State Dept official accuses USSR of exploiting Horn of Africa turmoil
Assistant Secretary of State Chester Crocker warned that the Soviet Union has systematically exploited internal instability in the Horn of Africa to destabilize governments across Africa. He said Moscow backs terrorism and ethnic violence to weaken established regimes and support dissidence.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Horn of Africa
Chester Crocker
Moscow
Laser links with submerged submarine via high‑flying plane
AP reports Pentagon researchers achieved the first test of a laser communication system capable of sending messages to a submarine at operational depth. The California coast test, detailed by Rear Adm. Thomas K. Mattingly and Space and Naval Warfare Command sources, could affect nuclear deterrence by enabling silent, real time contact with ballistic missile subs.
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Washington
Pentagon
California
Space and Naval Warfare Command
Thomas K. Mattingly
Striking UAW Local Reaches Agreement
In Huntsville Alabama a tentative contract was reached with Chrysler for Local 1413 hourly workers hours after a walkout by 3 300 UAW members at two plants The second unit Local 1929 salaried workers remained on strike as talks were set for further negotiations with Chrysler officials
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Huntsville
Ala
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
U.S
Bill King
Local 1413
Chrysler
Plane Crashes After Mayday Call
A twin engine Cessna Skymaster crashed three miles from Fayetteville Regional Airport after a woman radioed that her husband had died and she could not fly. The man, identified as Joe T. Wilcoxson, 53, of Anchorage Alaska, was found dead in the wreckage. The woman survived and was hospitalized after being thrown about 20 yards. Coroner Joe Rhine released the names Faye Wilcoxson and Joe T. Wilcoxson.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Larry Perdue
Joe Rhine
Joe T. Wilcoxson
Anchorage
Alaska
Faye
Hospital Strikers Take Police Custody in Soweto Walkout
More than 700 striking non medical workers at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto voluntarily boarded police vans after several strike leaders were taken into custody. A witness quoted the crowd saying arrest us all as the walkout over higher pay continued.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Baragwanath Hospital
Soweto
Jackson Offers to Meet Kidnappers for Hostages Release
Rev. Jesse Jackson says he is ready to travel to Lebanon or Syria to meet the captors and press for the freedom of the hostages on moral grounds. U.N. envoy Jean-Claude Aime and Archbishop Canterbury envoy Terry Waite in Beirut discuss the missing Americans and other hostages with Lebanese authorities.
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Lebanon
Jesse Jackson
Syria
Aziz Raad
Washington
Voice of Lebanon
Jackson
Raad
as-Safir
Jean-Claude Aime
U.N
Middle East
Jerusalem
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Francois Giuliani
New York
Aime
Terry Waite
Canterbury
Robert Runcie
Church of England
Waite
U.S
Reagan
Runcie
Islamic Jihad
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
William Buckley
Buckley
Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Lawrence Jenco
David Jacobsen
American University Hospital
Thomas Sutherland
Yurchenko alleges CIA drug regime in captivity claim
Vitaly Yurchenko, a former KGB defector, told a Moscow news conference that CIA doctors fed him pills and injections to break his will. He said the drugs were meant to condition him to believe he would die without them, recounting previous claims of kidnapping and captivity. He stated Americans in the audience sneered at him and named his alleged captors Charley, Phil, and Art.
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Moscow
Vitaly Yurchenko
KGB
Soviet Union
CIA
Yurchenko
Foreign Ministry
Washington
U.S. State Department
United States
Canada
Italy
Radio Moscow
Alex
Charley
Phil
Art
Reagan Faces SDI Debate as Geneva Talks Loom
President Reagan signals possible shift on the Strategic Defense Initiative as the United States and Soviet Union prepare for talks with Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva. Critics accuse the administration of conceding SDI too early, while supporters demand strict ABM treaty limits. Senator Albert Gore Jr. says muted hope lingers amid the negotiations.
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Washington
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
Gorbachev
State Department
SDI
Strategic Defense Initiative
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Geneva
Albert Gore Jr
D-Tenn
U.S
British Irish Cabinets Work On Ulster Deal
Dublin AP reports imminence of an accord granting Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland. Cabinets to meet and approve the agreement with a summit possible Friday. Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher expected to sign after talks across four sites.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Garret FitzGerald
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Irish Times
The
Irish Press
Independent
Whooping cough outbreaks rise as parental fears grow
AP reports pertussis cases in the United States nearly double in three years with 2258 cases through mid October and 10 local near epidemic outbreaks. The American Academy of Pediatrics notes fatalities and brain injuries from the disease while Dr. Martin H. Smith cites DTP vaccine fears as a primary cause.
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Washington
American Academy of Pediatrics
Martin H. Smith
Academy
Smith
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Office Hours
The Aiken Standard lists offices at 124 Rutland Drive open 8 30 am to 5 30 pm weekdays and provides mailing address Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Subscription options show 3 6 and 12 month plans with advance payment recommendations to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard — Pbm
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