Drivers Protest Fuel Prices And Road Blockades Across States
Independent truckers staged a wildcat action with about 11 state roadblocks and fuel pump stoppages to spotlight high diesel costs and low weight limits. The actions drew mixed compliance with police, some sympathy shutdowns, and few violent incidents as drivers sought to dramatize cost pressures without derailing commerce.
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John Paul II draws vast crowds in Nowy Targ Poland
Pope John Paul II addressed hundreds of thousands at a large wooden arched altar on an airfield near Nowy Targ. He spoke on work land and life rights, urging private land ownership and opposing contraception, amid mountain folk and folk music, with the setting near the Tatras and Zakopane.
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Pope John Paul II draw massive crowd in Nowy Targ
Church officials expect about 5 million Poles to converge on the mountain town of Nowy Targ to see Pope John Paul II. Conservatively allowing one square foot per person, the crowd would cover about 87 football fields in the airstrip area, dwarfing Warsaw and Boston in scale.
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Israel resumes airstrikes in south Lebanon amid cease-fire tensions
Israeli warplanes hit Palestinian guerilla targets in Nabatiyeh region breaking an unofficial week-old truce. WAFA reports three guerrillas wounded and a dawn attack followed by shelling near Nabatieh and Aishiyeh. The PLO had signaled plans to quit the area.
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Ethics panel files charges against Flood and Diggs
The House Ethics Committee filed 25 charges against Rep. Daniel J. Flood for perjury and taking more than 50 000 for using influence to aid bribe-givers. Rep. Charles Diggs faces 18 payroll kickback counts. First hearing set for June 25.
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Park officer busted after mistaking lovers for a stakeout
Trevose Pennsylvania UP I reports park police officer Larry J Mascia 25 of Levittown was arrested after allegedly forcing a woman into his patrol car during a lovers lane encounter The pair turned out to be a male female state police stakeout team investigating indecent assault The officer faces charges including indecent assault official oppression false imprisonment and criminal coercion The pair posing as lovers used a car at the park near Washington Crossing State Park once a Revolutionary War site
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Coffee price hikes push up wholesale coffee costs across majors
Major roasters raise wholesale ground coffee by 25 cents a pound to 2.83, a second increase in five weeks, with Proctor & Gamble leading the move citing higher green coffee prices. Analysts warn higher retail prices may appear, potentially hidden in other food costs, amid ongoing supply concerns from Brazilian frost.
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Fiat supervisor shot in Turin by Red Brigades
Four attackers, three men and a woman, shot Fiat car works supervisor Giovanni Farina, 49, ten times as he left his home in Turin. He was hit eight times in the right leg and twice in the left. Farina’s life was not in danger. The attack, claimed by the Red Brigades, was their first since the June 3-4 general election. The assailants escaped.
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Indian air force plane crash near Leh leaves casualties feared
An Indian air force Avro HS-748 transport carrying 28 personnel crashed in a high mountain pass near Leh on the Chinese border. Initial reports said no survivors, with weather hindering rescue and the site at 16,000 feet amid clouds and poor conditions.
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Hong Kong to Erect Barbed Wire Fence to Block Refugees
Hong Kong plans a new chain link and barbed wire barrier along its 15 mile land border with China and to reinforce existing fences. A government spokesman said officials believe thousands of illegal entrants are slipping into the colony this year and that about 18,000 may be returned to the mainland this month.
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South Africa hikes gasoline to $2.60 a gallon
South Africa raised fuel prices to 54.3 cents per liter, about $2.60 per gallon, amid a stringent plan to curb oil use. Economists warned costs across the economy could rise toward 80 cents per liter by year end, affecting minerals, food, and daily expenses. Economic Minister Chris Hennis announced the increase as part of the oil saving drive.
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Chance hijack foiled on Brisbane airliner
A man armed with a shotgun tried to hijack a DC-9 in Brisbane Australia with more than 40 aboard but police overpowered him. The Trans Australia Airlines plane landed at Eagle Farm Airport where officers stormed the aircraft and arrested the would‑be hijacker. No injuries were reported. The suspect, about 40, scruffy in appearance, spoke with a Welsh accent and reportedly carried a large black rifle. The flight originated in Melbourne with a stop at Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.
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