Pentagon says Soviets breach biological weapons ban
Washington reports to Congress that the Soviet Union routinely violates the ban on biological poisons and that no arms control accord can resolve the issue. Deputy secretary Douglas Feith notes advances allow designer BW agents and rapid production in small, self cleaning labs, complicating verification.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Soviet Union
Douglas J. Feith
Defense
Sandinista Army Plans Escalation Against U S backed Rebels
Nicaragua reports say the Sandinista army will bolster forces with more troops better weapons and new tactics to counter U S backed Contra rebels. With five years of war seen, Managua cites numbers firepower and mobility plus a strong intelligence service as key advantages.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Griffin ONeal posts bond in boat manslaughter case
Griffin ONeal, 21, posted 20000 dollars bond and remains free as he awaits trial on boat manslaughter charges after the Memorial Day boating accident that killed Francis Ford Coppola's son Gian Carlo Coppola. Actor Ryan ONeal's son and his attorney declined to speak to reporters.
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Annapolis
Ryan O’neal
Griffin
O’neal
Francis Ford Coppola
Gian Carlo
T. Joseph Touhey Jr
Coppola
Riot police clash with protesters in Pakistan amid Eid Adha protests
Riot police faced anti-government demonstrators in Karachi and cities nationwide. Police fired on crowds, wounding about 12 in Karachi as army units were called in for the first time since protests began to demand the release of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and to denounce President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq. Protests Sunday were smaller amid Eid el Adha preparations.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Eid el Adha
Balaguer sworn in for fifth term as Dominican president
Conservative Joaquin Balaguer is sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic for the fifth time in 26 years. He vows to fight poverty as thousands go hungry, addressing the National Assembly with U S support and foreign dignitaries present. Balaguer, a 79 year old historian and poet who has glaucoma, spoke during the ceremony attended by George Shultz.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
National Assembly
U.S
George Shultz
California Girl Rescues Sister After Plane Crash
A 6-year-old girl from Loma Linda California pulled her 11-year-old sister from the wreckage of a Cessna 172 after a crash near Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. Both girls, Tammy Crites and Kotrina, survived and were listed in stable condition at Alberta Children's Hospital as of Saturday. Their parents Darrell Crites and Gloria Crites were killed in the Thursday afternoon crash.
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Banff, Alberta
California
Tammy Crites
Kotrina
Loma Linda
Calif
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Calgary
Associated Press
Darrell Crites
Gloria
Sunshine Village
National Park
West German ship captain denies refugee transport claims
West Germany captain Wolfgang Bindel told a radio network he did not transport 155 Sri Lankans to Canada or abandon them at sea and will head home to answer the accusations. Hamburg officials and police questioned parts of his account as they pursued a refugee-trafficking ring linked to deportation fears.
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Hamburg
West Germany
Canada
Wolfgang Bindel
Jalisco Governor Denies Torture Allegations In Case Of Victor Cortez
Governor Enrique Alvarez del Castillo called the torture claims about American drug agent Victor Cortez absolutely false. El Nacional quoted him saying Cortez was held only three hours to verify identity, while U S officials said six hours in Guadalajara. Federal intervention followed.
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Mexico City
Jalisco
Victor Cortez
el Nacional
Enrique Alvarez del Castillo
Cortez
U.S
Guadalajara
Sergio Garcia Ramirez
Ride Named NASA Special Assistant
Sally Ride the first American woman in space will become special assistant to NASA Administrator James Fletcher. NASA spokesman David Garrett said the appointment would be announced this week and that she will help with long range planning. Ride flew in June 1983 and served on the presidential commission after the shuttle Challenger disaster.
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Washington
Sally Ride
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
David Garrett
Ride
James Fletcher
Tax Bill Takes Big Step To Passage
Senate negotiators endorsed the broad outline of a sweeping income tax overhaul moving the measure toward final passage. The plan sets 15 and 28 percent individual rates, a 34 percent corporate top, and would cut taxes for about three quarters of Americans while raising taxes on corporations by about 120 billion over five years.
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Senate
Bob Packwood
Ore
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Rostenkowski
Packwood
Reagan
Congress delays votes on spending as foreign policy bills pass
In a rush before the campaign trail the House and Senate approved aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua and sanctions on South Africa while delaying major spending decisions. The defense bill banned anti-satellite tests and chemical weapons, required SALT II compliance, halted nuclear tests for a year, and froze Star Wars spending, a package Reagan warned he would veto if limits remained. Negotiators also neared a sweeping federal tax overhaul as Senate leaders lauded a historic week.
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House
Senate
Nicaragua
South Africa
U.S
Reagan
Senate Conference Committee
Geneva
United States
Bob Dole
Israel Soviet delegates poised for first talks in 19 years
Helsinki expects tight security as Israel and Soviet delegates plan a two day meeting to discuss agenda items including emigration of Soviet Jews and consular issues. Israeli PM Peres emphasizes Soviet Jewry while Moscow seeks rapprochement amid broader peace efforts.
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Helsinki
Finland
Foreign Ministry
Senate Square
Kalevi Sorsa
Paavo Varynen
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Shimon Peres
Russia
Israel Radio
Moscow
United States
Kremlin
Insurance reform urged by Nader at South Carolina meeting
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association convention in Hilton Head Island that the state needs insurance reform not tort reform. He charged the industry with profits, tax avoidance, and pressuring lawmakers by creating a phony liability crisis.
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Hilton Head Island
Ralph Nader
South Carolina
General Accounting Office
U.S. Congress
Nader
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
South Carolina General Assembly
Aiken Standard Office and Address Details
Aiken Standard lists its office at 124 Rutland Drive and hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Subscription rates are 21.00 and 42.00 dollars.
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Aiken, S.C
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Volunt
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Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
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Aiken
S.C
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