Loyalist Forces Reclaim Oasis in Chad War Update
Chad government says loyalist troops recaptured Oum Chalouba Oasis north of Abeche, isolating Libyan-backed rebels who had seized a third of the country. Information Minister Soumalia Mahamat reported about 300 insurgents killed or captured and large quantities of weapons seized in what he called a great success.
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Police Probe Backgrounds To Find Iranian Family Killers
In Upland California a woman and her two children were killed in an early morning home invasion. Investigators pursue political motives and examine the family’s finances and affiliations as a family member claims police know who broke in.
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Ecuador jetliner crash site probes sabotage theory
Witnesses told radio that the Ecuadorian Boeing 737 exploded before hitting a mountain as it tried to land in Cuenca. Investigators searched wreckage from Transportes Aereos Militares del Ecuador after the state airline crash, Ecuador’s worst air disaster with 119 killed.
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FBI Agents Request Campaign Documents at Stanford Hoover Institution
FBI agents visit Stanford University Hoover Institution to arrange access to original campaign materials as part of an espionage inquiry into the 1980 presidential campaign. An administration official confirms the probe and the document review plan.
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Senate Debates Defense Bill Amid Budget Controversy
Democratic lawmakers delay budget talks over what they call a flagrant budgetary manipulation by the Reagan administration. Sen. Metzenbaum and Sen. Kennedy thwart extended debate as the Senate returns from recess to begin work on a $200 billion defense measure and challenge last minute funding shifts. The dispute centers on $2.1 billion in savings cited by White House budget officials to fund the Air Force B 1B bomber and multiyear contracts, with further fights anticipated over MX missile funding.
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State Hopes To Settle School Suit In Alabama
The Justice Department filed a civil rights suit in Birmingham alleging Alabama maintained segregated higher education despite negotiations. State officials seek settlement while admitting racial bias persists with low black enrollments across 16 campuses and few black faculty.
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Uncle pleads for proof girl alive in Orlandi case
The uncle of 15 year old Emanuela Orlandi appeals for proof she is alive to ease family anguish. He describes calls from a man claiming to hold her, noting the caller may speak with an American accent and asking for a photo with a newspaper masthead and details of her June 20 dinner.
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California Possible First To Hold Early 1984 Primary
AP reports California weighs an early Democratic primary possibly set for December 13, 1983, to select about a third of its delegates. The move risks upending the 1984 nomination calendar and undermining party rules, prompting alarm in New Hampshire and among leaders nationwide. George Bruno, NH Democratic chair, warns of a ruleless, free-for-all if the date stands.
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California
New Hampshire
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Vermont
Maine
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Trumpeter Hirt Eyes Summer Reopen of New Orleans Nightclub
Trumpeter Al Hirt announced he plans a possible summer reopening of his New Orleans nightclub if the city cleans up the French Quarter, following an eight million dollar city effort and a meeting with Mayor Morial. He stressed the reopening depends on conditions on the road.
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New Orleans
Dutch Morial
Lima attack at Popular Action HQ leaves multiple dead
Leftist insurgents burst into the Popular Action Party headquarters in Lima as women gathered, firing machine guns and throwing hazardous devices. Officials report at least two dead, dozens wounded, and five attackers detained with the city under emergency measures.
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Shining Path
Popular Action Party
Ricardo Rojas
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Jorge Azana
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