Ex-presidential candidate charged in Haiti disorder case
Port au Prince AP reports ex candidate Louis Dejoie II faces charges of disturbing the peace inciting disorder and violence after urging foreign states to withhold recognition. Defense says his release date is unknown and the U S State Department lodged a strong protest.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Georges Leger
Louis Dejoie II
Dejoie
Leger
Washington
U.S. State Department
United States Proposes Treaty On Anti Missile Defenses
The United States presents a draft treaty to the Soviet Union to extend 1972 ABM curbs to 1994 amid debate over post 1994 options. The proposal, backed by the Joint Chiefs, aims to prevent Soviet defenses from being deployed if Star Wars is not ready by the 1990s. President Reagan resolved internal White House disputes over presenting the plan in Geneva.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U S
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reagan
Defense
Frank C. Carlucci
Geneva
Non-Lethal Aid Dominates Contra Request
Washington officials say the Reagan administration will seek about 50 million dollars in aid for the Nicaraguan Contras with a focus on non lethal assistance. Only roughly ten percent would be for military aid as supplies from 1986 remain largely unused. President Reagan planned to send the formal request to Congress next Tuesday with House action on February 3 and Senate on February 4.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
U.S
White House
Marlin Fitawater
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Polygamist Clan Says Police Lie in Utah Standoff
In Marion Utah a polygamist clan holding off police for nearly a week flashed Morse code from their stronghold to claim cops lie. A log house message was seen as police moved closer to the rustic compound seeking suspects in a chapel bombing.
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Marion
Utah
Doug Rodrero
Redrero
Bomb Kills 17 at Funeral in Jalalabad Bus
A bomb exploded on a funeral bus in Jalalabad during Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s burial procession injuring about 25 and killing at least 17 mourners, many of them Pakistanis traveling from Peshawar. Witnesses reported the explosion occurred near the home garden, and victims were moved to hospitals by military trucks.
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Jalalabad
Afghanistan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ghaffar Khan
Peshawar
Pakistan
Nicaraguan rebels to meet for first direct peace talks
Contras top leaders and Cardinal Obando y Bravo agreed to Jan 28-29 talks in Costa Rica for direct peace discussions after rejecting a government bid as a publicity stunt. Sandinistas proposed an international monitor commission to secure amnesty and civil liberties for Contras who lay down arms. Reagan planned to ask Congress for 50 to 100 million.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Nicaragua
Reagan
Congress
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Victor Hugo Tinoco
U.S
Cratic
Tinoco
Obando Y Bravo
Rome
Vatican
Gaza curfews lifted for Muslim holy day
Israel lifts curfews in four Gaza refugee camps Rafah Deir el Balah Khan Yunis and the Beach to allow weekly prayers while police stay alert to prevent a repeat of last week's violence. About 130000 Palestinians in these camps cut from curfew still face restrictions elsewhere. UN reports 38 Palestinians killed since December 8 riots.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Yitzhak Mordechai
Mordechai
Soviet Urge for Middle East Peace Talks At UN
The Soviet Union urged Secretary General Perez de Cuellar to revive Middle East peace talks as riots in Israeli occupied lands are described as a popular uprising. A U N report on the West Bank and Gaza cites harsh Israeli crackdowns and 1.5 million Palestinians under occupation. Observers say Perez de Cuellar may push a Security Council initiative aligned with Moscow to revive peace conference efforts.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Middle East
U.N
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
Egypt
Eral Marrack Goulding
Perez de Cuellar
Security Council
East Jerusalem
Eduard Shevardnadze
Allies To Cut High Tech Export Bans For Soviets
Washington reports a two edged plan by the United States and allies to narrow the COCOM list of restricted items while tightening enforcement. NATO and Japan will meet in Paris to discuss streamlining the embargoed list and to raise surveillance and penalties for violations. Exporters welcome shorter lists but warn many items remain available outside COCOM channels.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
NATO
Japan
Paris
Coordinating Committee On Export Controls
COCOM
U.S
Donald Hasturther
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Asia
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