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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1986

Page

2

Former Navy Man Faces Spy Charges in San Diego

Retired radioman Michael H. Allen, 53, who had access to classified material while employed at a Philippines based base, faces court martial in San Diego after N S I C arrest on December 4. He worked at the Naval Telecommunications Center and is jailed in San Diego. Authorities did not identify involved countries or payers.

San Diego Navy U.S Philippines Michael H. Allen Naval Security Investigative Command

Grain export hopes dim as world wheat rise nears record

Washington AP reports that world wheat production is rising toward record levels. The Agriculture Department projects global grain stocks at 385 million tons by year end, up nearly 20 million tons from last month, dampening U S export prospects.

Washington U.S Agriculture Department Department

France Secures Release of Two Hostages in Beirut Deal

Paris reports France won the release of Philippe Rochot and Georges Hansen from Beirut abductors after political concessions to Iran and paying about 2.3 million dollars. Prime Minister Chirac says only state negotiations were involved. Aurel Cornea and Jean-Louis Normandin remain missing.

Paris France Beirut Iran Liberation Jacques Chirac Philippe Rochot Georges Hansen Antenna 2 Aurel Cornea Jean-Louis Normandin

Gift Ticket program rewards safe drivers at Springfield market

Police in Springfield Oregon issue $5 gift tickets to drivers who wear seat belts obey speed limits and show courtesy. The program begun Wednesday runs through New Year’s Day at Waremart which donated 500 dollars to fund the effort. Police Chief Rob Deu Pree said the plan rewards 90 percent of law abiding motorists.

Springfield Orc Rob Deu Pree Deu Pree Waremart

North linked to Swiss bank accounts in Iran arms deal

Two middlemen claim Oliver North coordinated the Iran arms sale profits deposited in a Swiss account linked to Lake Resources. They say North controlled the funds and acted largely on his own, with Richard Secord as another conduit, while Reagan and Khomeini’s knowledge remain uncertain.

Washington White House Oliver North Iran North National Security Council Manucher Ghorbanifar Adnan Khashoggi Tional Robert McFarlane Lebanon Tehran Iraq Ghorbanifar Khashoggi Mir Hossein Mousavi Reagan Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini NSC Edwin Meese III Meese United States Benjamin Weir Monte Carlo Lake Resources CIA Willam J. Casey Richard V. Secord Secord

Weapons Said Needed For Communism Fight

Israeli arms dealer Yaakov Nimrodi quotes an Iranian official saying Western weapons are necessary to prevent Iran falling to communists after Khomeini. The claim cites a July 1985 letter and notes a London meeting in August 1985 with Nimrodi, Kimche, and Robert McFarlane.

Tel Aviv Israel U.S Iran West Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Lebanon Yaakov Nimrodi Nimrodi Associated Press Hashemi Rafsanjani Irani United States Maariv Europe London Foreign Ministry David Kimche Robert McFarlane Raeli McFarlane House Foreign Affairs Committee Kimche Rafsanjani Wall Street Journal

OPEC Ministers Push for Oil at Eighteen Dollars a Barrel

In Geneva several OPEC ministers urge raising prices to $18 from $13 to $15. They discuss pricing mechanics and a technical experts committee to advise the ministerial conference while production cuts are seen as an urgent necessity.

Geneva OPEC Mana Saeed Oteiba United Arab Emirates Ali Khalifa al-Sabah al-Sabah Oteiba Etienne Tchioba Rilwanu Lukman Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Iran and Soviet Union sign broad economic cooperation

Iran reports a signed protocol with the Soviet Union on commerce banking transportation fisheries and power plant projects in Iran. The agreement includes returning Soviet technicians who were aiding in Isfahan steel mill and two Iranian power plants, withdrawn in 1985 amid Iraqi air raids.

Nicosia Cyprus Iran Soviet Union Moscow Islamic Republic Javad Iravani Konstantin Katushev New State Committee For Foreign Economic Relations IRNA Isfahan

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