Radio Marti On Air and Cuba Cancels Immigration Pact
Radio Marti began broadcasting from Washington prompting Cuba to suspend the Dec 14 immigration agreement with the United States. Cuba barred Cuban Americans from traveling to Cuba while up to 3,000 Cuban political prisoners may arrive in the U S this year under the treaty. State Department offered no immediate comment.
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United
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Spain
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Pope calls for curbs on embryo research and terrorism pact
Pope John Paul II urged limits on medical experiments on human embryos and a global pact to combat terrorism. Speaking in Brussels during his 11 day tour of the Netherlands Luxembourg and Belgium he defended fundamental rights including respect for human life from conception onward.
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Belgium
John Paul II
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Baudouin
Fabiola
Royal Palace
John Paul
Desmond Tutu Leads Nationwide Prayers Amid Feud Tensions
Thousands of blacks from rival anti-government groups gathered for conciliatory prayers called by Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu. In Newsleaield ton a township meeting ended with violence as a man was stabbed and another abducted. Police found a charred body near Port Alfred after rioting.
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South Africa
Desmond Tutu
Newsleaiedton
Port Alfred
Andian Ocean City
Johannesburg
Senate Targets Defense Procurement Abuses in 1986 Bill
The Senate opens debate on a 302 billion defense authorization for fiscal 1986 and seeks procurement reforms to stop theft and fraud by a minority of contractors. Senate Armed Services Chairman Barry Goldwater says he is fed up with dishonest practices and aims to improve conversion of dollars into military power.
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Pentagon inflation overestimates yield up to 50 billion
Rep. Les Aspin accuses the Reagan administration of inflating inflation forecasts to pad Pentagon budgets. Defense Secretary Weinberger defends the accounting and says savings come from good management. Separately in Boston researchers unveil a gene isolation method to craft vaccines against tuberculosis and leprosy, with work progressing toward an effective immune response.
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Defense
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Les Aspin
D-Wis
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Reagan
Boston
Richard Young
London Subway Strike Disrupts Service Amid Court Order
London subway workers defied a court order and walked off the job disrupting service for about 2 million riders. Management said enough workers crossed lines to keep two thirds of trains running and rush hour chaos did not occur. Tony Ridley of London Regional Transport praised the situation. Bus and commuter rail operated normally.
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Tony Ridley
London Regional Transport
Prisoners Arrive for Geneva Exchange of Israeli Soldiers
Nearly 400 Palestinian prisoners arrived in Geneva as Israel prepared to trade them and about 700 others for three Israeli soldiers held by a Syrian backed group. The exchange would be simultaneous with Lebanese prisoners also handed over across locations in Israel Golan Heights and Geneva.
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Switzerland
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Damascus
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Lod
Jean-Jacques Kurz
International Committee of the Red Cross
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Lebanon
Kurz
Ahmed Jebril
Popular Front
Galilee
Bruno Kreisky
Kuneitra
Golan Heights
Kozo Okamoto
Red Army
Fires Burn Fourth Day Across Florida Struggles and Losses
Firefighters faced a fourth day as wildfires scorched about 400 homes and burned tens of thousands of acres across Florida. Up to 5,000 firefighters battled blazes across 67 counties, with two NF firefighters killed. Weather aid from rain and cooler, humid conditions offered some relief as crews fought in Volusia, St. Johns, and other counties.
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Mace Span
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Paul Wills
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Josie Bohac
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Dade County
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Alligator Alley
Naples
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Tomoka
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Bohac
MOVE raid on Philadelphia ends in 11 dead
Police storm MOVE headquarters after the group threatened to burn the neighborhood. The fire killed 11 people, destroyed or damaged 61 houses, left 270 homeless, and prompted a city effort to compensate affected families with $2,500 advances. Rep. Conyers plans an investigation into constitutional issues surrounding the operation. Ramona Africa, MOVE’s minister of communication, signed a letter threatening further violence. Birdie Africa, a 13 year old, survived.
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D-Mich
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CBS
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