Carlucci defends European troop commitments at NATO talks
Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci arrived in Brussels for NATO defense ministers meetings and warned U.S. budget cuts could threaten security. He said troop levels in Europe should not be reduced and predicted ministers would back the Soviet arms accord and bolster NATO conventional strength.
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Brussels
Belgium
U.S
Europe
Frank C. Carlucci
Carlucci
NATO
Pentagon
Atlantic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
United States
Carducci
Caspar W. Weinberger
Reagan
Defense
Moscow
Congress
George P. Shultz
University press group opposes South Africa boycott
The Association of American University Presses argues that boycotting publishers selling books to South Africa harms readers. Pittsburgh and Detroit school boards have halted purchases from firms with South Africa ties. Mary Frances Berry defends the boycott to pressure policy change.
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Washington
University Press Association
South Africa
Pittsburgh
Detroit
E.H. Phillips
Association of American University Presses
Mary Frances Berry
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Free South Africa Movement
Dukakis Leads Among Favorite Sons in AP Delegate Survey
The AP survey shows six Democrats for president with little committed support from automatic delegates. Dukakis leads with 23 delegates and 22.5 voting votes, Gephardt 13, Simon 12, Gore 10.55, Jackson 9.8, Babbitt 4, while 278 of 354 contacted are uncommitted.
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Washington
Associated Press
Michael Dukakis
Dukakis
Missouri
Ricard Gephardt
Illinois
Paul Simon
Tennessee
Albert Gore Jr
Jesse Jackson
Bruce Babbitt
Elaine Kamarck
Babbitt
Matt Seyfang
Gephardt
Congress
Interfaith Network May Be Established
A coalition of at least ten denominations including United Methodists and Roman Catholics is exploring launching an interfaith cable network in Nashville. The group notes PTL’s decline opens space on airwaves for more mainstream churches. Members from Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal, ELCA, LCMS, Seventh-day Adventist, Disciples of Christ, Reformed Church in America and Greek Orthodox are studying fundraising and programming options.
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Nashville, Tenn
United Methodists
PTL
United Methodist
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran-Missouri Synod
Seventh-day Adventist
Disciples of Christ, Reformed Church In America
Greek Orthodox
Duches
Haitians in Miami blame U.S. aid as Haiti elections canceled
Haitian community in Little Haiti held a Sunday protest over Haiti’s canceled national elections and ongoing violence. Demonstrators criticized U.S. military aid and called for more power to the people while 300 to 500 people gathered without violence or arrests. Reverend Thomas Wenski urged halting military aid, and the State Department announced a halt to non humanitarian assistance to Haiti.
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Miami
Caribbean
United States
Jean-Pierre Louis
Haiti
Little Haiti
Thomas Wenski
Haitian Catholic Center
U.S
Wenski
State Department
Benjamin Justesen
Washington
Optimism Low For Atlanta Hostages
Cuban inmate leaders who visited the U S Penitentiary in Atlanta briefed officials on the Oakdale Louisiana siege settlement but offered little optimism for a quick end to the Atlanta stand off. Authorities indicated no celebration or clear progress in talks with the 1139 Cuban detainees as 4 hostages were released in Atlanta ahead of the Oakdale resolution.
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Atlanta
Louisiana
U.S
Patrick Korten
U.S. Justice Department
Oakdale
Justice Department
Thomas Stewart
Stewart
Atlanta Penitentiary
Reagan Faces Hectic Week Before Summit
Reagan gears for a busy week as he works on the deficit reduction deal worth 76 billion and the Dec 8 10 summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. He will press Congress for quick action while preparing for INF treaty talks and addressing space security concerns.
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Washington
Reagan
Nancy
White House
California
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Heritage Foundation
Capitol Hill
Congress
Fitzwater
Latin Nations Seek Economic Relief From Debt Crisis
Eight indebted Latin American nations urged the United States and major powers to negotiate relief and warned of unilateral debt servicing cuts if help does not come. Brazil and Peru have already cut interest. others pressed for action at the Acapulco summit.
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Acapulco
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Peru
Pacific
New Zealand Condemns French Nuclear Test in South Pacific
Wellington condemned France for a 3 kiloton underground nuclear test at Mururoa atoll. New Zealand’s disarmament minister Russell Marshall called the detonation an escalation of the arms race amid regional opposition.
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Wellington
New Zealand
France
South Pacific
Russell Marshall
Mururoa Atoll
United States
Hiroshima
Japan
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Aiken Standard
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