Liberia turmoil as Doe regime consolidates power in coup
Monrovia reports say Master Sgt. Samuel Doe's government orders troops back to barracks and warns of execution for harassing citizens. Adolphus Tolbert sought to surrender amid calls for calm, while arrests of Tolbert allies and officials continue. Doe vows justice and a society free of privilege. Washington urges restraint and avoid revenge.
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Liberia
UPI
Samuel K. Doe
Adolphus Tolbert
William Tolbert
Gabriel Nimly
Adolphus
Nimly
Tolbert
Washington
State Department
Hodding Carter
U.S
Doe
Special Security Service
Liberia Broadcasting Corp
Jonathan Russell
Monrovia Radio
Tolbert Administra
America
West Africa
Tent city shelters 16,000 Iranians after expulsion
A refugee tent city houses about 16,000 Iranians forced from their homes after the dispute with Iraq. A portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini hangs on a wooden support among the tents, highlighting the refugee camp's somber scene.
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Iraq
UPI
Nevada nurse dubbed Angel of Death faces trial over patient death
Grand jury testimony details Jani Adams, 31, nicknamed herself the Angel of Death and allegedly reduced Sunrise Hospital patient Vincent Fraser’s oxygen, as nurses testified she urged colleagues to kill patients. Adams denies wrongdoing and says she did not touch monitors or equipment. The jury also cleared Marian Bartlett’s death of wrongdoing.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Sunrise Hospital
Clark County
Jani Adams
Vincent Fraser
Fraser
Marian Bartlett
Adams
Bartlett
Marian
Grand Jury
Homicide
Robert Hillard
Angel of Death
Mrs. Adams
Iran hostages seen in good shape by Red Cross officials
International Red Cross delegates Harald de Gruneck and Bernard Liebeskind visited the U S Embassy in Tehran to assess 50 hostages held since November 4. They reported the captives were in good condition though two older detainees appeared stressed.
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Iran
Red Cross
Tehran
UPI
U.S
Harald Schmid de Gruneck
Bernard Liebeskind
New York
Michel Veuthey
Veuthey
Abc-Tv
de Gruneck
Liebeskind
Geneva
Weathey
Mansour Shamsa
Red Lion and
Sun Society
de Grunesk
Surrogate births take hold with 25 women in program
infertility expert Dr. Richard Levin says 25 American women agreed to surrogate for barren couples and four are already pregnant. he notes inquiries nationwide, cites a Louisville case of a 37 year old wife carrying for a childless couple, and warns of Catholic church opposition and the need for Kentucky regulation. costs range from 13000 to 20000 dollars including legal fees.
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Frankfort, Ky
UPI
Richard Levin
Ilinois
Levin
Louisville
People Magazine
Indiana
New York
Michigan
Georgia
Catholic Church
Kentucky
Dutch TV mulls screening Death of a Princess amid Saudi pressure
The Dutch Broadcasting Foundation faces a final vote on whether to air the documentary Death of a Princess after Saudi threats of trade sanctions and a recall of ambassadors. The program cost $50,000 to produce and has sparked diplomatic tension with Britain.
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Netherlands
UPI
England
Britain
Saudi Arabia
Dutch Broadcasting Foundation
Leo Oele
Oele
Holland
Lord Carrington
Hague
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