US to build up naval forces in Persian Gulf
The Reagan administration plans a phased naval buildup in the Persian Gulf to escort oil tankers and deter attacks. A sophisticated air defense cruiser and two other ships may join the Mideast Task Force, with escorts beginning after ships are reflagged and captains assigned. The timetable depends on Reagan’s Venice summit return.
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Reagan
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Gulf
White House
U.S
Iran
Frank Carlucci
West German teen pilots risky Moscow flight into Red Square
A West German teenager named Matthias Rust flew a four seat Cessna 172B from Helsinki across Soviet airspace to Moscow landing near Red Square. Tass said competent bodies will conduct an inquiry into how the unimpeded flight occurred. Rust was taken into custody by Russian police and witnesses described him signing autographs before removal.
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Matthias Rust
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Tass
Finland
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Rust
West Germany
Skaneateles woman dies in single vehicle crash
A 24 year old Skaneateles woman was killed in a one vehicle crash on Route 321 in Camillus shortly after 2:30 am. The silver 1986 Pontiac Grand Am left the road, overturned into a tree, and the roof collapsed. The road was unlit and the wreck was found at dawn by a passing motorist. state police withheld name pending next of kin notification. The Onondaga County medical examiner pronounced her dead at the scene.
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Skaneateles
Camillus
Flat Rock Road
Limeledge Road
Elbridge
William J. Pierael
Piekiel
Onondaga County
Martin Rinaldo
Camillus Fire Department
Twilight Zone trial ends with acquittal of Landis and four others
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found director John Landis and four co defendants not guilty of manslaughter in the Twilight Zone The Movie deaths. They said the crash could not have been foreseen in a verdict welcomed with tearful embraces by defendants.
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Los Angeles
John Landis
Vic Morrow
Hollywood
Lois Roger
Morrow
Landis
Kabc-Tv
Renee Chen
Myca Dinh le
Deborah
Lea Purwin D'Agostino
Ithaca Teen Finishes Second in National Spelling Bee
Ithaca 14 year old Rachel Nussbaum took second place at the 1987 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D C. She earned a $1000 prize, wowed 815 guests, and joked with her father about becoming a national spelling celebrity. The Bethel Park winner corrected her misspelling of dyscalculia to seize the top honor.
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Nussbaum
Ithaca
Capital Hilton
Washington
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Bethel Park
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Mary Curtin
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Pfeffernuss
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Alan
Alan Nussbaum
Abel
Unseasonably warm with a chance of showers Sunday
Weather brief notes humid tonight with 30 percent odds of a shower or thunderstorm on Sunday. Tow 65470 shows unseasonable warmth and partly sunny conditions. Details reference A2 and circulation 470-0060.
Duran Duran and Peter Wolf booked for Grandstand concerts
The State Fair schedules two summer Grandstand concerts outside the 11 day run. Peter Wolf performs June 26 followed by Duran Duran. reserved seats are 16 and 14 dollars. Tickets go on sale Monday at the Fair box office and Ticketron outlets. Northern Stars Ltd. books the acts for the Fairgrounds.
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J. Geils
Duran Duran
Joseph LaGuardia
Finger Lakes
Canandaigua
Whitney Houston
Reagan Rejects Missile Proposal for Europe Pact
President Reagan has rejected Defense Secretary Weinberger's push to eliminate intermediate-range missiles, fearing it would remove a potential treaty from the table. The U S and the Soviets are negotiating limits on these missiles, aiming for a 100-missile cap worldwide, while Moscow seeks to keep 100 missiles in Asia.
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Reagan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Europe
Asia
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