Britain Joins Reagan Star Wars Space Defense
London joined the United States in Reagan's 26 billion Strategic Defense Initiative to build a space shield against Soviet missiles. Defense Secretary Weinberger pledged major contracts for British firms. details of the Memorandum of Understanding were scarce. He noted Britain may bid on projects in directed energy, lasers, X rays, computing, and weather effects on beams.
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China to ease one child policy for some couples
China projects population at 1.046 billion by year end, with the one child rule to continue for most couples as growth is kept around 1.2 percent. Officials say gradually two children may be allowed for certain parents, per Wang Wei of the Family Planning Commission.
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Bombing at Belgian court kills man in Brussels
A bomb exploded at a Belgian court building killing one man and injuring two. Other bombs hit NATO fuel facilities in Belgium and France. The Fighting Communist Cells and a French left group claimed responsibility. An earlier blast damaged a NATO fuel pipeline valve pit near Oudenaarde and another damaged a Versailles office.
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Nicaragua denies Cuban advisers in combat role
Nicaragua insists Cuban military advisers are not fighting Contra rebels and accuses the United States of manufacturing a pretext to broaden aid. Shultz cites Soviet and Cuban involvement as a regional cancer while U.S. Congress maintains humanitarian and military support levels amid ongoing Contra activity.
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Marcos to decide fate of armed forces chief in a week
President Marcos said he would decide within about a week the future of armed forces chief Fabian Ver after his acquittal in the Aquino assassination. Protests surged in Manila as students and workers demanded Marcos resign and Ver be punished.
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