Manila grenade blast wounds crowd. 1 dead, 26 hurt
In Manila a grenade blast near a tourist district killed Elena Arandia, 76, and wounded 26 others. Police say it was not politically connected and may have been accidental, possibly from a tossed grenade in a garbage heap. One theory cites an M26 fragmentation grenade.
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Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Narciso Cabrera
Marcos
Cabrera
Elena Arandia
Bomb blast in Tripoli kills two and injures 18
In Tripoli, a car bomb near al Mulla hospital killed at least two people and wounded 18, with about 20 cars burned. A white Mercedes packed with explosives caused the blast, police said. no arrests or claims of responsibility were reported. News notes Tripoli’s location north of Beirut and its Palestinian refugee camp influence.
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Lebanon
Tripoli
al Mulla
Beirut Radio
Deng Heads Central Advisory Commission in China
China named Deng Xiaoping to lead the new Central Advisory Commission as part of a party restructuring after the 12th Party Congress adopted a new constitution. The 78 year old elder will stay in the Politburo standing committee, ensuring continued influence during the leadership transition.
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China
Deng Xiaoping
Central Advisory Commission
Communist Party
Zhu Muzhi
Deng
Zhu
Phone links to Russia restored after outage
MOSCOW AP telephone service between the Soviet Union and the United States was restored early today after an equipment breakdown that lasted several hours though the line remained spotty. London Paris and Vienna reported delays to Mo scow caused by curtailment of direct lines and fewer circuits. A thief stole 25 Mayan jade artifacts from the American Museum of Natural History Labor Day weekend.
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Soviet Union
United States
Europe
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Paris
Vienna
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Hall
Mexico
Central America
Robert Gibbons
77Th Street
Columbus Avenue
Herbert Kurz
Diver's dream comes true treasure hunter recalls big find
Sitting in an IBM office in Poughkeepsie he quit the rat race to hunt treasure. He joined Treasure Salvors Inc. and has recovered gold bars a gold cross with emerald eyes a silver coin and a pearl ear ring from shipwrecks near Puerto Rico. He describes the thrill of diving 100 days at a stretch and earning only room and board plus $120 a week. He plans to keep diving until the thrill fades and might use his master’s in engineering afterward.
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Poughkeepsie
Syracuse
New York
Treasure Salvors Inc
Puerto Rico
Atocha
Santa Margarita
Ingerson
Mel Fisher
Treasure
Salvors
Navy
New World
Spain
Mrs. Truman Stabilizes. Ulcer Bleeding Stops
Kansas City AP report states former first lady Bess Truman, age 97, remains in serious condition at Research Medical Center. Doctor says bleeding from her intestinal ulcer has stopped and blood pressure has stabilized, though temperature, pulse, and respiration remain elevated and continuously monitored for possible fluctuations.
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Kansas City, Mo
Bess Truman
Research Medical Center
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
SSO season under way and wage freeze debate
The SSO season is under way as management and musicians negotiate a two year wage freeze. A $450000 local subsidy from county city and Chamber of Commerce is needed to balance the budget and fund this season. A review committee and weekly meetings aim to ensure cooperation and a voice for musicians. Dem county Legislator Timothy Rice proposed a four year escrow plan to provide loan collateral instead of automatic extra funds.
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Robert Kopp
Bond Schoeneck and
King
SSO
Eveyone
Chamber of Commerce
Lawlis
Kopp
Symphony
Timothy Rice
Rice
Reagan veto fallout shows risk of overconfidence
A memo after Reagan’s California trip traces the veto setback on a $98 billion tax bill and a late warning to supporters. Officials say rushing the veto during recess bred false security, and Congress may resist further veto battles while the administration weighs spending priorities and consults allies to avoid more defeats. Caspar Weinberger and George Shultz urged signing to avoid fights and protect Caribbean aid amid looming military spending battles.
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California
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Lebanon
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Mark O. Hatfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hatfield
R Ove
Defense Department
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Caribbean
Weather outlook shows rain across much of the West and at least scattered storms elsewhere
A cold front brought showers and thunderstorms to parts of the West while cloudy skies stretched from Montana to the central high Plains and central Rockies to southern California. Showers were forecast from the southern Atlantic Coast through Tennessee to the Texas Gulf Coast and across New Mexico Arizona to the Dakotas and upper Mississippi Valley. Rain also hit the eastern Great Lakes, central Plains, central New Mexico and Utah, with more showers from the Ohio Valley to the Carolinas and into Mississippi and Louisiana. Pacific Northwest also faced rain and showers. sunrise and sunset times and yesterday’s temps are listed.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
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