Klinghoffer family mourns as terrorist tragedy unfolds
New York AP report details how Leon Klinghoffer and other passengers faced the Achille Lauro hijacking. Relatives waited five hours for confirmation of his murder, while others voiced grief and anger over the killing of a man confined to a wheelchair.
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New York
Leon Klinghoffer
Mediterranean
Achille Lauro
State Department
Klinghoffer
Lisa Arbittier
Isa Klinghoffer
Lisa
Jerry
USA
Paul Dworin
Herbert Flatow
Saul Berger
Marilyn
tEgat Ifrings Vau
Jerry Arbittier
Pirates Seize Luxury Liner Achille Lauro in Mediter ranean Crisis
The Italian liner Achille Lauro, carrying 500+ aboard, was seized by four gunmen linked to the Palestine Liberation Front while en route from Alexandria to Port Said. One American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer, was killed and dumped overboard amid warnings the ship would be blown up if Palestinians were not released. Diplomatic efforts surged as Syria and Cyprus refused landing rights and the vessel headed toward Cyprus before docking in Port Said.
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Klinghoffer
Rome
Achille Lauro
Egypt
Mediterranean
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Front
Israel
Syria
Cyprus
U S envoy blasts Egypt on prosecutions in piracy case
U S envoy to Egypt demanded prosecution of the hijackers as details emerge of the Achille Lauro affair. Veliotes warned Egypt to act under its laws while Nine hours after the hijackers surrendered the ship docked at Port Said for an investigation into Leon Klinghoffer's death. Marilyn Klinghoffer, the widow, stepped off the liner amid security presence as Israel questioned whether Yasser Arafat knew in advance.
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PLO
Port Said
Leon Klinghoffer
New York City
Achille Lauro
Klingh
Veliotes
Egypt
Franz Bogen
Austria
Klinghoffer
Gerardo de Rosa
Ashdod
Israel
Ambassador Bogen
Marilyn
Jerusalem
Isreal
Yasser Arafat
Senate votes to cut deficits and seek debt limit hike
The Senate approved a deficit reduction plan aimed at ending annual shortfalls by 1991, while Treasury faces insolvency without expanded borrowing. A 75 to 24 vote backed the deficit amendment as senators urged quick action on debt limits and a short term borrowing rise.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Congress
America
Sen
Phil Gramm
Texas
Dole
House
Mexico president seeks aid for quake ravaged capital
Mexico City AP President Miguel de la Madrid urged all Mexicans to help rebuild the capital after two deadly quakes. He vowed relief funds would be used honestly and efficiently as reconstruction would take years due to vast devastation and complex consequences. The quakes struck September 19 and the following night, measuring 8.1 and 7.6 respectively.
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Mexico City
Miguel de la Madrid
de la Madrid
Night car crash prompts delayed police response claim
A resident questions delayed police action after a nighttime crash left a possible casualty unassessed. The sergeant reportedly advised rechecking the scene and an emergency room call at Medina hospital confirmed no immediate reports, while Lt Delili noted frequent mailbox vandalism and no visible vehicle.
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Chalmers
Medina Community Hospital
Charles Delili
The
Elyria Post
Former pilot for Bush tied to cocaine smuggling
Bernardo Sanchez, a former Colombian air force major who piloted for Vice President Bush and other U.S. officials on a 1981 Colombia fact finding mission, admitted involvement in cocaine smuggling. Prosecutor Mitrione testified about an undercover operation in 1982 83 linking Sanchez to a major cocaine ring and to a past role as a pilot for the U S delegation.
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Pittsburgh
George Bush
U.S
Colombia
FBI
Bernardo Sanchez
Bush
Sanchez
Daniel A. Mitrione
Mitrione
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Salomon Scheuster
Panama
Fort Lauderdale
Peru
Isabel Approaches East Florida Coast Mid Atlantic Storm Threat
Forecasters warned of high tides increased coastal flooding and beach erosion as tropical storm Isabel with winds near 65 mph moved toward landfall along Florida and Georgia. Officials monitored the system, unsure if it would strengthen into a hurricane while it drifted over the warm Gulf Stream waters north of Daytona Beach.
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Isabel
Florida
Georgia
Puerto Rico
Mark Zimmer
Gulf Stream
Te Emot
Adepaet
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Whie House
Foreign Ministry
David Kimche
Tel Aviv
Stanley J. Chalmers
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Robert Dole
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Elyria
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