Salvadorean delay of two US reporters en route home
Two ABC News freelancers Dennis Suit and Larry Aumack were halted at a San Salvador hotel by men in civilian clothes with pistols while leaving for the airport. They were escorted by a U.S. Embassy convoy and said no threats were made as they prepared to Fly to Atlanta. The incident comes amid mounting dangers for foreign journalists amid El Salvador's war, with Dutch reporters killed earlier and Brazilian crews fleeing the country.
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Air Guard KC-135 crashes near Wonder Lake, 27 dead
A KC-135 tanker from the Illinois Air National Guard based at O’Hare crashed near Wonder Lake at 9:45 p.m. CST amid freezing rain and fog. The Boeing 707 converted aircraft carried four crew and 20 passengers en route from Sawyer AFB to O’Hare. Officials said the swampy ground and proximity to a residential area plus an elementary school science fair contributed to the tragedy. no local injuries were reported.
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Gwinn, Mich
Sawyer
Bill Meers
Springfield
Fires Explosions Destroy Petersburg Buildings. 2 Dead
A blaze and series of explosions leveled three downtown Petersburg buildings destroying Heritage Jewelers Franklin Street Apartments The Sandwich Shoppe Wilkins Lock Key and True Dream Hair Designers Ltd and damaged the Petersburg Progress Index building. At least two people were killed including a firefighter and about 25 injured. Three residents remain missing. Firefighters from multiple counties battled the blaze for about an hour.
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Andwich
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Dinwiddie
Prince George
Hopewell
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OPEC Sets New Oil Production Ceiling in Vienna
OPEC ministers in Vienna agreed on a new oil production ceiling to begin April 1 and to be reviewed at the next meet in Quito Ecuador on June 20. Oteiba of the UAE signaled possible further cuts if needed and stated readiness to defend prices to zero if necessary. Algeria Nigeria and Libya will cut the price differential on their top grades by about half, narrowing prices above the OPEC bench mark by roughly three dollars per barrel.
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Babysitting police chase ends with mother and child reunion
City police turned babysitters as Officer William Topp knocked earlier finding a mother asleep and father fishing. A grandmother alerted the officer when Michael, three, wandered out alone. The boy was located within a short distance, police transported the mother to the Public Safety Building for a reunion, and officers termed the case unusual for their department.
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Dered Untois
Nelepovitz
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Unis
Sandinista demands urgent U.N. council meeting over invasion claim
Nicaragua's Sandinista government urged the U.N. Security Council to address alleged U.S. intent to invade Nicaragua. Foreign Minister DEscoto said Washington plans a pre election invasion tied to El Salvador's March 28 vote, accusing U.S. support for rebels and citing recent attacks as evidence. The U.S. denied plans and described broad aid to diverse groups in Nicaragua.
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Gulf of Fonseca
Pacific
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Walesa barred from attending daughter's christening
Regime refuses Lech Walesa permission to attend the christening of his daughter Maria Victoria born Jan 27. Mrs Walesa, in tears from Gdansk, says the union leader is interned in Rembertow near Warsaw. Observers cite martial law fears of public disturbances and Solidarity leadership unity.
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Danuta Walesa
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Rembertow
Sylwester Zawadzki
Zawadzki
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Soviet Bloc
Palestinian teen slain as West Bank strike erupts
Israeli troops shot dead a 17 year old Palestinian and wounded two others during a second day of a three day strike over the dismissal of an elected town council in El Bireh. Demonstrators and women faced tear gas and volleys as merchants were pressured to reopen. The US called the move unfortunate and Egypt warned of escalation affecting peace talks. In Hebron, a curfew was imposed around the Tomb of the Patriarchs after clashes with Jewish residents in Kiryat Arba.
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Shaka
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Kiryat Arba
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