Belfast violence escalates with bomb attack in markets
In Belfast two policemen were wounded as a bomb driven into a market hood struck a vehicle. In east Belfast an ambush injured four soldiers and a policeman. A Protestant constable, Johnston Beacom, died in the attack as the IRA and loyalist violence deepened sectarian tensions across the city and Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland
TRA
Johnston Beacom
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Bombatta
Hood
Short Strand
Irish Republican Army
First Church Prepares for Lent and Easter
The First Congregational United Church of Christ outlines Lent activities including mid week communion, Bible study on the Common Lectionary, and a robust Christian Education program for all ages. Special events include March 11 Kenyon College Chamber Singers concert and Holy Week services culminating in The Great Vigil of Easter. Call 323-5454 for more information.
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First Congregational United Church of Christ
Worldwide Church
First Church
Kenyon College Chamber Singers
Cherubini
Man confesses in Antigua sailboat killings case
Scotland Yard says a 22 year old man, an island native and government worker, confessed to taking part in the January 27 killings of four aboard the 65 foot yacht Computacenter Challenger near Barbuda. The motive suspected as robbery, with two other suspects still at large, and a $150,000 reward noted but uninformative.
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Scotland Yard
Antigua
Michael Lawrence
Lawrence
William Norman Clever
Kathleen Marie
Peter Ogden
Jan Trevor Cridland
Thomas Williams
Hamble
England
Barbuda
Baltimore Sun
Leeward Island
Baby whales die early as births rise in Gulf sanctuaries
Four newborns have died so far this birthing season in the Gulf of California sanctuaries, far below the historic high mortality. Officials say injuries at birth likely caused the deaths, while thousands more whales are arriving as the season progresses. The sanctuaries were created in 1990 off the Baja California peninsula.
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LA Paz
Mexico
Gulf of California
Alfredo Bermudez Almada
Bermudez
Social Development Department
Baja California Peninsula
Pope may address U.N. in October visit
Vatican discussions center on Pope John Paul II visiting New York in October to address the United Nations General Assembly. Officials for New York Archdiocese and Vatican missions declined comment, but church sources say a high likelihood of the trip.
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John Paul II
U.N. General Assembly
Catholic News Service
Vatican
Archdiocese of
Vatican Observer Mission
United Nations
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
General Assembly
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