Beirut bids bitter farewell to Red Cross as pullout shocks Lebanon
The Red Cross evacuates after receiving terror death threats ending years of aid in civil war battered Lebanon. The last ferry to Larnaca carried Michael Du four and other Swiss nationals as Geneva says the organisation quits. In Savannah, an Army sergeant and Turkish-born man are jailed for selling sensitive documents to East Bloc agents.
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As-Safir
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Larnaca
Cyprus
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Dino Sciolli
Sciolli
Nicosia
Foreign Ministry
Switzerland
Geneva
Savannah
Scriptwriters sue Cosby show over alleged plagiarism
In Grand Rapids Henry and Daniel Shea sue Bill Cosby and NBC producers alleging their June 1986 submission was copied into seven Cosby Show episodes aired between 1986 and 1987. The suit seeks at least 25 000 in damages and names executive producers Marcy Carsey Tom Werner and Dr Alvin F Poussaint among others.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Bill Cosby
Henry
Daniel Shea
Berkley
Joseph Moch
Sheas
New York
Wee Jnwsuit
U.S. District Court
Moch
Cosby
NBC
Marcy Carsey
Tom Werner
Alvin F. Poussaint
Harvard
Pentagon Black Market Exposed in Classified Documents Trade
Congressional investigators say Pentagon employees contractors and defense consultants traded in a black market for defense documents. The internal probe began in 1983 but higher ups ignored warnings prompting an ongoing risk to security and open competition.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Penta
Gon
Caspar Wein- Danie
Bale
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National Security Subcommittee
Lels
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Subcommittee
Labor Likud sign coalition to form Israel unity government
In Jerusalem the Labor and Likud blocs signed a nine page pact creating a national unity government. Shamir becomes prime minister for four years and Peres serves as finance minister while Rabin remains defense minister as the cabinet forms. Three religious parties join but have limited influence.
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Likud
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Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
Shimon Peres
Israel
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U.S
Peres
Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Ariel Sharon
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Torah Flag
National
Shuttles On Tight Schedule For 1989 Flights
Cape Canaveral NASA aims to fly seven shuttles in 1989 led by Discovery Atlantis and Columbia. Forrest S. McCartney says repairs to Atlantis tiles and a cracked bearing must be resolved early next year to meet planned Feb 18 Discovery launch and a July Columbia flight.
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Fla
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Atlantis
Columbia
Kennedy Space Center
Forrest S. McCartney
Discovery
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McCartney
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ravenel urges European nations to pay for military aid
Rep. Arthur Ravenel after a Europe fact finding tour says the United States may withdraw troops if host countries refuse to cover the costs. He cites deficits and easing East West tensions and notes U S has overextended itself while troops in Europe form a de facto 51st state. He favors a staged withdrawal and reassessment unless partners pick up the tab.
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Washington
Arthur Ravenel
U.S
Europe
United States
Ravenel
Charleston
S.C
South Carolina Republican
Mikhail Gorbachev
Germany
Italy
Spain
House Armed Services Subcommittee On
Beverly Byron
Dma
Owen Pickett
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