Reagan Promises Economic Freedom for Blacks at NAACP
President Reagan told the NAACP convention in Denver that his tax and budget plan aims to lift the entire country and would not worsen black conditions. He pledged a national commitment to fight discrimination while avoiding a direct renewal vote of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Los Angeles
Reagan
NAACP
Denver
Benjamin Hooks
Civil Rights
Washington
California
House
Israel Faces Tight Vote As Parties Mobilize For Turnout
Israeli parties prepare for a photo finish in the 120 seat Knesset race. Polls show Likud and Labor each at 42 seats with undecided voters at 12.5 percent while NR P expect eight seats and other small factions win a few more. Labor mobilizes 150000 supporters and buses. Likud deploys 50000.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Likud
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Labor
Begin
Medi
Ezrachi Applied Research Center
National Religious Party
NRP
Aguda
Tami
Moshe Dayan
Tehiya
Renaissance Party
Wise Money Tips for Overseas Travel
A practical guide for American travelers on managing currency abroad, using travelers checks, and avoiding extra fees. It covers obtaining foreign currency, charging abroad, VAT refunds in England, duty free misunderstandings, and the $300 duty-free allowance on returning to the United States.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S
United States
American Express
England
Polish American Arrested Charged With Espionage
Polish national Marian Zacharski and Hughes Aircraft Co. engineer William Bell were arrested in Playa Del Rey on charges of gathering and delivering secret weapon and radar material to the Polish intelligence service. They face possible life terms if convicted.
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Los Angeles
Hughes Aircraft Co
Soviet Union
William Bell
Hughs
Marian Zacharski
Playa del Rey
Dick Mellitt
FBI
U.S. District Court
Zacharski
Elk Grove Village
Ill
Gunman Killed at FBI Office in Atlanta Hostage Incident
In Atlanta, police and FBI agents stormed the 10th floor office and killed 26 year old Morris E. Roberts Jr. after he took 12 employees hostage at the FBI office. Two hostages were lightly wounded by stray or ricochet bullets during the exchange of gunfire.
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Atlanta
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Morris E. Roberts Jr
Parks and Recreation Department
DeKalb County
Atlanta Police
Roberts
John Glover
Decatur
DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Department
Sugar Creek Park
R.L. Miller
Morris E. Roberts Sr
Dallas
Texas
Gay Pride Week Celebrations Across Major Cities
About 200000 marchers in San Francisco led a weekend of Gay Pride Week events as New York hosted over 50000 along Fifth Avenue and Chicago drew 25000 with groups railing against the Moral Majority. Rallies also occurred in Miami Denver Seattle Minneapolis Portland and Des Moines.
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San Francisco
New York
Fifth Avenue
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Chicago
The
Moral Majority
Miami
Denver
Seattle
Minneapolis
Portland
Ore
Des Moines
Iowa
Bomb attempt halted at St. Peter's Basilica during Saints Day Mass
Vatican security arrested a late fortyish Italian man near the Berini altar as he tried to light a crude homemade bomb minutes before a Saints Peter and Paul Day Mass. He was overpowered, detained, and questioned at a local police station while Cardinal Casaroli led the Mass with 180 priests. 20,000 worshippers attended.
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Vatican City
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica
Christendom
Agostino Casaroli
Casaroli
Soviets Look On As China Mends Southern Fence with India
India and China agreed to improve relations and negotiate an end to their 20 year border dispute while the Soviet Union observed, wary of its influence on Moscow. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi signaled friendship with China but not at Moscow's expense. Huang Hua's visit loomed as a turning point.
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
China
Indira Gandhi
Moscow
Huang Hua
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Phillips’ Shoes
Pole
St. Peter’s Basilica
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