28 dead in missile attack on US frigate Stark
The Pentagon said 28 sailors were killed in the Persian Gulf missile strike on the USS Stark with 25 more confirmed dead after fires. Initial reports said six treated in Bahrain and 15 treated on board returning to duty. Iraq expressed regret and offered an explanation while the United States sought accountability.
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Washington
U.S
Persian Gulf
Pentagon
Stark
Bahrain
Heli
Optor Andere
White House
Dan Howard
Nizar Hamdoon
Baghdad
Howard
United States
Saudi Arabia
Gulf Region
Ini
George P. Shultz
Oswego
Great Lake
Stark guided missile frigate sails Gulf of Oman patrols
The USS Stark, an Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate of 3585 tons and 445 feet, based in Mayport Florida and crewed by Cmdr Omar G R Brindal, serves in the Mideast Task Force. The group, including three other escort vessels and LaSalle, patrols the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf to watch U S flag tankers and cargo ships.
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Stark
Mayport
Fla
Omar, G.R. Brindal
Mideast
Tve Cr Aix
LaSalle
Gulf of Oman
Persian ‘Gulf
U.S
Flexibility as a Key in Busy Family Life
David and Cathy Critz Church juggle two jobs, two kids, graduate school, and a 12-year-old Irish setter in LaFayette. Pediatric nurse practitioner Cruz Church at PHP Health Center stresses time management and flexibility to reduce stress and regroup after busy periods.
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David
LaFayette
Cruz Church
PHP Health Center
Erie Bird. E
Syracuse University
David Church
Jordan Elbridge High School
Cathy Critz-Church
Child Care in Crisis in LaFayette Center
A nursing mother and partner describe balancing two careers with four year olds Zachary and Matthew at Peanuts Day Care Center in LaFayette. They cite research suggesting children of working mothers are more goal oriented while debating whether non maternal care harms families and infants.
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Zachary
Matthew
Peanuts
LaFayette
North used traveler's checks to aid Contra cause says witness
Oliver North allegedly dispensed traveler's checks from his safe to lobby Congress on Contra aid and to pay Nicaraguan Indian leaders. North's secretary Fawn Hall cashed checks. Kuykendall and Calero testimony tie payments to efforts to influence lawmakers. Witness Robert Owen to resume testimony Tuesday morning.
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Washington
Oliver L. North
Congress
North
Fawn Hall
Joseph Portlands
Miami
Portuondo
Capitol Hill
Dan Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Tennessee
France
Contra
Adolfo Calero
Herth
Calero
Portuonde
B. Rivera
Brooklyn Rivera
Nicaragua
Robert Owen
Owen
Cuomo's Iowa trip sparks 1988 nomination speculation
Grinnell Iowa reports note Mario Cuomo used a Grinnell College commencement to discuss aiding the less fortunate and U S world relations. In Iowa, first 1988 convention delegates will be chosen and Cuomo, who said he will not seek the nomination, drew a surge of reporters and interest.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Mario Cuomo
United States
Curomoe
Towa
Cuomo
Grinnell College
Des Moines
New York Press Corps
Liberty of Circulation and Publication Essential to Freedom
A viewpoint asserts that free circulation is as vital as publishing freedom, arguing that without circulation the act of publication loses its value and impact on public discourse. The quote emphasizes that dissemination completes the right to information.
Dennis Banks shifts to mainstream activism in the Dakotas
Dennis Banks, co founder of the American Indian Movement, expands his work beyond protest to lobby for federal aid for Nebraska roads and to broker an unwinding boycott threat in Rapid City. He hosts a KILI FM radio program, plans a Pine Ridge bingo event, aids alcohol and drug counseling, and recruits sponsors for an industrial training program.
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Washington
Dennis Banks
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Rapid City
S.D
Banks
Kili-Fm
Porcupine
Pine Ridge
San Francisco
Industal
Wounded Knee
Tim Gingo
Lakota Times
Keith Carlyle
Pine Ridge Reservation
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Shaneeka Ogeltree
Dustin Clark
Marquita Hetherington
Salvation Army
Rich Street
Karon
Cate
Aonthe
Enifflang
Contras
Stephen J. Field
Post Office
Ziggy
Case
Dick Casaltied
Onondaga Indian Reservation
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