Eight Remaining Front-Line Soldiers Hold War's Toll in Italy
An Italian front dispatch profiles eight of nearly 200 volunteers who arrived overseas, all in front-line infantry for years and now hardened by war. It highlights Sergi Allumbaugh nicknamed Tag, Knobbs known as Knobby, and Jack Pierson of Iowa, their bonds, wounds, escapes, and longing to see families and home, especially Jack wanting to meet his son Junior.
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Italy
America
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
Algeria
Tunisia
Sergi
Paul Allumbaugh
Iowa
Allumbaugh
Tag
Africa
Shenandoah
Sergt. Knobbs
Knobby
Jack Pierson
Commandos
Jack
Sidney
Missouri
Mississippi
Junior
Tag Rumbaugh
Jewish settlers block roads over Western Bank killing
Hundreds of Jewish settlers blocked major West Bank roads in protest after the killing of Zippora Sasson a 30 year old pregnant woman. Soldiers stood by as tires burned at Beit El and rocks were piled near Nablus while settlers anger grew at Hebron through intersections. Protests cooled after authorities took down license plates and promised prosecutions.
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Elkana
West Bank
Beit el
Bazak
Zippora Sasson
Talks resume in Cairo over Palestinian prisoners release
Israeli and PLO negotiators resumed talks in Cairo on releasing Palestinian prisoners as part of implementing the Sept 13 accord. About 9,000 Palestinians are believed jailed in Israel. Arafat has tied release to final agreement. Talks aim to set path for limited Palestinian self rule starting April 13 amid security concerns.
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Cairo
Egypt
PLO
Israel
Army Radio
Yasser Arafat
Yossi Sarid
Palestine Libera
South Africa Talks Resume Amid Violence Fears
Negotiations on constitutional changes resume at the World Trade Center as police report deaths in Natal over the weekend linked to political rivalries. Gangs armed with spears and knives rampaged Bekkersdal home fire in a west Johannesburg township late Sunday.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
World Trade Center
Natal
Bekkersdal
Bus blaze and crash kill 28 in Vietnam
A bus on Highway 1 plunged into the sea near the Ca Pass after catching fire. The Vietnam News Agency said 28 people were killed and several injured. Investigators linked a large alcohol load and a smoker’s carelessness to the tragedy. The crash occurred on January 31 about 190 miles northeast of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Vietnam News
Ca Pass
Ho Chi Minh City
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Inie Pyle
Olive Grove
Sergt
William Knobbs
Keokuk
Ran Bial
Fim
Dalat
Nablus
Shai Barak
Kuryat Arba
Hebron
SDPF
Sim
Hong
Lorain
Elyria
M. Rirwin Tonti, MD
Utes
ATIC
Tome
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