Dissident releases mark large Soviet gesture after 30 years
Moscow reports 42 dissidents freed from camps and exile in what sources call the largest release in decades though not a full amnesty. In Africa, 10 French aid workers captured by Somali rebels were handed to the French ambassador in Addis Ababa. In Mexico, inmates seized rifles and fled after a prison uprising in Sinaloa. In McCormick, editor change at the McCormick Messenger as Fortenberry departs. Vicki Dorn named editor and GM.
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Cosmonauts Dock With Mir Space Lab In Early Morning
Two Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Alexander Saveikin linked up with the orbiting Mir space station after docking the Soyuz TM-2 capsule at 2 28 a m Moscow time. Tass reported the event as it occurred in space near Russia.
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Stallone donation request misrouted to veterans center
A Vietnam veterans outreach group received a signed Stallone photo after a donation letter was sent to the wrong address. Publicist Paul Bloch said Stallone was unaware of the letter and a copy is being sought. John Bear, director of the Beacon center, said calls for counseling rose and he asked Stallone for a donation to aid services.
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Libyan Push Blocked by Chad Forces Near Zouar
Libyan troops attempting to advance toward Zouar in Chad were repelled by Chad government forces. The Chad Embassy in Paris reported 19 Libyan soldiers killed and 18 captured, with Libyan losses including two tanks destroyed. Chadian casualties were described as light.
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Threats Force Move of Children From Finders Cult Shelter
Six unidentified children taken from two men tied to the Finders cult were moved from a Tallahassee shelter after threatening calls. Police guard the children at an undisclosed location as investigators probe whether the calls came from local or long distance sources. The two men, Douglas Ammerman and Michael Houlihan, remain jailed on felony child abuse charges with bonds set at $100,000 each.
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Governor Secures Rent Reduction For AT&T Building
Governor Carroll Campbell announced a renegotiated lease with AT&T for state office space cutting costs by at least 1 million over ten years. The deal lowers rent and decorating costs, allows vacating 15 000 square feet after year five, and tightens the renewal option, pending Budget and Control Board approval.
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Aiken Standard Classified and News Idea Line Details
Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and classified ads plus a news idea line. It provides office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and Sunday morning hours, with a mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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TV News Panel Lineup Addresses Cold War Era Tensions
This Week with David Brinkley features Secretary of State George P Shultz and other officials on U S foreign policy. Face the Nation brings insights from Virginia Rose Steen widow of hostage Alain Steen Benjamin Netanyahu and ambassadors Rajaie Khorassani Nabih Berri on Middle East tensions. Meet the Press lists former secretaries Kissinger and Vance. 60 Minutes covers long hospital hours immigrants fraud life claims and a heiress claim of being coerced into a 7 million donation.
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Soviet Forces Recapture Key Afghan Mountain Pass
Soviet and Afghan troops recaptured Sinakai Pass in eastern Afghanistan after fierce fighting with anti Marxist guerrillas. More than 200 dead or wounded on both sides. guerrillas report 24 killed and over 80 wounded. Offensive began Wednesday to retake the pass on a key supply route from Pakistan.
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India Begins Withdrawal from Pakistan Border
The Indian army starts pulling back 60,000 troops from the boundary in Jammu and Kashmir under a pact with Pakistan to ease tensions. Withdrawal is to finish by February 19, following a Wednesday agreement not to attack each other, amid prior large scale winter drills near Sind and Karachi.
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