PR Nightmare Hits Reagan as Nicaragua Mining Sparks Global Criticism
The United States faces international backlash over its mining of Nicaraguan harbors. Officials warn that public evidence may be withheld to protect intelligence sources, while allies and Latin American partners press for action amid ships disruptions and a call for aid funds.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Nicaragua
U.S
United States
International Court of Justice
State Department
CIA
el Salvador
Middle East
Lebanon
Miguel D’escoto Brockmann
Grieving French brother wounded at Chad soldiers funeral
In Toulouse a brother of a French soldier killed in Chad was shot and wounded when he drove toward Defense Minister Hennu during an outdoor funeral. The minister and top officers, including Army Chief Lacaze, escaped harm as guards fired, ending the car’s advance. Families wept as chaos erupted at the ceremony.
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Toulouse
France
Chad
Charles Henru
Hennu
Jannou Lacaze
Kapitsa Dies at 89. Nobel Physicist Helped Develop Bomb
Petr L. Kapitsa, Nobel Prize winning physicist, helped develop the atomic bomb and died at 89 in Moscow. Tass reported he died on Sunday. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics with two American radio astronomers for low temperature research and devised a device to produce liquid helium.
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Moscow
Petr L. Kapitsa
Tass
Kapitsa
Suspect in Cameroon coup attempt reported arrested
An Ivory Coast AP report states a colonel suspected of leading the failed Cameroon coup was under arrest. Diplomats estimate hundreds of soldiers and civilians killed or wounded in the uprising. A Cameroonian radio interview described the rebellion as warfare in naked horror.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Pizza Connection billed as bigger than French Connection
Federal authorities charged 31 people in a heroin import conspiracy described as the most significant case of its kind. The ring smuggled about 1650 pounds of heroin from Sicily to mobsters in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Detroit with proceeds hidden abroad in a scheme officials call the pizza connection.
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New York
Italy
Sicily
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
FBI
Bonanno Crime Family
U.S
William French Smith
Manhattan
Reagan Move Draws Fire From Congress
Congress debates the Reagan administration moves in Central America as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans a closed session on Nicaraguan developments. Critics say mining harbors and removing World Court jurisdiction risk war, while the House looks unlikely to approve a $21 million aid package. The Sandinistas petition ICJ in The Hague and the U.S. vows no ICJ jurisdiction for two years.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Central America
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Senate
Nicaragua
International Court of Justice
the Hague
U.S
United States
State Department
John Hughes
CIA
Soviet Military Power Report Highlights Space Weapons threat
The Pentagon's third annual Soviet Military Power report outlines a broad weapons buildup including a ground based laser and potential anti satellite weapons. It notes Soviet progress in bomber modernization submarines space weapons and a space plane while stressing U S defense spending and treaty challenges.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
U.S
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
America
United States
Weinberger
Sary Sagan
Reagan
Reagan Administration
Congress
Senate
Republicans
Lawmen flood Fort Pillow as two murderers escape again
Gov. Lamar Alexander ordered 250 state troopers and 250 National Guardsmen to hunt two murderers and an attempted rapist who fled Fort Pillow State Prison after a grass-cutting detail. A fourth escapee was captured nearby.
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Fort Pillow, Tenn
Lamar Alexander
Fort Pillow State Prison
National Guard
Quebec Premier Levesque Rejects Boy George Cartoon
In Quebec Se Therese on a GM plant tour Rene Levesque tore down a newspaper cartoon depicting him as Boy George. He ripped the caricature from the wall and handed the torn pieces to an aide, angered by the image shown in the Montreal Gazette.
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Ste-Therese
Quebec
Boy George
Rene Levesque
General Motors
Levesque
Montreal Gazette
Aiken Standard Classifieds and News Tip Line Details
Contact numbers for subscriptions classifieds and ideas are listed. The Aiken Standard offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Emergency Numbers Provided as a Service by Aiken Standard
Aiken Standard lists essential emergency numbers as a quick reference for readers. The compilation includes local police, fire, medical, and utility hotlines to aid residents in urgent situations.
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Aiken Community
Jackson
Graniteville
Aiken County
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Poison Control Center
S.C. Highway Patrol
Wagoner Fire
Aiken Police
Wagener Police
Aiken
Salley Fire
Salley Police
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Sherleen Sue Sisney
Ballard High School
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