Tucker
Quake rattles Southern California and Mexico no injuries
A 4.5 to 4.6 magnitude offshore quake struck at 1:09 a.m. about 10 miles off the U S Mexico border, felt from Tijuana to Santa Ana and in several Southern California counties. It caused a water heater explosion in an Ocean Beach San Diego business, no injuries reported, officials said.
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San Disgo
California
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
U.s.mexico
San Diego
Tijuana
Santa Ana
Orange County
Riverside
Imperial Counties
Doug Smith
KOQGO
Rik Espinosa
Forest Kimler
San Clemente
Golden
Colo
Bob Krueger
State Office of Emergency Services
California Institute of Technology
Dennis Meredith
Peter Bedrosian
Sunshine Market
Ocean Beach
New York Lottery profits top 1 billion dollars since 1976
Albany AP estimated New York Lottery earnings have exceeded 1 billion dollars in profits since September 1976. By June 25, sales reached about 2.3 billion, with projected education aid of roughly 355 million dollars for the current year. The last fiscal year yielded 282.1 million in lottery aid, about 6 percent of total school aid.
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arald-Journal
the Herald Co
Baw
Syracuse
New York
Pauly Verénos
Imps
Tyr
Mos
Batty
Albany
New York State
John Quinn
Quinn
Texas Storm Toll Rises As Teens Drown In Sewers
Severe thunderstorms drenched northern Texas while two teens died in storm runoff in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In Duquesne, Todd Carman, 13, perished after entering a five foot pipe during a rain shelter search. two companions survived. In Aurora, Kenneth Novak, 16, was swept into a storm sewer and drowned. Inland flooding prompted school and facility disruptions across Texas.
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Duquesne
Todd Carman
Allegheny County
Carman
Storms sweep across broad region with tornadoes and floods
The Associated Press reports showers and thunderstorms from Montana and the Dakotas to the mid- Atlantic and southern Plains causing damage. Two tornadoes touched down in southeastern Oklahoma. hail hit Bonham and Lometa Texas with 80 mph winds. Des Moines and central Nebraska saw heavy rain while flash flood warnings were issued. Two teens drowned in Ohio and Pennsylvania amid storm sewers.
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Montana
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
mid-Atlantic States
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Plains
Bonham and
Meta
Bonham
Arkansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Des Moines
Milford
Malmno
Neb
Ohio
Pennsyyvania
Grand Junction
Colo
Connected Lakes
Colorado River
Missouri
Commerce Department
Mississippi
Arca
New England
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Prince Mongo
Ciated Press
Iied Press International
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Barna
Brian McKenna
San Jose Teachers Association
Arnold Carnez
Teachers Association
California School Employees Association
Carnez
Linda Wilson
Pennyslvania
East Texas State University
Commerce
Lone Star State
Aurora
Cleveland
Kenneth R. Novak
National Weather Service
Hugh Crowther
Kansas City
AP Laseronato
Detroit
The
Associated Press
Upper
Upper Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Sama
SAN F Se
UPI Weather Forecast
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Pittsburgh
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