747 Survivor Tells of Jet Breaking Up : Sections of Ceiling Fell; JAL Craft 'Weaved Wildly' Transportation Aug. 15, 1985 An off-duty flight attendant who survived the Japan Air Lines disaster said Wednesday that about half an hour before the jumbo jet slammed into a mountain...
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Sikhs Dominate Punjab : Hindus: A Forgotten Minority
Sikhs Dominate Punjab : Hindus: A Forgotten Minority July 31, 1985 For Sucha Ram, the last year or so has been a time of sadness. He is a musician, and since the army raided the Sikhs’ Golden Temple, touching off months of violence, Punjab has been...
Continue reading...U.S. Cracks Ring Sending Stolen F-14 Parts to Iran
U.S. Cracks Ring Sending Stolen F-14 Parts to Iran July 16, 1985 An international theft ring that diverted sophisticated U.S. military equipment to Iran operated within the Navy supply system for several years before coming under surveillance by federal investigators, government sources said Monday. A federal...
Continue reading...Czech Embassy’s No. 2 Official Defects to U.S., Receives Asylum
Czech Embassy's No. 2 Official Defects to U.S., Receives Asylum Immigration and the Border July 12, 1985 The deputy chief of the Czechoslovakian Embassy has defected to the United States and has been granted political asylum, the Immigration and Naturalization Service said Thursday. The envoy, identified...
Continue reading...Retraining Programs : Displaced Farmers Try New Roots
Retraining Programs : Displaced Farmers Try New Roots July 9, 1985 After months of unemployment and three job interviews, Gene Petrich went to work last week repairing plumbing at the local dairy. About 300 miles to the east, in Cedar Rapids, Scott Holub, who attends community...
Continue reading...Brutality, Terror–and Kindness : Hostages Tell of Highs and Lows in 16 Days of Captivity
Brutality, Terror–and Kindness : Hostages Tell of Highs and Lows in 16 Days of Captivity July 1, 1985 They spoke of moments and hours of sheer terror, of sudden highs and crashing lows, and of the camaraderie, warmth and humor that developed among their own groups...
Continue reading...Dayton’s Toxic Waste : Water Peril: ‘Nothing Is Happening’
Dayton's Toxic Waste : Water Peril: 'Nothing Is Happening' June 22, 1985 When local officials gave geologist Ronald G. Schmidt a grant in 1982 to study abandoned landfills on the south side of this fraying manufacturing city, they were hardly braced for his sobering finding: The...
Continue reading...Guardian Angel Freed From Jail After Arrest During Tijuana Patrol
Guardian Angel Freed From Jail After Arrest During Tijuana Patrol Immigration and the Border May 29, 1985 A member of the Guardian Angels was released from a Tijuana jail Tuesday, one day after Mexican officials arrested him while he was patrolling a border barrio with other...
Continue reading...Letter Revealing Mormon Founder’s Belief in Spirits, Occult Released
Letter Revealing Mormon Founder's Belief in Spirits, Occult Released May 11, 1985 The Mormon Church on Friday released photographic copies of an 1825 letter written by church founder Joseph Smith Jr., the oldest ever found in his hand, in which he suggests occult methods for finding...
Continue reading...Cagney OK After Surgery on Leg
Cagney OK After Surgery on Leg May 9, 1985 Film star James Cagney is recovering at his upstate farm following an operation three weeks ago to remove an infected growth from his leg, according to a published report. Surgery on the veteran tough guy was performed...
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